Monza's trophy this year looks like someone raided a kitchen cabinet. FRAGILE, designed by Italian artist duo vedovamazzei, stacks everyday cups and bowls into a purposefully unstable tower. The symbolism is heavy-handed but fitting: victory in F1 is fleeting, never permanent, always up for grabs the following weekend. The piece continues a tradition launched in 2021 where a different Italian artist creates the Italian GP trophy each season, producing a rotating gallery of oddities that make the Constructor's Championship hardware look downright conventional by comparison. The artists say the stacked arrangement represents both the ancient tradition of passing a celebratory cup hand-to-hand and the team effort behind every podium. Sunday's winner at Monza will lift what might be the most literal interpretation yet of F1's precarious balance between triumph and disaster.
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Monza's trophy this year looks like someone raided a kitchen cabinet. FRAGILE, designed by Italian artist duo vedovamazzei, stacks everyday cups and bowls into a purposefully unstable tower. The symbolism is heavy-handed but fitting: victory in F1 is fleeting, never permanent, always up for grabs the following weekend. The piece continues a tradition launched in 2021 where a different Italian artist creates the Italian GP trophy each season, producing a rotating gallery of oddities that make the Constructor's Championship hardware look downright conventional by comparison. The artists say the stacked arrangement represents both the ancient tradition of passing a celebratory cup hand-to-hand and the team effort behind every podium. Sunday's winner at Monza will lift what might be the most literal interpretation yet of F1's precarious balance between triumph and disaster.
