It was a bittersweet podium ceremony in Shanghai not only for Red Bull, but also the team's Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel.

We have already reported that whoever was in charge of the post-race ceremony at the Shanghai International Circuit played the wrong national anthem to mark the Austrian energy drink-owned constructor's win.

Instead of the Austrian song 'Land der Berge, Land am Strome' being played to honour owner Dietrich Mateschitz, the loudspeakers instead proclaimed 'God Save The Queen', presumably because while Red Bull races with an Austrian licence, the team is based in Milton-Keynes, UK.

Bild newspaper, meanwhile, reports that 21-year-old German Vettel sustained a slight injury on the podium as he handled his winner's trophy.

Video and photos show the Red Bull driver sucking the side of his thumb. Vettel revealed to the German publication: "When I was raising the cup, I cut myself, no big deal."
"I put on a sticking plaster and still went to the party," he joked.

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Source: GMM

 

What's a "sticking plaster"???

 

Seriously

 

21 years old and winning a GP race......what am I doing with my life?

 

No sh!t

 

It's what we call a Band-Aid in the civilized world.

 

Hahaha those trophies are dangerous! Maybe they stopped racing in the US because of the risk of a driver suing someone for being injured by the trophy?!

 

I remember reading about one driver having blisters on his hands. Well, he picked up that that trophy and they all broke.

Blood was EVERYWHERE.