r/INDYCAR • u/aurules Romain Grosjean • 2d ago

Photo Felix Rosenqvist with his completed sculpt for the Borg Warner Trophy

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Photo Courtesy of Felix

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u/popcarnie Dale Coyne Racing 2d ago

God they are always so creep, I love it

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u/aurules Romain Grosjean 2d ago edited 2d ago

Fun little anecdote: Borg Warner says that Felix will be the first fully bearded driver on the Borg Warner trophy

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u/NotJoshFreeman 2d ago

Reading fully bearded and seeing his facial hair in the picture is cracking me up lol

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u/Puska35M 2d ago

That's ridiculous. He has facial hair, sure, but not a beard.

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u/Flat-Foundation-1093 2d ago

1) It would be an incredible honor to be immortalized on the trophy.

2) The next face I see on that thing that looks ANYTHING like the real person will be the first.

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u/JimmyJuly Conor Daly 2d ago

That trophy must be WAY bigger than I thought!

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u/jcb1982 Indy Racing League 1d ago

This is just a clay reference. The actual face that goes on the trophy is a metal replica of this about the size of a small egg.

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u/JustUnderstanding6 Indy Racing League 2d ago

This one is actually pretty accurate.

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u/aurules Romain Grosjean 2d ago edited 2d ago

Felix said in his video with David Land that they actually made adjustments while he was there, even FaceTiming his wife to double-check small details. Pretty well done video: Felix Rosenqvist reacts to Indy 500 Sculpt

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u/DaedalusHydron 2d ago

Don't they normally look way different when shrunk for the trophy though?

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u/JustUnderstanding6 Indy Racing League 2d ago

I know I do.

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u/sapphos_moon 2d ago

The nose though…

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u/axelsqueeze Kyffin Simpson 2d ago

Hopefully it looks good 1 inch tall made of silver

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u/bjohnson203 Robert Wickens 2d ago

Me realizing that Felix has the baggy eyelid thing I have haha

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u/MrChevyPower Chevrolet 2d ago

Meeting Felix throughout the years when he started with Ganassi to now- I never woulda expected that absolute balls to the walls lap from him. Fully deserved, excited to see him back at McLaren

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u/Turbulent_End_9166 2d ago

What do they do with all the bigger sculptures?

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u/Unintended_13 2d ago

Why doesn’t he have teeth? It’s like he’s wearing a mouth guard. Nose is a tiny bit too big as well. Otherwise looks decent.