Watch awkward moment F1 star Carlos Sainz SMASHES Netflix trophy as audible gasps heard in Las Vegas

CARLOS SAINZ made an unfortunate gaffe after winning The Netflix Cup.

Ahead of the weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, a host of Formula One stars teamed up with golf stars for a Netflix special tournament combining the two sports

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Carlos Sainz won the Netflix Cup[/caption]

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Sainz accidentally dropped the trophy[/caption]

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Leaving the Ferrari ace stunned[/caption]

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Fans sympathised with Sainz[/caption]

Ferrari driver Sainz – who is the only driver not in a Red Bull to win an F1 race this season – claimed the bragging rights over his rivals by winning the competition alongside Justin Thomas.

He beat Brit Lando Norris and partner Rickie Fowler before seeing off Pierre Gasly and Max Homa in the final.

Sainz, 29, was then presented with a Netflix-branded cup.

However, he was left red-faced during the trophy ceremony when he accidentally SMASHED the trophy.

The Spaniard had hoisted the cup over his shoulder before it fell to pieces.

Sainz was left with his hands on his head in shock.

The event echoes when former McLaren team-mate Norris smashed Max Verstappen’s trophy at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Fans had a lot of sympathy for Sainz, with some blasting the “cheap” trophy.

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One said: “Damn they really went all out with cheap jackets and cheap trophy lmao.”

A second said: “Trophy Must’ve came straight Out of dollar Tree.”

A third said: “With all the money Netflix has been pocketing from upping their subscriptions maybe they could’ve made the cup stronger?”

Another joked: “Lando passed his curse.”

A fifth said: “He’s in his Lando era.”

While a sixth added: “Lando Norris curse is real.”

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The event echoed when Max Verstappen had his trophy smashed by Lando Norris[/caption]

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