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Racing team McLaren has shared some brand new photos of "one of the most iconic trophies in the history of Formula One" - 1993 European Grand Prix's Sonic the Hedgehog - in remembrance of late F1 racer Aryton Senna. The social media channel of McLaren's esports and gaming team, McLaren Shadow, posted a number of images of the trophy from all kinds of cool angles, including from behind where you can see the detail on the blue (bronze?) blur's spines. The post describes it as "the Legendary SEGA Sonic trophy from the 1993 Formula One European Grand Prix, also known as the XXXVIII Sega European Grand Prix." SEGA, which was riding high at the time with huge mainstream appeal for its Mega Drive console and the wild popularity of Sonic the Hedgehog, sponsored the famous F1 event, which took place in Donington Park in the UK on 11 April 1993. As part of this, it produced this one-of-a-kind trophy that featured Sonic holding a prize cup, complete with a moving arm that could go up and down. The race was won by legendary racer Aryton Senna, who was signed to McLaren at the time. Senna, one of the most acclaimed racers of his time, tragically lost his life the following year during the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994. Today would have been the racer's 64th birthday - on McLaren's main F1-related social channels, there are multiple posts celebrating his life and career. It explains why the esports arm of the organisation saw fit to share new photos of Senna's SEGA trophy. In August 2023, it was revealed that McLaren still held on to the iconic Sonic trophy, posting the above photo of the statue next to the vehicle that helped Senna win the race in 1993 - the McLaren MP4/8. What do you think of this iconic trophy? Were you there when Senna competed in the 1993 Grand Prix? Share your thoughts and memories in the comments section below!

A list of Sonic Origins’ trophies has finally been released, and its a pretty sizable list. We’ve got bronze, silver, and gold trophies, as well as a single platinum trophy for completing everything. You can check out the list below: Complete Clear (Platinum) - Get All the Trophies! Welcome to Sonic the Hedgehog (Bronze) - Watch the Opening for Sonic the Hedgehog Welcome to Sonic CD (Bronze) - Watch the Opening for Sonic CD Welcome to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Bronze) - Watch the Opening for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Welcome to Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Bronze) - Watch the Opening for Sonic 3 & Knuckles Beware Moto Bugs! (Bronze) - Defeat 10 Motobugs in Sonic the Hedgehog Bubbly Breath (Bronze) - Use air bubbles in Sonic the Hedgehog Time Traveller (Bronze) - Travel to the past or future in Sonic CD Shut Down Metal Sonic (Bronze) - Win a race against Metal Sonic in Sonic CD Beware Stingers! (Bronze) - Defeat 10 Stingers in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Lucky Hedgehog (Bronze) - Get the Jackpot in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Beware Rhinobots! (Bronze) - Defeat 10 Rhinobots in Sonic 3 and Knuckles Easy Peasy with Shields! (Bronze) - Collect all three types of shields in Sonic 3 and Knuckles Ring Collector (Bronze) - Collect a total of 1000 Rings Gallant Spin Dash (Bronze) - Defeat 30 Enemies with the Spin Dash Newbie Hero (Bronze) - Defeat a total of 50 Enemies Museum Time (Bronze) - View a Premium Collection item from the Museum Very First Mission Clear (Bronze) - Clear 1 Mission Knuckles the Echidna (Bronze) - Glide as Knuckles Miles ‘Tails’ Prower (Bronze) - Fly as Tails Boss Rush Attempt (Bronze) - Try the boss rush from any of the titles Sonic the Hedgehog Mission Master (Silver) - Clear 10 Sonic the Hedgehog Missions with a S Rank Sonic CD Mission Master (Silver) - Clear 10 Sonic CD missions with a S Rank Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mission Master (Silver) - Clear 10 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 missions with a S Rank S3 & K Mission Master (Silver) - Clear 10 Sonic 3 and Knuckles missions with a S Rank To the Mirror World (Silver) - Play Mirror Mode Movie Maniac (Silver) - Unlock 6 movie collection items with coins Sound Savant (Silver) - Unlock 10 sound collection items with coins Art Appreciator (Silver) - Unlock 30 art collection items with coins Everyone’s Hero (Silver) - Defeat a total of 200 enemies Super Sonic (Silver) - Turn into Super Sonic Cleared Sonic the Hedgehog (Gold) - Clear Sonic the Hedgehog in either anniversary or classic mode Cleared Sonic CD (Gold) - Clear Sonic CD in either anniversary or classic mode Cleared Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Gold) - Clear Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in either anniversary or classic mode Cleared Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (Gold) - Clear Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles in either anniversary or classic mode All Clear! (Gold) - Clear all 4 titles! Thoughts from our tipster, @Ryannumber1gamer... What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below, as always! Source: Exophase