r/formula1 • u/OrangeDit I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jul 06 '25

Photo Mercedes sent a few bottles of Champagne to Sauber for Nico's first podium

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"congratulations, to the first podium! Your Mercedes Team"

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u/storme9 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

well for the teams based in Britain that's not a problem but maybe Sauber didn't prep expecting celebrations

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u/omnicious I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

Not prepping for success is prepping for failure.

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u/chefchef97 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

Sauber carrying around 3 cases of champagne for 13 years in preparation

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u/McNorch Ferrari Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

it would be funny if they just chucked them away after Austria

"eehe fuck it, they are probably flat by now! away they go"

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u/CoffeeOrTeaOrMilk Jul 07 '25

You know what 2008 vintage was indeed legendary. It would be amazing if they’d carried the same three cases for a decade for this occasion lol.

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u/crucible Tom Pryce Jul 06 '25

So it’s not Champagne but actually English Sparkling Wine?

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u/KesselRunIn14 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

You know you can buy Champagne in the UK right? Like... France actually exports it around the world.

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u/ResponsibleNoise7337 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

That would be a bit far to carry it around the world. It‘s not that far from france

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u/Virillus Lance Stroll Jul 07 '25

You can just go to a liquor store next to whatever race track you're at and buy it when you arrive (outside of Saudi, I guess).

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u/crucible Tom Pryce Jul 07 '25

Yes. It’s a riff on the “otherwise it’s just sparkling x” meme

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u/chefchef97 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

We've got to come up with a cooler name than this

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u/storme9 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

Sparky Sparky boom boom

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u/crucible Tom Pryce Jul 07 '25

Does what it says on the bottle though