Champagne Showers F1 Podcast

George the hussle Russel is back on the top step after what was an electric qualifying session to set the order for the Austrian GP. The driver's championship battle heats up as George closes the gap, Verstappen and Hamilton put on a 2021'esque show and Aston Martin is seemingly in big trouble as they are one whole second behind the next slowest car Cadillac. What will Newey and Stroll do to corre...

Sir Lewis Hamilton is back on the top step of the podium, in a Ferrari! This race was an absolute strategic chess macth with DNFs, safety cars, and Ferrari consistently pitting early with Hamilton to force others into their game. Join us as we breakdown the Barcelona-Catalunya GP in this weeks edition of the Champagne Showers F1 Podcast. Thanks for listening!

It's the Monaco GP, the new regulations, and the big question is......did the new regulations work? We all know Monaco is quite processional and we hate to say it but, it will remain processional with these new regs. However, it's not all doom and gloom and Kimi Antonelli has secured his 5th win in a row in his most dominant weekend yet. Hit the play button and let's get into it!

What a Canadian GP eh? Kimi Antonelli has locked in his fourth trip to the top step in a row and had a weekend full of epic battles with Russell. The motorsports action this past week has been as exciting on the track as it has been off the track. Join us as we break it all down, Russell/Antonelli battles, a potential driver being dropped, and a full debrief on the launch of what will most likely...

It's Kimi's world and we are just living in it. Welcome to Miami as we celebrate our 100th episode with you fine people and that's a 3-peat for Kimi who turned 3 poles into 3 race wins consecutively. You know who else joined the party? McLaren, in a big way with a 1-2 in the sprint and double podium in the race. The regs are tweaked, the kid is winning, and the season is heating up hotter than a M...

Welcome back race fans, Suzuka is in the books and Kimi is a back to back race winner. Piastri finally started a race and was looking in fine form with McLaren joining the sharp end of the field. Join us as we break it all down including Bearman's wild 50G crash into the wall!

Kimi finally stepped onto the top step of the podium and is now an F1 race winner! Not only that, he is F1's youngest pole sitter and second youngest race winner in the history of the formula. The Chinese GP and the new regulations did not disappointment when it came to wheel to wheel action. Join us as we break down an epic weekend of racing.......let's go!

We have one race in the books under the new regulations and I have to say....it did not disappoint. George Russelll came out on top with Kimi hot on his heels but the big question is. Did the new regulations work? Join us as we breakdown our opinion on the new regs, how we felt about the racing, and we finally got to see what every team is bringing to the track on a race day!

It's 2026 and we're back with our 2026 season preview. We have new regs, new teams, new drivers, new active aero bits, and brand new season upon us. Join us as we break down all the changes coming this season and give our predictions for the year. Also, you can join the Champagne Showers Fantasy League at the following link, winner this year will get a signed bottle of champagne from your boys Smo...

Is this the World Drivers Championship hotline.......Lando Norris you are the World Champion! What a year it was with it coming down to the final race of the season with 3 contenders in the mix but it was all to do for Lando and he can finally rest easy as he, and his Mclaren team, have put all the doubters to bed. Join us as we break down the 2025 season and hand out our annual awards....over a c...

McLaren made a massive blunder on their strategy which saw Max take another chunk of points off them giving us an Abu Dhabi showdown between Piastri, Norris, and Verstappen for the World Driver's Championship. While Norris has the best chances, he still needs to podium to secure a win. Max just needs to win with Lando 4th or worse, and Piastri is a bit of a long shot but yes Lloyd, we're saying th...

Wow, what can we say other than that was the absolute shockwave of the year. In what was looking to be a gauranteed World Drivers Championship lock for Lando Norris now looks to be very much at risk. The McLaren team had a shock double disqualification due to ride height and the battle for the Championship continues on to Qatar. Join us as we break down an exciting wet weekend in Vegas!

Well we just witnessed one of the all time great drives in F1 with Max Verstappen driving it to P3 from the pitlane with a puncture in his first stint. Not only did we witness greatness once but, Lando Norris was absolutely dominant this weekend in Brazil to solidfy himself in the top spot by some margin. With 3 races remaining in the season, it's his to lose. Can Piastri find some form on the bac...

The Mexico GP is done and dusted and Lando Norris has taken the driver's championship battle lead by 1 point. This is exciting, Piastri lost ground to both Vertsappen and Norris this week and we almost seen a Haas on the podium. 2025 is shaping up to be an epic year of Formula 1 and we're here for it!

We're joined by a very special guest this week for the United States GP edition, the Papaya Papi, 3's a party for this episode of the Champagne Showers F1 podcast. Join us as we break down the ever tightening race for the Driver's Championship, McLaren's struggles to gain top performance and how they really need to let these drivers just battle it out to beat Max. 

The Singapore GP is in the books, we're looking towards Austin, and the gloves are off at McLaren. With McLaren clinching the Constructor's title, are we going to see a slight change in the papaya rules? Join us as we get into Mercedes performance, Red Bull development, McLaren's hold in development, and how the Driver's Championship is tightening up down the home stretch as we head into a back to...

What a weekend in Baku it was with Piastri in the wall on Lap 1 and facing a potential grid penalty in Singapore. Not only did we have that but we had Verstappen closing the gap to the McLaren boys, Russell with a hussle of a drive, the smooth operator Sainz back on the podium and solid outings by both Lawson and Antonelli. It really was quite the weekend when you break it all down so jump in our...

That was Monza, that was the temple of speed and Verstappen is back in form on the top step of the podium but, we had a very controversial McLaren team order in the midst of what was an epic Italian GP. Join us as we dive deep into what could the most cordial of a World Championship battle ever. 

Welcome back and we're back race fans with a recap on the thrilling Dutch GP where we Isaak Hadjar score his first ever F1 podium in an RB, Lando's huge power unit let down, and multiple collisions taking out both Ferraris prior to their big race at Monza. We also jump into some exciting new about a potential V8 comeback and some of our predictions at the Temple of Speed this weekend!

What a builder that one was to the end! Lando pulled out an epic 1 stopper to trump his teammate Piastri but, was it a dubious dummy call by Lando and his pit wall to fool Piastri? Join us as we dig into it and go into our mid-season rankings of drivers and teams as we break for a few weeks for the official summer break of F1.

McLaren is back again on both of the top steps with another huge 1-2 win for the team, Piastri was perfect, Lando had a few wobbles, and why won't the FIA let them race in the rain? Tune in for another week of hard talks about the wet!

Welcome back to another edition of Champagne Showers and after 238 race starts Nico Hulkenberg has finally landed himself on the podium, Lando scored his first win at his home race, Horner was sacked from Red Bull, and it is now looking like Max will be driving a Mercedes works car. There is so much to cover it what was hands down the best race of the year at Silverstone. Lets goooo!

Well that was a huge dominating win by Lando Norris and the Mclarens but the news is heating up that Mercedes might be close to signing Verstappen for 2026. Who does Mercedes punt out of their seat, George Russell on his strongest season or the most promising rookie in the field Antonelli? Also, talk about Bortoleto's coming out party with his first points finish whilst fighting his Manager Alonso...

What a swing the Canadian GP was for the world standings. Russell gets his first podium of the season, Antonelli gets his first podium ever and, Norris and Piastri finally come to blows at the Canadian GP. Join us as we unpack the Canadian GP in full detail!

We haven't seen this version of Verstappen since 2021 and he is so back. Join us as we break down his intentional incident with Russell, Piastri's mega launch, Hulkenberg's P5, and Lance Stroll's potential replacement as we speculate how he broke his wrist.