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Sparkling wine replaces champagne on the F1 podium
Champagne will not be sprayed on the Formula 1 podiums in 2016. In January, we reported that the sport's long-time champagne sponsor Mumm is leaving the sport, with reports saying the $5.5m it paid per year was deemed 'insufficient' by Bernie Ecclestone. Mumm is now the official champagne partner of Formula E. So after the chequered flag waved in Melbourne last Sunday, it was magnums of ‘champagne' supplied by Chandon, the new McLaren sponsor, that were waiting on the podium for Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. The only glitch is that Chandon Brut is actually a brand of chardonnay, not champagne, with McLaren describing it as a 'vibrant sparkling wine with a...
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