Alright, let’s talk about them fancy F1 champagne bottles, you know, the ones them fellas shake up and spray all over after winnin’ a race. I don’t know much about racin’, but I seen them bottles on TV. Big and shiny, they are.
First time they give out champagne at a race, they say, was way back in 1950. A fella named Juan somethin’ won in France. That’s what I heard, anyway. They was racin’ in a place called Reims-Gueux, near where they make all that bubbly stuff. So, it kinda makes sense, ya know? Bein’ close to where they make it and all.
Now, about them race cars. I hear tell of a car name called Ferrari. Sound like a fancy name to me. It’s like Smith, but in some other language. They say it means somethin’ like “iron” in them old languages. Heard there’s lots of folks with that name, just like Smith here.
But the real champagne showerin’ business, that didn’t start till later, in 1966 at some race in Le Mans. A driver, Jo Siffert, was his name I think, he done popped the cork by accident. Folks liked it, I guess, so they kept doin’ it.
Champagne Brands Over the Years
- Mot & Chandon: They was the first ones, from 1966 to 1999, then they come back again in 2020. Long time, that is.
- G.H. Mumm: These folks took over from 2000 to 2015. Don’t know why they stopped.
- Chandon: Then there was Chandon, just for a bit, from 2016 to the middle of 2017. Short and sweet, like.
Now, them bottles ain’t just any old bottles, ya see? They’re special made for F1. Gotta be strong enough to handle all that shakin’ and sprayin’. And they gotta be big enough to make a good show. I reckon them drivers don’t really care much about the taste, just wanna spray it around, have a good time. Boys will be boys, I always say.
It’s kinda funny, ain’t it? All that money and fancy stuff, and they end up just makin’ a mess. But folks like it, so who am I to judge? It’s all part of the show, I guess. Like them fancy hats them ladies wear at them horse races.
And talkin’ of champagne, it ain’t cheap, I tell ya. Them bottles they use at the races, they cost a pretty penny. But I guess when you’re winnin’ a big race like that, money ain’t no object. You just wanna celebrate and have a good time. And sprayin’ expensive bubbly seems to be the way to do it in F1.
I seen on TV, some folks complainin’ about wastin’ all that good champagne. Sayin’ there’s folks starvin’ in the world, and here they are sprayin’ it around like it’s water. Well, I reckon they got a point. But then again, it ain’t my money, so I ain’t gonna fret too much about it. It’s their money, they can do what they want.
So, that’s about all I know about them F1 champagne bottles. Big, shiny, expensive, and mostly used for makin’ a mess. But folks seem to like it, so I guess it’s all good. Just another one of them fancy things them rich folks do, I reckon.
One more thing, I heard that some of them bottles, they ain’t even full of real champagne. Some of ’em got sparkling wine instead. Cheaper stuff, ya know. But most folks can’t tell the difference, especially when it’s bein’ sprayed all over the place. Smart folks, them F1 people. Savin’ a dollar where they can, even when they’re throwin’ a big party.
Anyways, that’s enough about champagne and racin’. Time for me to get back to my chores. Got laundry to do and supper to cook. Them race car drivers might be livin’ the high life, but somebody’s gotta do the work around here. And that somebody is me. But I don’t mind. Life is what it is, and you gotta make the best of it, champagne or no champagne.
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