Champagne Showers F1 Podcast

Episode 83: British GP and Finally, Hulkenberg's First Podium

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!

Episode 82: Austrian GP and is Max Verstappen Going to be Driving a Mercedes

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. Join us as there is tons to discuss this week in F1!

Episode 81: Canadian GP and Kimi Antonelli's First Podium

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!

Episode 80: Spanish GP and Old Max Verstappen is Back

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. 

Episode 79: Monaco GP.....Does the Monaco Track Layout Need to Change?

F1 did it, they made a regulation change to try and make the Monaco GP a bit more exciting but did it work in the end? Join us as we break down what we both thought of the move and we must say......even we are divided. Tune in and make your call whether it was a good move or does the Monaco track layout need to change. 

Episode 78: Imola and Verstappen's Big Send into Tamburello

Who said you can't pass at Imola? What a send from Verstappen on Lap 1 into Tamburello. Join us for another episode of Champagne Showers as we break down how he practiced that move before the race, should McLaren have switched cars, shoud Leclerc have gone onto the softs after the last Safety Car and, is this the last race at Imola for a few years? So many questions in what was an incredible weekend of F1 racing!

Episode 77: Miami GP and Alpine's Dumpster Fire

Well, Oscar Piastri absolutely schooled Verstappen, McLaren blew out the competition Red Bull style and Alpine is having an absolute dumpster fire of a year losing their Team Principal and "demoting" Doohan the same weekend. What a year we are having!

Episode 76: Saudi Arabian GP Recap and Insight on the 2026 New Regs

What a hell of a first lap that was at the Saudi Arabian GP! We had Piastri storming down the inside of Verstappen who ended up with the penalty, Tsunoda and Gasly banging wheels and ending up in the barrier, and a very close call between Bortoleto and his manager Alonso. Join us as we break all the action down and also jump a bit into the new 2026 regulations and what will be different on the cars. 

Episode 75: Bahrain GP and Piastri's Dominant Weekend with the Papaya

Welcome back to this week's episode of the Champagne Showers F1 Podcast where we break down what was a much more exciting Bahrain GP. We break down Piastri's dominant win, Verstappen's struggles and the upcoming 3rd race in the triple header at Jeddah. Our apologies about Smokey's audio on this one but we will be back next week better than ever!

Episode 74: Japanese GP and Verstappen's Japanese Masterclass

Well that might go down as one of the most boring races of the year, if not ever, but that did not stop Verstappen from presenting his masterclass on how to take a underperforming car and turn it into something. Join us as we break down the 3rd race of this season and also give a preview of the upcoming Bahrain GP!