The award ceremony should take place on the racetrack in the future - in order to be able to maintain the Corona distance. © APA/getty / Mark Thompson

The champagne shower is a thing of the past

Formula 1 is changing its award ceremonies and the procedures before the start of the race for the restart under Corona conditions. Instead of the champagne party on the podium, there will now be a ceremony on the home straight after the Grand Prix, said Formula 1 sports director Ross Brawn.

June 13, 2020

From: dpa/cst