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Champagne Showers F1 Podcast

Champagne Showers F1

The Champagne Showers F1 Podcast is a lively, unfiltered take on Formula 1, hosted by Smokey and Waz, a Canadian-Australian duo who aren’t afraid to speak their minds. Known for their bold opinions, passionate debates, and R-rated humor, they break down races, team dynamics, and F1 controversies with a fan-focused perspective. Mixing humor, heated discussions, and a touch of chaos, this podcast is perfect for those who love their F1 with a bit of edge and personality.

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134:33

Episode 95: Abu Dhabi GP and Lando Norris is your...

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/12/24

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 couple of bottles of champagne of course! Thanks for listening everybody, your support means the world to

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43:18

Episode 94: Qatar GP and the Final Showdown for the WDC

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2025/12/04

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 there's a chance. It's giving us flashbacks of 2021, there are no words, we have a battle!

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48:52

Episode 93: Las Vegas GP and a Shock McLaren Double DSQ

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2025/11/27

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!

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51:33

Episode 92: Brazil GP and Lando Norris' Dominant Weekend

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2025/11/19

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 back stretch and get back to his lead or, can Verstappen do the impossible and close the gap to win his 5th

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47:19

Episode 91: Mexico GP and Lando Norris Takes the...

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/11/03

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!

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73:07

Episode 90: US GP and the World Driver's Championship...

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2025/10/22

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.

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56:32

Episode 89: Singapore GP and the Gloves Are Off at...

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/10/12

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 back to back stretch in the Americas. Let's go!

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59:24

Episode 88: Azerbaijan GP and the Smooth Operator...

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/09/27

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 discussion about everything F1 this week!

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52:05

Episode 87: Italian GP and McLaren's Crazy Team Orders!

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2025/09/13

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.

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65:09

Episode 86: Dutch GP and Hadjar's First F1 Podium

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2025/09/05

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!

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Episode 85: Hungarian GP and Did Lando Dummy Call His...

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2025/08/09

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.

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51:07

Episode 84: Belgian GP, McLaren 1-2, and Let the Boys...

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2025/07/30

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!

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01:00:31

Episode 83: British GP and Finally, Hulkenberg's...

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2025/07/15

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!

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58:27

Episode 82: Austrian GP and is Max Verstappen Going...

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/07/03

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!

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01:06:41

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

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/06/20

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!

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49:53

Episode 80: Spanish GP and Old Max Verstappen is Back

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/06/04

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.

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44:56

Episode 79: Monaco GP.....Does the Monaco Track...

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2025/05/27

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.

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47:57

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

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2025/05/22

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!

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58:07

Episode 77: Miami GP and Alpine's Dumpster Fire

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2025/05/14

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!

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47:52

Episode 76: Saudi Arabian GP Recap and Insight on the...

Champagne Showers F1 Podcast ·

2025/04/26

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.

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