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!

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. 

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!

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!

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. 

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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. 

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. 

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!

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!

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. 

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!

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!

Welcome back for the second installment of the 2025 F1 season where we saw Piastri and McLaren dominate Sunday, Ferrari and Hamilton managed a sprint race win only to drop the ball on Sunday and we also have a new driver in the line up for Red Bull Racing in what is becoming a very concerning season for the once brilliant team. 

What a place to start a season! The first Grand Prix weekend of the year was an absolute banger where we saw absolute carnage right from the formation lap to the checkered flag. Join us as we break it all down and touch on what was, Lando's best drive in F1 yet!