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Six of the Best: Tales from the podium
From the wreaths, garlands, sashes and beauty queens of yore to the choreographed corporate parade of suits and platitudes we see today, the Formula One podium has changed beyond all recognition over the years. Anthems and champagne aside, one enduring trait is the occasional propensity for the unexpected. In the past, mishaps such as Alan Jones being serenaded with Happy Birthday rather than the Australian national anthem after his maiden win at the 1977 Austrian GP, or the sight of Gilles Villenueve spraying Labatt's beer instead of champagne from the podium after winning the 1978 Canadian GP added a degree of colloquial quirkiness to what was traditionally an informally haphazard...
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