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Champagne silence on sparkling Monaco podium

Formula One, fast cars and fizz make an alluring combination at the Monaco Grand Prix but the drawn-out shout of 'Champaaaagne' will be absent when the corks pop on the podium after this year's race. Drivers will still be spraying bubbly over themselves and anyone else in range, but the podium announcer's wording has had to undergo a subtle change because another sparkling wine, not produced in the Champagne, region is now being used. Wine can only be called 'champagne' if it is harvested and produced in the eastern French region. The cry now is a call for 'celebration' – a formula used at grands prix in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain were non-alcoholic rosewater is sprayed. Mumm, the Pernod...
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