What does champagne taste like when chugged from a dirty shoe? Zak Brown doesn't know the answer to the question he's been asked since McLaren broke a nine-year Formula 1 losing streak with a one-two sweep at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix. Traditionally Daniel Ricciardo celebrates his victories with a 'shoey' – using his racing boot as a champagne glass during the podium presentation. Brown, the 49-year-old American in charge of McLaren Racing since 2018, was not going to miss a shoey. So he tilted his head back and let Ricciardo drain his boot into Brown's wide-open mouth as runner-up Lando Norris egged on the dousing of the boss. 'It was like being hit by a wave, and you are stuck...
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