kiko01 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2005 As well as offering a bit of F1 history, newly crowned 2005 champion Fernando Alonso demonstrated some Spanish culture on the Interlagos podium. The 24-year-old Renault driver explained that his little ritual with champagne and his trophy on the top step was actually a tribute to a traditional Spanish custom. 'In my region, the typical drink is a sidra (cider),' he said on Monday. 'When you drink it, you have to pour it from high in the air - it was a little bit of home to bring.' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiko01 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2005 Well this is not a spanish tradition but an Asturian one (the place where FA and my family comes from) This sidra is incredible tasty and "dangerous"... You throw it from aproximately 2 meters high into an special glass and the sidra must be drunk inmediatly. As i Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2005 Sounds like good stuff to me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiko01 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2005 Sounds like good stuff to me! Everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ecapdeville 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2005 In M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2005 Everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2005 indeed! Sidra all around! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nojvnof1 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 so let's all lift our glasses of sidra to Fernando Alonso, 2005 FIA World Formula One Champion! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ash 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 so let's all lift our glasses of sidra to Fernando Alonso, 2005 FIA World Formula One Champion! Cheers!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 God I just realised I havnt been drunk for ages, how annoying! LOL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 God I just realised I havnt been drunk for ages, how annoying! LOL! You'll be ok when you have your tonsils out. Think of the money you're saving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenson_Rules 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 My money is being spent on various f1 pictures n stuff and i want a BAR coat as they are really nice I also need to pay for driving and silverstone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wez 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 so let's all lift our glasses of sidra to Fernando Alonso, 2005 FIA World Formula One Champion! Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
