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Mika Häkkinen on podium with McLaren team mate David Coulthard and third Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)

Rubens Barrichello looses his tension after a long rainy race

Rubens Barrichello receives a well earned champagne shower from his McLaren competitors

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Fans after the race

Crowds celebrate in front of the rostrum during podium ceremony

Third placed Alonso leaves on the podium, probably recalling his last year's victory in Singapore

Dutch GP winner Jochen Rindt on Zandvoort's podium

Gethin and Stanley

Gethin and Stanley

TGC4

TGC4

Podium ceremony of European Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher

A lonely Michael Schumacher hugs his bottle of champagne

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Ralf and Michael Schumacher on the Podium

GP San Marino 2001 Imola BMW Williams F1

Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso has given his Ferrari boss Domenicali a champagne shower on the podium, Spain, Barcelona, 2013

Podium shot, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

3rd place for Williams driver, Brazilian Felipe Massa, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

2nd place for the local hero: Ferrari's new driver since this 2015 season, Sebastian Vettel, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Lewis Hamilton tastes victory at Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg on top at the podium, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Champagne for the team

A dash of champagne for the mechanics

Champagne on podium

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with Ferrari's engineer Chris Dyer, the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with Ferrari's engineer Chris Dyer, the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Cheering fans approach the podium ceremony

Race winner Lewis Hamilton enjoys his achievement on podium

Wet from champagne, winner Hamilton leaves the podium

A big sip of champagne for second placed Timo Glock

Group photo of second placed Piquet, winner Hamilton and third placed Massa and masses of fans in front of the podium

Winner Fernando Alonso cheers at the waving arms from the top of the rostrum

Podium ceremony after the Italian Grand Prix with race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in the middle

Team members and fans celebrate in front of the podium

Race winner John Surtees takes his trophy over on the podium after the Italian GP, Monza 1967

A happy race winner John Surtees waves from the podium after the Italian GP, Monza 1967

Race winner John Surtees takes his trophy on the podium after the Italian GP, Monza 1967

Race winner Jacky Ickx enjoys the podium ceremony of the German GP 1969

Race winner Peter Gethin celebrates on the podium

Race winner and championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his victory at the Austrian GP 1972 besides second Denny Hulme (right hand) and third placed Peter Revson

Mario Andretti wins the Italian GP 1977

Winner Alain Prost

Second placed Gerhard Berger celebrates with champagne

Race winner Gerhard Berger celebrates with champagne his victory at the Canadian GP Montreal 1992

Canadian GP 1994

Italian GP 1996

Ferrari tifosi infront of the podium, waiting for winner Michael Schumacher.

Spanish GP 1996

Johnny Herbert

Michael Schumacher showers with champagne on the podium in Monza 1998

Rubens Barrichello receives a well earned champagne shower from his McLaren competitors

Michael Schumacher presents his trophy

Japanese GP 2000

Rubens Barrichello presents his trophy

Michael Schumacher jumps

Heinz-Harald Frentzen sprays champagne at Michael Schumacher

GP San Marino 2001 Imola BMW Williams F1

The winners celebrating and being celebrated

... and there goes the chaaampaaaaigne!

The podium has a beautiful backdrop, a compilation of all F1 world champions - and Bernie

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates at the rostrum

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari leaves the podium with his champagne bottle

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing jumps at the podium during the ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the rostrum, gaining a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the rostrum, gaining a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the podium during the ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the rostrum, gaining a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Nico Rosberg has finished in the top-two at every race this season. Next to him Andreas Gabalier, a famous Austrian folk singer. Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014.

Champagne shower for Mercedes sporting director Ron Meadows, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg responded to his defeat in the US Grand Prix last weekend with a dominant victory in the Mexican race, 2015

Champagne for the winners, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Champagne for his team-mate: Lewis Hamilton, 2nd in the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2015

Felipe Massa as 3rd on the podium, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa congratulates winner Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, 2nd at Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2015

Truly very happy with his 2nd place: Sebastin Vettel, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel gave the tifosi some cheer by standing third on the podium, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton's title advantage is now just two points, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg wins the Italian Grand Prix for the first time, Monza, 2016

Champagne for Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2016

Felipe Massa presents his trophy

Ross Brawn presents his trophy for the winning contructor

Champagne shower for the audience

Michael Schumacher receives his trophy

Champagne shower for Michael Schumacher

Felipe Massa gets a hairwash

Michael Schumacher receives his trophy

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher presents his trophy

Ross Brawn presents his trophy for the winning contructor

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher raises his trophy

Michael Schumacher raises his trophy

Felipe Massa presents his trophy

Michael Schumacher

Massa enjoys first podium place

Massa enjoys first podium place

Alonso greets his fans from podium

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with Ferrari's engineer Chris Dyer, the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with Ferrari's engineer Chris Dyer, the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with Ferrari's engineer Chris Dyer, the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

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Victorious Jenson Button jumps on the winners rostrum

Glock's Toyota and Heidfeld's BMW Sauber in parc ferme after the abandoned race, surrounded by their team crews during podium ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button appears on the podium

Race winner Jenson Button cheers from the podium between the second placed Red Bull rider Mark Webber and his blue team mate Sebastian Vettel

Felipe Massa shares his bottle of champagne with the team, too and drops it from the podium

Lewis Hamilton shares his bottle of champagne with the team and lets it fall from the podium

Race winner Rubens Barrichello cheers up on podium

Race winner Rubens Barrichello on podium

Race winner Rubens Barrichello on the podium

Race winner Lewis Hamilton raises his trophy

Race winner Sebastian Vettel jumps on Suzuka's podium

Race winner Massa celebrates his victory on podium

Race winner Massa celebrates his victory on podium

Second placed Hamilton celebrates on podium

Third placed Kubica celebrates on podium

Cheering fans celebrate on the grid in front of the rostrum

Victorious Sebastian Vettel expesses his joy about his success as youngest GP winner of all times

Happy race winner Sebastian Vettel runs on to podium

Champagne shower from Hamilton

Nico Rosberg

Champagne shower for McLaren's sporting director Dave Ryan

Podium ceremony

Champagne celebrations on podium with Vettel and Button.

Race winner Alonso celebrates on podium after a controversial Hockenheim win

Race winner Sebastian Vettel on the podium during the ceremony after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Second placed Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy

Race winner Fernando Alonso jumps on the podium

Alan Jones 'sprays' an orange juice during the podium celebrations while his colleagues Gilles Villeneuve and Jacques Laffite spray the champagne. This was due to contract restrictions with Williams' title sponsor Saudia which is an Arabic airline.

Colin Chapman attends the podium ceremony after the Belgian GP 1964 with his victorious driver Clark.

Race winner John Surtees with a bunch of flowers on the podium after the 1966 Belgium Grand Prix

Winner Jackie Stewart

Jacky Ickx on the podium after winning the 1971 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort

Race winner Peter Gethin celebrates his achievement on the podium

Race winner Peter Gethin receives congratulations on the podium

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his win on the podium after the Austrian GP 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his win on the podium after the Austrian GP 1972

Race winner Jacky Ickx on podium with second placed team mate Regazzoni and third Peterson after winning the German GP 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Senna's first victory, Portuguese GP Estoril 1985

Ferrari's Ross Brawn celebrates at the podium ceremony of the 2004 British GP

Ayrton Senna wins the Spanish GP, Jerez de la Frontera 1989

Canadian GP 1992

Third placed Gerhard Berger celebrates on the podium

European GP 1994

Hockenheim 1994: Race winner Gerherd Berger of Ferrari, his first victory after the Australian GP 1992

Winner Michael Schumacher on podium of European GP

Third placed Gerhard Berger

French GP 1995

Former F1 driver Carlos Reutemann.

Delighted winner Jacques Villeneuve

European GP 1996

Spanish GP 1996; Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt celebrating Michaels 1st Ferrari victory

Italian GP 1998

Mika Häkkinen sprays champagne at Adrian Newey

Italian GP 2000

Proud about 2nd place, Ralf Schumacher strolls away with his earnings :)

Rubens Barrichello presents his trophy

Podium group photo

Podium ceremony preparations and parc fermŽ

A beautiful backdrop on the podium on Thursday shows the various F1 world champions

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing aims a dash of champagne at second placed Raikkonen who prefers to drink alone

Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel gets applause from 2nd placed Fernando Alonso and boos from the crowd for yet another victory this season

Third placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus proudly raises his trophy on the podium

Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso on the podium, Spain, Barcelona, 2013

A champagne shower for winner Sebastian Vettel and second-placed Fernando Alonso

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing kisses his winning drivers trophy, celebrating a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

RBR's Sebastian Vettel wins the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 2013 and celebrates his achievement at the rostrum after the race

RBR's race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne together with Ferrari's second placed Alonso during the podium ceremony after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 2013

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing raises his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing presents his winning drivers trophy, celebrating a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso on the podium, Spain, Barcelona, 2013

Champagne showers on the rostrum after the German Grand Prix for winner Vettel and second placed Raikkonen

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne

RBR's Sebastian Vettel wins the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 2013 and kisses his trophy at the rostrum during the podium ceremony after the event

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Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari presents his trophy at the rostrum during the podium ceremony following the Italian Grand Prix

RBR's race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne at Adrian Newey during the podium ceremony after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 2013

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing jumps at the rostrum, celebrating a victory at his home Grand Prix for the first time

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne after the podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony between the second and third placed Lotus race drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean

Second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus presents his trophy and shows his famous backholding smile

Champagne showers after the Italian Grand Prix

On the podium winner Sebastian Vettel gets applause from 2nd placed Fernando Alonso

Ron Meadows, Mercedes sporting director, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

2nd placed and Championship leader Nico Rosberg, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

3rd placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

The champagne shower: Race winner Nico Rosberg, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

2nd place yet again for Nico Rosberg, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

A realy happy Lewis Hamilton after his 3rd consecutive Grand Prix win this season, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

The Mercedes winning drivers Hamilton and Rosberg on the podium next to Williams driver Bottas, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Third place for Australian Daniel Ricciardo, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Sebastian Vettel took 2nd place in the F1 Monaco Grand Prix, 2015

Champagne replacement on the podium for Raikkonen, Rosberg and Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

A very happy winner Nico Rosberg indeed, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

3rd place for Nico Rosberg, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Kimi Raikkonen returns to podium for the first time since the 2013 season, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Race winner Nico Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

2nd place for Rosberg's Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Nico Rosberg won the Monaco Grand Prix for the third straight year

Champagne for the winner Nicoo Rosberg, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Three wins out of four so far this season for championship leader Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Race winner Nico Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Happy Lewis Hamilton hugs the winners trophy, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Finaly first again: Nico Rosberg, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Finishing 3rd with Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton took his third win out of the last four races this season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

A delighted race winner Lewis Hamilton, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Unexpected third Ralf Schumacher spraying champagne

Alonso's race engineer Rod Nelson

Michael Schumacher

... a high jump

Champagne shower for the audience

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso baste Felipe Massa with champagne

Michael Schumacher presenting his trophy

Champagne on podium

Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso baste Felipe Massa with champagne

Schumacher jumping ...

Michael Schumacher

Alsonso's impressive podium jump

Michael Schumacher present his trophy for second place

Alonso soaked to his bones with champagne - Renault Team spirit?

A funny never-seen-before side jump of the winner Alonso

Michael Schumacher present his trophy for second place

Podium ceremony

Fernando Alonso

Jenson Button celebrates on Hungary's podium in the few sun rays which are illuminating his first victory

Fernando Alonso could not get enough champagne. too

Victorious Michael Schumacher raising his trophy on podium

Michael Schumacher spraying some dashes of french sizzly nectar

Second placed Felipe Massa presents his trophy

First placed Lewis Hamilton on podium

Nick Heidfeld really needed a sizzly champagne shower

Proud second Nick Heidfeld presents his crystal trophy, now fifth in current point standings, just one point gap to Kimi Raikkonen

A large sip from the winner's bottle, predictably the first of many more...

Felipe Massa on podium

Podium ceremony from above, Heidfeld raises his porcelain trophy

Massa enjoys first podium place

Winner Massa kisses his shiny trophy

Alonso donates the remains of his champagne

Champagne shower for the audience

Race winner Fernando Alonso proudly presents his trophy

A proud winner Alonso leaves the podium with a shiny trophy

McLaren principal Ron Dennis raises the winning constructor's trophy

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Alonso dares to share his champagne bottle

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Fernando Alonso kisses his trophy for second place

Kimi sprays champagne

McLaren principal Ron Dennis proudly raises his trophy for the winning constructor.

Ross Brawn truly deserves a big drought of his driver's champagne after a fantastic 1-2 victory at the team's first Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton jumps onto podium

Champagne shower for Ross Brawn

Race winner Lewis Hamilton celebrates on podium.

Ross Brawn, the lucky brain, managed a miracle - his Brawn Grand Prix team's first championship round becomes a double victory

Winning makes thirsty

Champagne shower for Massa and technical director Aldo Costa

Kimi Raikkonen on podium, being celebrated by his cheering Ferrari team

Cheering fans climb on the pitwall fence for a better view during podium ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button shakes his trophy against the sky

Red Bull's Mark Webber shakes his trophy for second place

Race winner Jenson Button shakes his trophy against the sky between the second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull and a saddened Sebastian Vettel

Hamilton sprays a fountain of champagne

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and his second placed team mate Mark Webber (on his left) with third placed Rubens Barrichello and the Duke of Kent on Silverstone's podium

Race winner Mark Webber on podium raises his place trophy for his first first place

Race winner Lewis Hamilton jumps on the podium

Race winner Robert Kubica proudly presents his trophy

Rubens Barrichello shows his trophies to the worldwide audience

Podium ceremony with the first polish Grand Prix winner Robert Kubica

Race winner Rubens Barrichello shakes his tropy on podium

Race winner Rubens Barrichello enjoys the deserved champagne shower

David Coulthard presents his trophy for gaining third position

Race winner Rubens Barrichello enjoys a dash of champagne

Race winner Rubens Barrichello enjoys a dash of champagne

Brawn Grand Prix engineer on the podium besides second placed Jenson Button

Third placed Lewis Hamilton raises his shiny trophy

A delighted Jarno Trulli cheers from his second podium place with a bottle of champagne

Race winner Sebastian Vettel present his trophy

Race winner Alonso raises his trophy

Race winner and 2009 World Champion Jenson Button presents his trophy

Race winner and 2009 World Champion Jenson Button raises his trophy

Race winner and World Champion 2009 Jenson Button presents his trophy

Race winner Jenson Button presents his trophy for winning the Chinese GP

A happy Nico Rosberg presents his trophy for the third place

Happy Lewis jumps on the podium

Race winner Jenson Button presents his trophy after podium ceremony

Champagne shower from winner Mark Webber

Red Bull chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer and race winner Mark Webber enjoy the podium ceremony

A very proud Toro Rosso team boss Gerhard Berger raises the trophy for the winning constructor

Red Bull chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer

Red Bull chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer

Youngest Grand Prix winner of all times Sebastian Vettel showers his Toro Rosso team with champagne

Champagne showers

Happy sunnyboy Vettel cheers from podium

Nico Rosberg shares his champagne with the team

Alonso splashs out a dash of champagne

Fernando Alonso wins the Japanese Grand Prix 2008, his second victory in a row

A generous second placed Kubica showers winner Alonso with his champagne

Second placed Vettel caresses race winner Lewis Hamilton after the podium ceremony of the Chinese GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, celebrates on the podium after the Chinese GP

Podium group photo after the Chinese Grand Prix 2008: second placed Massa, winner Hamilton and third placed Raikkonen

Fernando Alonso listens to the national anthem during podium ceremony

The winning driver Sebastian Vettel on podium.

The winning driver Sebastian Vettel on podium.

Race winner Lewis Hamilton sprays champagne

Race winner Lewis Hamilton lifts his trophy

A happy and victorious Jenson Button on the podium after the Canadian Grand Prix 2011, his first win after the Chinese GP back in 2010

Kimi Raikkonen listens to the national anthem during podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium

A wet bunch of happy people cheers good-bye from Valencia's podium

Red Bull Racing chief race and test engineer Paul Monaghan gets a cold sparkling shower

Mark Webber on the podium after the British GP 2010

Red Bull's Mark Webber jumps on the podium after winning the Hungarian GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel shares his bottle of champagne after the Italian Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing race engineer Stefano Sordo and winner Sebastian Vettel cheer on the podium after the Italian Grand Prix

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, walks to podium ceremony

Champagne showers for race winner Sebastian Vettel after the Italian Grand Prix

McLaren's Jenson Button raises his trophy for second place after the Italian Grand Prix

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren presents his trophy

Third placed and newly crowned World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on podium and kisses his trophy

Third placed and newly crowned World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on podium and shakes his trophy towards the Japanese sky

Race winner Lewis Hamilton jumps on the podium

Race winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, jumps on the podium of the new Korean track

Race winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, jumps on the podium of the new Korean track

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Bruce McLaren, second placed of the Belgian GP 1964, gesticulates with winner Clark after the podium ceremony.

Jim Clark, winner of the Belgian GP 1964, takes a bath in the masses after his successful race.

Jim Clark, winner of the Belgian GP 1964, celebrates on the podium after his successful race.

Winner Bruce McLaren on the podium of the Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps 1968

A sad podium ceremony for Jacky Ickx because Honda driver Jo Schlesser crashed in third lap and died (as fourth F1 driver during the season).

Grand Prix winner Jackie Stewart at Jarama podium

Gerard Larrousse and Vic Elford on podium, after winning the 1000km of Nuerburgring in their Martini-Porsche 908

French Grand Prix winner Jackie Stewart

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Winning team mates Henri Pescarolo (F) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on the podium with the Matra team

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

The happy third placed Gilles Villeneuve sprays champagne on the podium after the Austrian GP 1978

Podium ceremony with cheering crowds of mechanics

Gerhard Berger wins the Portuguese GP, Estoril 1989

Kimi Raikkonen shares his champagne shower

Belgian GP 1992

Spanish GP 1992

Champagne shower

Third placed Gerhard Berger and winner Schumacher spray champagne

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Michael Schumacher

Grand Prix winner Damon Hill on the podium, left 2nd placed Alesi

Italian GP 1998

Winner Fernando Alonso

A delighted winner Mika Hakkinen

Winner Johnny Herbert sprays champagne on European Grand Prix podium

Japanese GP 2000

Japanese GP 2000: Exuberant joy for Ferrari drivers World Champion Michael Schumacher and his team boss Jean Todt. The loosing McLaren drivers Hakkinen and Coulthard in the back.

Perfect start into season 2000 with a 1-2 win for Ferrari

Podium ceremony

Japanese GP 2000

Japanese GP 2000

San Marino GP 2000

Japanese GP 2000

Three races, three wins into the 2000 season: Michael Schumacher, winner of the San Marino GP

Mika Häkkinen enjoys a champagne shower on Spa's podium

Michael Schumacher

Hungarian GP 2001

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Jacques Villeneuve raises his trophy for third place

Podium of the German Grand Prix 2002 with winner Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), 2nd and 3rd places for the Williams drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher

Champagne shower

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Italian GP 2003

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren hugs team principal Marin Whitmarsh

Race fans invade the Hockenheim track during the podium ceremony after therace

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly carries his bottle of champagne after the podium ceremony

Podium ceremony, Singapore Grand Prix, 2013

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

On the podium are Fernando Alonso (2nd), winner Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen (3rd)

On the podium are Fernando Alonso (2nd), winner Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen (3rd)

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton on the podium, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

With Massa 3rd, the Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton celebrate another 1-2 for the German Team, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Champagne shower with Rosberg and Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

"Lewis, please: Let me just touch it ..." Mercedes team-mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton had achieved yet again a dominant 1-2 victory for the German Team, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Kimi Raikkonen spraying champagne from podium.

A verry happy 3rd placed Ralf Schumacher of Toyota, behind him the winner of the Chinese GP Fernando Alonso (Renault).

Lewis Hamilton: A very emotional World Champion, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Podium at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Champagne shower for Mercedes sporting director Ron Meadows, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

The winner of the Chinese Grand Prix, 2014, Lewis Hamilton

Podium shot, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

The winners podium, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Fernando Alonso raising his trophy. Next to him 2nd placed Kimi Raikkonen.

Sebastian Vettel, happy by finishing 2nd, race winner Nico Rosberg, and a very sad Lewis Hamilton after his late race strategic error, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg beats Lewis Hamilton to victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final Formula 1 race of 2015 season

Valtteri Bottas celebrates his 3rd place on the podium, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Happy winner Lewis Hamilton and disappointed runner-up Daniel Ricciardo, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

3rd place for Mexican Sergio Perez, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

A more or less happy 3rd: Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

2nd on the podium: Max Verstappen for Red Bull Racing, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Shake hands between runner-up Ricciardo and winner Hamilton, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Champagne shower for Jean Todt

Michael Schumacher thanking his fans for the great support

Michael Schumacher sunning in his success

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Champagne shower for the audience

Champagne shower for Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher sprays champagne

Michael Schumacher sprays champagne

Alonso, proud as a Spaniard

Jubilant Fernando Alonso on podium

Michael Schumacher performing his podium jump

Michael Schumacher pointing out his aim for the rest of the season

Michael Schumacher's usual podium jump

Victorious Felipe Massa being showered from all sides by a chilly champagne rain

Felipe Massa presenting his shiny silver trophy and index finger

Winner Felipe Massa kissing his deserved furbished trophy

Michael Schumacher's highest podium jump this year (so far)

Fernando Alonso sprays champagne

Giancarlo Fisichella presents his trophy to the audience

Fernando Alonso proudly raises his trophy

'Look Fernando, you can also use it to find your pimples better!' ;)

Lewis Hamilton the moment and his trophy

Race winner and Championship leader Lewis Hamilton raises his trophy to the sky

Thirs placed happy Lewis Hamilton presents his trophy

Raikkonen opens the champagne shower

Dancing arms cheer for winning Raikkonen on first podium place

Winner Alonso sprays champagne

Quite like retired Schumacher, Massa jumps on podium

The victorious McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso on podium bridge

Kimi Raikkonen greets his fans from podium

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Kimi sprays champagne

Kimi Raikkonen proudly celebrates his victory on podium

A quite amused third placed Nico Rosberg shakes his tropy skywards.

Cheering crowds celebrate their heroes.

A miraculous 1-2 win for the Brawn GP drivers Rubens Barrichello and winner Jenson Button

Race winner Lewis Hamilton caresses third placed Nico Rosberg on podium.

Jenson Button waves to the audience

A happy Timo Glock gives thumbs up after a short but difficult race

Mark Webber enjoys the heavy cup for his second place

Race winner Sebastian Vettel shakes his sharp trophy

Winner Massa proudly shakes his trophy on podium

A very proud third placed Kubica celebrates his achievement

Rose water instead of champagne amuses the Ferrari teammates

Happy winner Jenson Button shakes his trophy on podium

Happy winner Jenson Button sprays champagne after podium ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button greets the fans after podium ceremony

On the Spanish podium, Jenson Button sprays champagne and celebrates his fourth victory in five races

Champagne showers for the Brawn Grand Prix boys

An exhausted looking Kimi Raikkonen greets the world from Monaco's podium with his third place cup

A success-drunk and fresh Jenson Button greets from the podium, celebrating his victory

Champagne showers for the masses

Race winner Sebastian Vettel shows his happiness after podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel returns from podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel shakes his golden trophy

Race winner Robert Kubica on podium

After podium ceremony the winner Lewis Hamilton, second placed Kimi Raikkonen and third placed Mark Webber leave the podium

Nick Heidfeld sprays champagne

Winning driver Rubens Barrichello sprays champagne

Race winner Barrichello proudly leaves the podium with a bottle of champagne

Race winner Barrichello proudly leaves the podium with a shiny silver trophy and a bottle of champagne

A highly delighted Trulli rises his trophy for the third place

A gladiatorial Sebastian Vettel greets the world from Suzuka podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers from Suzuka's podium

Mark Webber tries his winner's champagne

Champagne shower for Mark Webber

Third placed Hamilton presents his trophy on podium

Second placed Kubica celebrates his achievement on Podium

A very happy Rubens Barrichello sprays champagne

Second placed Robert Kubica, winner Jenson Button and third positioned Felipe Massa arrive for the podium ceremony

Second placed Timo Glock sprays champagne

Heikki Kovalainen sprays champagne

Second placed Timo Glock shares his champagne with the Toyota mechanics

Happy winner Lewis Hamilton shakes his tropy

Toro Rosso team boss Gerhard Berger carries the two well deserved trophies

Very happy Nico Rosberg becomes a glorious second placed

Race winner Vettel sprays champagne after the podium ceremony

Champagne showers for Rob Marshall, Red Bull Racing Chief Designer

Race winner Vettel appreciates a sip of champagne after the podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel admires his shiny trophy

Robert Kubica presents his trophy for third place

Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy for second place

Race winner Sebastian Vettel proudly presents his trophy

'Yes, we can'

Curious Hamilton checks his trophy for hidden surprises

More champagne for race winner Sebastian Vettel from second Hamilton after the podium ceremony

Red Bull's Mark Webber presents his trophy for third place after the Chinese GP

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy for second place after the Chinese GP

Podium ceremony after the Chinese GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, presents his trophy after the Chinese GP

Red Bull's third placed Mark Webber sprays champagne after the Chinese GP

Podium ceremony after the Turkish GP 2011

Race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne from the podium

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, presents his trophy for winning the Turkish GP 2011

Victorious Hamilton gets a hug from second placed McLaren team mate Button

Champagne celebrations on podium with Vettel, Hamilton and Button.

The winning team and driver with their trophies.

Sebastian Vettel lifts the winner's trophy.

A very touched Felipe Massa listens to the national anthem during podium ceremony

Congratulations and kisses from Charlene Wittstock - Prince Albert's fiance.

Happy race winner Jenson Button presents his deserved trophy

Podium ceremony above a rainy parc ferme

Race winner Jenson Button celebrates his victory with much champagne on the podium

Second placed Alonso sprays champagne from the podium

A large sip of champagne for race winner Sebastian Vettel on the podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy on the podium

Champagne showers for Peter Prodromou, Red Bull Racing Head of Aerodynamics, and Race winner Mark Webber on the podium of the British GP 2010

Mark Webber jumps on the podium after winning the British GP 2010

Nico Rosberg raises his trophy for a good third place

Second placed Alonso leaves the podium with his trophy and a bottle of champagne

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy on the podium after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Second placed Mark Webber congratulates winning team mate Vettel on the podium after the Belgian Grand Prix

Champagne showers soak the podium after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, celebrates on the podium after the Italian Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing race engineer Stefano Sordo and winner Sebastian Vettel leave the podium after the Italian Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, raises his trophy for second place

Race fans make their souvenir photos

Red Bull's Mark Webber jumps on the podium after winning the Hungarian GP

A quite unhappy Sebastian Vettel presents his third place trophy, disappointed after being fined with a drive-through penalty

Champagne showers on the podium

Champagne showers on the podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy on the podium after the Japanese GP 2010

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium

Race winner Jim Clark and second placed Bruce McLaren celebrate their victory with huge flower bouquets on podium, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1963

The new World Champion Jim Clark, a worthy winner of the German Grand Prix 1965, his sixth victory of the year

The victorious driver pair Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on the Nürburgring podium

Jim Clark celebrates his victory on the rostrum of the 1967 British Grand Prix

Jim Clark celebrates his victory on the rostrum of the 1967 British Grand Prix. At the far right Keith Duckworth of Cosworth and Lotus teamboss Colin Chapman.

The crowd wants to get as close as possible to attend the podium ceremony for Grand Prix race winner Denny Hulme

Ickx, Jacky, portrait, joy, podium

Winner Jackie Stewart on the podium with third placed Jochen Rindt receives the trophy for his greatest Grand Prix victory

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Jackie Stwart celebrates his victory on Silverstone podium

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) celebrate their victory on the Nuerburgring podium

Dutch GP winner Jochen Rindt with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman on Zandvoort's podium

Race winner Jochen Rindt takes a sip of champagne on Hockenheim's podium

Winner Jacky Ickx on his way from podium, Austrian GP 1970

Race winner Jackie Stewart between a happy second placed local hero Francois Cevert (right hand) and third placed Emerson Fittipaldi celebrate on podium after the French GP Paul Ricard 1971

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates on podium after the Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972 besides second placed Francois Cevert and third positioned Denny Hulme

Podium ceremony after the Spanish GP Jarama 1972: Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, second placed Jacky Ickx and third Clay Regazzoni

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates on podium after the Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972 besides second placed Francois Cevert and third positioned Denny Hulme

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi

Swiss Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni celebrates his Nürburgring Grand Prix victory. Left to him finishing second is Jody Scheckter. On the right you can see the minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate and vice-chair of the federal CDU party Helmut Kohl.

Race winner Jody Scheckter on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1974

Ferrari's Carlos Reutemann celebrates on the podium of the British GP Brands Hatch 1978

On the podium winner Alan Jones, 2nd team-mate Carlos Reutemann (left), and 3rd Nelson Piquet.

Winners podium with Michele Alboreto (on the left, 2nd placed), winner Alain Prost and 3rd Stefan Johansson

A happy second placed Jenson Button gets a champagne shower from winner Schumacher

A happy Kimi Raikkonen at the podium

Podium ceremony of the Hungarian Grand Prix 1990: winner Thierry Boutsen, second placed Ayrton Senna and third placed Nelson Piquet

Second placed Alessandro Nannini, race winner Ayrton Senna and third placed Gerhard Berger listen to the national anthem on the podium following the German Grand Prix 1990

Podium ceremony of the Hungarian Grand Prix 1990: winner Thierry Boutsen, second placed Ayrton Senna and third placed Nelson Piquet

Race winner Nigel Mansell and third placed Jean Alesi celebrate on the podium after the Spanish GP 1992

Michael Schumacher

Johnny Herbert wins the Italian Grand Prix for his Benetton team (second placed Mika Hakkinen and third Heinz-Harald Frentzen)

Belgian GP 1995: Michael Schumacher wins after a brilliant performance

Michael Schumacher

Spanish GP 1996

Ferrari drivers Mika Salo and Eddie Irvine celebrate their Hockenheim podium

1st podium finish of the 1999 season for the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, he presents his trophy for a remarkable third place - and his familiar Brazilian flag :)

GP winner and defending world champion Mika Hakkinen receives a friendly handshake from his pursuer Michael Schumacher

Mika Hakkinen enjois his victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2000

Champagne shower for Michael Schumacher

Japanese GP 2000

David Coulthard on podium extatic from victory. Alongside him second Rubens Barrichello and third Giancarlo Fisichella.

Michael Schumacher jumping on podium

Nick Heidfeld

The three top-placed drivers on the podium, French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours, 2001: 2nd placed, Williams driver Ralf Schumacher, in the middle winner Michael Schumacher, and 3rd placed Rubens Barrichello, both Ferrari.

Nick Heidfeld leaves the podium with a bottle of champagne while winner David Coulthard and 2nd placed Michael Schumacher still joke around behind him

British GP 2002

The usual Schumi jump

A very proud and happy David Coulthard on podium

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Podium ceremony and parc fermŽ

Michael Schumacher's obligatory podium jump

Podium ceremony and parc fermŽ

US GP 2003

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes celebrates on the podium

A very happy second placed Sergio Perez of Sauber F1 Team celebrates his achievement on the podium after the race

Race winner Fernando Alonso, (later fifth placed due penalty) Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button enjoy the action on the podium after the German Grand Prix

A very happy second placed Sergio Perez of Sauber F1 Team celebrates his achievement on the podium after the race

Race winner Fernando Alonso celebrates on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Race winner Fernando Alonso celebrates on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Podium ceremony after a spectacular night race - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel as winner in the middle, on the left second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, on right hand third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel and Gavin Ward, Red Bull's performance engineer, on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium, 2013

RBR's Sebastian Vettel wins the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 2013 and presents his trophy at the rostrum during the podium ceremony after the event

A very happy Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso joined by his team-mate Felipe Massa on the podium, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2013

RBR's race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne at Adrian Newey during the podium ceremony after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 2013

RBR's race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne at Adrian Newey during the podium ceremony after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 2013

A very happy Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso after winning the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona

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Seabstian Vettel, truly delighted after yet another victory so far, being interviewed by Martin Brundle on the podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Vettel’s Red Bull Racing race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin raises his trophy for the winning constructor during the podium ceremony

Race winner and World Champion Lewis Hamilton on the podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton celebrate another 1-2 for the German Team, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

3rd place for Valtteri Bottas, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

The top three drivers on the podium: Bottas, Rosberg and Hamilton, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Valtteri Bottas claims the first podium finish of his F1 career, the first podium for the Williams Team since the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria, 2014

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton celebrating another 1-2 for the Brackley based German F1 Team, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Final podium group shot with Nico Rosberg, Evan Short (Mercedes Head of Electronics), winner Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

2nd place for Brazilian Felipe Massa, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

A proud Toto Wolff on the winners podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Mercedes' sixth 1-2 of the season, with Lewis Hamilton, James Vowles (Mercedes Team Chief Strategist) and race winner Nico Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Ok, I did not win the race, but now it's my turn ... , Nico Rosberg on team-mate Hamilton, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

A very happy Italian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton, Monza, 2014

Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas as 2nd, 1st and 3rd on the podium, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

Celebrating the Title: Lewis Hamilton gets a shower from Bottas, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

The 2014 World Champion: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Toto Wolff and his Mercedes World Championship winning driver Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg (2nd), Lewis Hamilton (1st) and Fernando Alonso (3rd) on the podium, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

Race winner and World Champion Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg secured his 2nd consecutive Monte Carlo Grand Prix victory and retakes the Championship lead, Monaco, 2014

Champagne? No! Race winner Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Former Grand Prix driver and world champion Nigel Mansell with Nico Rosberg on the podium, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Hamilton starting the podium champagne shower, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Mercedes F1 track aerodynamicist Kim Stevens getting double sprayed by the winning drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Nigel Mansell and third placed Valtteri Bottas, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg crowned World Champion 2016, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Podium shot with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes' electronics head Evan Short, race winner Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel, Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2016

The top three finishing drivers of the weekend: Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Today is Nico's day: Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg on the podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Podium ceremony with Max Verstappen, race winner Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel as third, marking his first podium since Italy in September this year, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Tony Ross got the throphy for Mercedes as the winning constructor, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso jumping on the podium

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Champagne shower for Ross Brawn

Champagne shower for Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher

Champagne shower for Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Champagne shower for Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

King of Spain Juan Carlos calmly receiving the frenetic hurricane of applause from the cheering Spanish fans

Champagne shower for first placed Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Champagne shower for Ross Brawn

Podium ceremony with winnning car in foreground

Michael Schumacher presenting his trophy

Frenetic fans celebrating the victory of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari

Nick Heidfeld celebrating his important third position

Fernando Alonso kisses his winner's trophy

Alonso raises his trophy, besides him McLaren boss Dennis, team mate Hamilton and ex-Mercedes driver Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso share the champagne with their team

Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

Kimi Raikkonen leaves podium with his trophy

While third placed Webber claps the hands for his team, winner Alonso plays the air guitar for his amused boss

Third placed Kimi Raikkonen

McLaren principal Ron Dennis receives the winning constructor's trophy

Second placed Lewis Hamilton raises his trophy

Whilst winner Alonso spills his champagne, third Raikkonen appreciates the valuable bubbles

Winner Alonso raises his trophy

The delighted couple of winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Nico Rosberg - for their first podium reunion since their carting days eight years ago.

Nick Heidfeld sprays champagne

Champagne shower for race winner Sebastian Vettel

Winner Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and team mate Mark Webber cheer from podium

Third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing raises his trophy

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and his second placed team mate Mark Webber appear on Silverstone's podium

Champagne shower from Hamilton and Raikkonen

Podium group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, winner Felipe Massa, third placed Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari's chief engineer Francesco Uguzzoni

Race winner Lewis Hamilton grins into the lens in front of second placed Kimi Raikkonen and third placed Mark Webber

Nick Heidfeld raises his trophy for second place

Rubens Barrichello presents his today's achivements

Second placed Jenson Button on the podium with his winning Brawn GP team mate Rubens Barrichello

Champagne showers for Rubens Barrichello (right) and Jenson Button

First placed Massa presents a well earned trophy

Fernando Alonso presents his trophy for third finish position on podium

Second placed Timo Glock shakes his trophy on podium

Second placed Timo Glock shakes his bottle of champagne

A happy race winner Webber raises his trophy

Race winner Alonso pours rose water over his head

Second placed Felipe Massa presents his trophy

Champagne shower for Norbert Haug

Podium ceremony with second placed Robert Kubica, winner Jenson Button and third positioned Felipe Massa

Second placed Robert Kubica raises his deserved trophy

Second placed Robert Kubica, winner Jenson Button and third positioned Felipe Massa spray champagne after the podium ceremony

McLaren CEO Whitmarsh and Kovalainen congratulate each other on the podium

Kovalainen presents his porcelaine trophy to the jubilating spectators

Celebration on podium

Race winner Mark Webber gets a mouth shower from third placed team mate Sebastian Vettel

Whilst first placed Vettel hugs his team boss Gerhard Berger, second Kovalainen enjoys his champagne

Another memorable trophy for race winner Vettel and team boss Berger

Winner Vettel showers Toro Rosso team boss Gerhard Berger with champagne

First placed and youngest Grand Prix winner of all times Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy

Podium group photo of second placed Rosberg, winner Alonso and third placed Hamilton

Winner Vettel and third Petrov celebrate on the podium

Podium group photo: second placed Kubica, winner Alonso and third placed Raikkonen

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner cheers on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Champagne shower for the one-two winning McLaren drivers Hamilton and Button

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, enjoys a good sip of champagne after winning the Chinese GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, enjoys a good sip of champagne after the Chinese GP

Winner Felipe Massa beats on his heart at Interlagos podium

Sebastian Vettel on podium with second placed Lewis Hamilton and third Jenson Button.

Felipe Massa celebrates his race victory on the podium

Sebastian Vettel grabs his trophy.

Race winner Lewis Hamilton and second place team mate Jenson Button enjoy a champagne shower

Jenson Button celebrates on podium.

Waygiving former World Champion Raikkonen soothes a disenchanted title contender Massa on the podium

And again but vice versa on the podium, a disappointed second placed Vettel receives congratulations from the lucky Jenson Button, who overtook him after a small mistake under pressure

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy and the bottle of champagne on the podium

Champagne showers

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy and the bottle of champagne on the podium

Podium ceremony after the 2010 European Grand Prix

Race winner Sebastian Vettel enjoys his achievement on the podium

Sebastian Vettel enjoys even a third place trophy on podium after his home race in Hockenheim

Second placed Massa raises his trophy

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Race winner Fernando Alonso raises his first-place trophy on podium

First placed Alonso and Third Vettel drink champagne

Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber sprays champagne from the Hungarian GP's podium

Red Bull Racing mechanic Darren Nicholls and race winner Mark Webber carry their achievements from the podium in Hungary

Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber sprays champagne on the Hungarian GP's podium

Frenetic F1 fans enjoy the podium ceremony after the Hungarian GP 2010

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, raises his trophy after the Italian Grand Prix

Red Bull's Mark Webber presents his first place trophy for winning the Hungarian GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the deserved trophy after the Italian Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing performance engineer Tim Malyon present the winner's and constructor's trophies after podium ceremony

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel gives a champagne shower to Red Bull Racing performance engineer Tim Malyon during podium ceremony

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy during podium ceremony

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel kisses his trophy during podium ceremony

A last sip of champagne after the podium ceremony for winner Button and third placed new World Champion Vettel

Champagne showers for the newly crowned World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, celebrates on the podium after winning the Korean GP

Champagne showers after the Monza podium ceremony

Champagne showers after the Monza podium ceremony

Race winner Fernando Alonso celebrates on the podium

Champagne bottle for the Ferrari fans after the Monza podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium after the Japanese GP 2010

Race winner Alonso sprays champagne showers over Ferrari engineer Chis Dyer after the podium ceremony

Ferrari's race winner Fernando Alonso presents his trophy for winning the first Korean GP

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy on the podium

Jack Brabham wins the British GP, Brands Hatch 1966

Fun on the podium for winner Jack Brabham, second placed John Surtees and third placed Jochen Rindt

Podium ceremony of ADAC 1000km Nuerburgring: Patrick McNally and Mike Garton gained first position in group P1.3 (18th in overall placings) in their Marcos Mini GT of Marcos Racing Ltd.

Race winner Jim Clark on the podium besides Keith Duckworth, constructor of the successful Cosworth engine.

Podium ceremony of ADAC 1000km Nuerburgring: Patrick McNally and his co-driver Mike Garton gained first position in group P1.3 (18th in overall placings) in their Marcos Mini GT of Marcos Racing Ltd.

John Surtees receives the trophy after his victory of the Italian GP, Monza 1967. He hugs Lorenzo Bandini's wife Marghareita on the podium.

Victorious Porsche drivers Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA) are picked from podium by their cheering mechanics

A happy Jim Clark presents his winner's trophy

Winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) raise their bouquets on podium

The Duke of Metternich shows the trophy of winner Jacky Ickx, German GP 1969

Porsche driver Jo Siffert (CH) celebrates his victory at the Ardennes podium, Behind him on the left Brian Nelson (GB) winner in the S2.0 class and Rudi Lins (A) winner in the P3.0 class

John Surtees (GB) and Nino Vaccarella (I) on the podium as winner in class S5.0 (third overall)

The winning Porsche driver team on podium of the 1000 kms Spa 1970: Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on Porsche 917K #0014 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Chris Amon (left) and Jackie Stewart celebrating their 3rd and 1st place at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Race winner Peter Gethin celebrates his victory on the podium. Next to him his BRM team boss Louis Stanley and Lorenzo Bandini's wife Margherita Freddi. Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1971

Winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus. Next to him on the right is his teamboss Colin Chapman.

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973: Winner Mark Donohue on the podium

Clay Regazzoni celebrates his win on the podium after the German GP Nuerburgring 1974, together with third placed Carlos Reutemann, Dr. Helmut Kohl and the Duke of Metternich

Winner Emerson Fittipaldi, 2nd place for Niki Lauda (left)

Race winner Jody Scheckter and team boss Ken Tyrrell celebrate with champagne on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1974

Podium ceremony after the Dutch GP Zandvoort 1974: 1-2 win for Ferrai with race winner Niki Lauda, second Clay Regazzoni and third placed Emerson Fittipaldi

Ken Tyrrell

The winners of the 24h Le Mans Henri Pescarolo and Gerard Larrousse celebrate on podium

Winner Vittorio Brambilla and 2nd placed James Hunt, Austrian Grand Prix 1975

American Mario Andretti, Lotus driver, delighted after his victory at the 1977 USA-West Grand Prix, Long Beach, California

Gilles Villeneuve (left) delighted of his fist ever F1 podium and winner Ronnie Peterson.

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Michael winns again

Podium ceremony after the Spanish GP 1986

Nigel Mansell of Ferrari offers congratulations to the winner of the Spanish GP, his teammate Alain Prost.

Second placed Jean Alesi, race winner Ayrton Senna and third placed Thierry Boutsen enjoy the podium after the US Grand Prix Phoenix 1990

Race winner Ayrton Senna congratulates third placed Gerhard Berger on podium of the German GP Hockenheim 1990

First and second Ralf and Michael Schumacher with genius tacticus Ross Brawn and third BAR driver Jenson Button

Another dominant Williams 1-2 victory with Nigel Mansell ahead of Riccardo Patrese

Third placed Gerhard Berger raises his trophy on the podium beside winner Damon Hill and second placed Riccardo Patrese

Michael Schumacher celebrates his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, 1994. After the race the scrutineers discovered on Schumacher's Benetton that the wooden bottom had been worn away too much. This would indicate that the car was running illegally low in the race with the result that the German was excluded from the results.

Canadian GP 1994

Brazilian GP 1995

Belgian GP 1996

Belgian GP 1996

Belgian GP 1996

Italian GP 1996

Exhausted but happy winner Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher celebrates his memorable victory at the Hungarian GP 1998

The flying Finn and man of the weekend Mika Häkkinen sets the fastest time in all sessions and wins the Spanish Grand Prix

Johnny Herbert and Rubens Barrichello celebrate the great 1-3 victory for Stewart at the European Grand Prix in 1999

Ecstatic tifosi celebrate Michael Schumacher's Ferrari victory

Mika Hakkinen, winner of the Hungarian Grand Prix 2000, 2nd Michael Schumacher, 3rd Hakkinen's McLaren-Mercedes team-mate David Coulthard

Japanese GP 2000

Italian GP 2000

Michael Schumacher

The two Schumachers on the podium

Hungarian GP 2001: Michael's 2nd title for Ferrari

Champagne shower for a very happy Rubens

Sizzling Champagne shower

After gaining a 1-2 victory for Ferrari at the 2002 British GP in Silverstone, Schumacher and Barrichello spray champagne at Ross Brawn during podium ceremony

Michael Schumacher

Winner's podium, left to right: Juan Pablo Montoya (2nd), David Coulthard (1st), Kimi Raikkonen (3rd).

Cheering fans at podium ceremony

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achivement on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Champagne and confetti showers on the rostrum after the German Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren presents his winning drivers trophy

Third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari rushes to the podium ceremony

Race winner Fernando Alonso presents his trophy

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren presents his trophy on the podium during the ceremony

Race winner Fernando Alonso takes a large sip of champagne on the podium after the German Grand Prix

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams showers with champagne on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes presents his trophy for the winning driver on the podium after the race

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari presents his trophy during the podium ceremony

Race winner Fernando Alonso sprays champagne on the rostrum after the German Grand Prix

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates on the podium

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, race winner Sebastian Vettel with Gill Jones, Red Bull Racing Electronics, and third placed Lotus race driver Romain Grosjean

Another victory for German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel

On the podium after the Singapore Grand Prix are Fernando Alonso (2nd), Christian Hoerner (Red Bull team principal), winner Sebstian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen (3rd)

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey and race winner Sebastian Vettel get ready for the interviews after the ceremony

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates at the rostrum

mit joe robinson, vettel’s number 1 mechanic

Podium finish with Nico Rosberg, Mike Elliot (head of aerodynamics at Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Nico Rosberg earns his first career victory on his and Mercedes’ home soil and increases his championship lead to 14 points over team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Podium shot with Rosberg, winner Hamilton, and 3rd placed Massa, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Final podium shot: Lewis Hamilton, James Vowles, Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Flavio Briatore likes champagne out of the cup

Podium shot with Rosberg, winner Hamilton, and 3rd placed Massa, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Winners podium with Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel finishes 2nd at the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Lewis Hamilton, Andrew Shovlin, chief race engineer at Mercedes, winner Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

World champion Lewis Hamilton came home in first place at Monza, Italian Grand Prix, 2015

Winner's podium with Lewis Hamilton (2nd), winner Nico Rosberg, and Valtteri Bottos (3rd), Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Podium for Lewis Hamilton (2nd), winner Nico Rosberg and Kimi Raikkonen (3rd), Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2015

Final podium shot with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes senior race engineer Tony Ross, winner Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Race winner Nico Rosberg on the podium, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Race winner Nico Rosberg, Prince Albert, Charlene and Pierre Casiraghi, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Podium groupshot with Ricciardo, Hamilton, a Mercedes team-member and Perez, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Podium shot with World Champion Nico Rosberg, Hamilton and Vettel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton's victory was not enough for him to retain his drivers' championship title, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton was booed on the podium after the last-lap collision with Mercedes team-mate Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Giancarlo Fisichella kissing his well-deserved trophy

Podium ceremony

Ross Brawn, Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher on podium

Felipe Massa being champagned

Ross Brawn, Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher on podium

Ross Brawn, Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher on podium

Podium group photo with Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella

Strong hug for Alonso from his boss Briatore

Podium group photo

Michael Schumacher's jumps have become less frequent, but still very high as usual :)

Standing still for the national anthems

Michael Schumacher shaking his body and trophy

Trophyshaking from above

Team mates on the podium - Winner Massa and third placed Schumacher

Overwhelming feelings for the first polish driver who ever gained an F1 podium place - Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber

Entirely happy Michael Schumacher and his boss Jean Todt celebrating another victory

Champagne shower for Chris Dyer

Second Fernando Alonso, winner Kimi Raikkonen and a bursting proud third Lewis Hamilton

Emotional final podium group shot, let alone a personal thumbs up from sunnyboy Hamilton

Second placed Nick Heidfeld, winner Lewis Hamilton and a proud Alex Wurz who raced the race of his life

McLaren team mates and brothers in arms Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso appear on the podium

At least Lewis Hamilton scored another podium place - never mind, fans, next year's a new opportunity :)

Alonso sprays champagne besides thirsty Massa

Second placed Massa presents his booby prize ;)

Whilst Schumacher seems to be not very amused, Ron Dennis practices new gestures

Very happy Webber shakes his well earned trophy

Third placed Quick Nick presents his trophy to his team

Hamilton and Heidfeld spray champagne

Turkish Grand Prix podium, winner Massa in the middle

Monza podium ceremony

Happy quick Nick presents his tropy for gaining second place.

Race winner Lewis Hamilton presents his first place trophy.

Brawn GP driver Jenson Button, delirious with joy, shakes his trophy towards the audience

Winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed Red Bull teammate Mark Webber take a well deserved sip of champagne on podium

Happy race winner Sebastian Vettel shakes his trophy and bottle of champagne after podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel shakes his deserved trophy

Champagne showers for the winning Brawn Grand Prix boys

Podium group photo with different expressions of the Turkish GP

Champagne-soaked Red Bull driver Mark Webber and car designer Adrian Newey get on touch on the podium

Champagne shower for Red Bull's Adrian Newey

Happy second placed Robert Kubica raises his deserved cup

Final podium group photo of second placed Hamilton, winner Barrichello and third placed Raikkonen

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel raises the third place trophy

The delighted second placed Giancarlo Fisichella shakes his trophy

Second placed Jenson Button, winning Brawn GP team mate Rubens Barrichello and third placed Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari during podium ceremony

Champagne showers down the podium from celebrating Heidfeld and Barrichello

Final podium group photo of second placed Timo Glock, winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso

Champagne showers for winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Alonso

Winner Lewis Hamilton shakes his golden trophy

Second winner Heidfeld and third Barrichello swap champagne shots, Barrichello seems to be thirsty

Congrats for the winner Webber from Hamilton

Nick Heidfeld presents the artistical second place tropy

Race winner Lewis Hamilton thanks his cheering fans for their support

Second placed Mark Webber sprays champagne from Abu Dhabi's podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne from Abu Dhabi's podium in front of his happy Red Bull team boss Christian Horner

Race winner Alonso pours his rose water over Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali

Second placed Nelsinho Piquet is being showered

A very happy Nelson Piquet jr. raises trophy and fist

The two finns cannot raise their champagne bottles fast enough ;)

Timo Glock kisses his deserved trophy for second place

Second placed Robert Kubica, winner Jenson Button and third positioned Felipe Massa rearrange for the group photo after the podium ceremony

Second placed Timo Glock on his maiden podium points to the sky

Winner Kovalainen and third placed Raikkonen spray champagne

Podium ceremony with second placed Robert Kubica, winner Jenson Button and third positioned Felipe Massa

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers from the podium and celebrates his first victory of the season

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed Red Bull team mate Mark Webber shake hands during podium ceremony

Winner Sebastian Vettel cheers from the podium

Delighted Nick Heidfeld raises his third place tropy

Felipe Massa lifts his second place trophy

First placed and youngest Grand Prix winner of all times Sebastian Vettel expesses his joy on podium

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Mark Webber and third placed team mate Sebastian Vettel

Victorious Sebastian Vettel expesses his joy about his success as youngest GP winner of all times during podium ceremony

A very proud third placed Vitaly Petrov raises his trophy on the podium

Rob Marshall, Red Bull Racing Chief Designer, and race winner Sebastian Vettel raise their trophies after podium ceremony

Second placed Lewis Hamilton presents his trophy during podium ceremony

Podium ceremony with second placed Jenson Button, his winning McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton and a thoughtful looking third placed Red Bull rider Mark Webber

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner presents his trophy on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner kisses his trophy on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner receives a champagne shower from second placed Button on the podium after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Final podium ceremony group photo of Paddy Lowe, McLaren engineering director, race winner Jenson Button, second placed Hamilton and a happy third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull

Red Bull chief engineer Mark Ellis receives a champagne shower from winner Vettel and team mate Webber

Second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso shakes his trophy for third place

Champagne celebrations on podium with Vettel, Hamilton and Button.

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

'Come to my age and any trophy makes you happy!' ;)

Champagne shower for race winner Felipe Massa

Champagne showers on the podium

Champagne showers on the podium

Cheers for the Red Bull Racing team

The honourables escape the podium champagne showers unsuccessfully

Champagne showers for Hamilton and Rosberg on the podium of the British GP 2010

Mark Webber enjoys his victory on the podium of the British GP 2010

Ferrari drivers Massa and Alonso spray champagne on Hockenheim's podium

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates with champagne on the podium after the German GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on the podium with Simon Roberts, spraying campagne at the McLaren operations director after the German GP

Champagne for race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Champagne showers for second placed Alonso and third Webber

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Felipe Massa of Ferrari, race winning team mate Fernando Alonso and third placed Sebastian Vettel

A lot of champagne for controversial winner Alonso

Champagne showers between second placed Alonso and winner Webber

Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey raises the winning constructor's trophy on the podium after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

A happy Jenson Button of McLaren raises his trophy for third place on the podium after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Race winner Sebastian Vettel cheers at the crowd after the podium ceremony of the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Webber's fast champagne shower for Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull, his winning team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren stand still for the national anthem during the podium ceremony after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

A large flush of champagne for the face of McLaren's third placed Jenson Button after the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Podium ceremony after the Italian Grand Prix with race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in the middle (is that a small tear?)

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull Racing race engineer Stefano Sordo, winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, jumps on the podium after winning the Korean GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, presents his trophy on the podium after winning the Korean GP

Second placed Lewis Hamilton present his trophy on the podium after the Korean GP

Champagne showers from winning Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel on the podium after the Korean GP

Champagne showers for the winning Red Bull team on the podium after the Korean GP

A large sip of champagne for winning Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel on the podium after the Korean GP

Champagne showers on the podium after the Belgian GP

Winner Hamilton and second placed Webber spray champagne on the podium after the Belgian GP

Winner Hamilton and second placed Webber spray champagne on the podium after the Belgian GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton and McLaren Race Engineer Phil Prew proudly present their trophies

Race winner Fernando Alonso examines his trophy on the podium

A happy third placed Mark Webber enjoys his trophy

Champagne showers for Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey from race winner Sebastian Vettel on the podium after the Japanese GP 2010

Group photo during the podium ceremony: Second placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, Ferrari's race winner Fernando Alonso and his third placed team mate Felipe Massa

A fluffy Red Bull cap for the contructors champions

Race winner and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium

Race winner Graham Hill on the rostrum of the 1962 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring

Ferrari drivers Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), on the right, celebrate their victory - first in P 2.0 group and second overall after 1000 kilometers at the Nurburgring, Germany, 1966

The winning Porsche driver team (P2.0) Jo Siffert (CH) and Hans Herrmann (D) celebrate with champagne on podium

Winning team Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium

Jim Clark receives congratulations from Colin Chapman

Winning team (category P+5.0) Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium, laughing second placed Mike Parkes left hand

The delighted winner Dan Gurney

Victorious Porsche drivers Udo Schütz (D) and Joe Buzzetta (USA) on the Nuerburgring rostrum with german politician Franz Josef Strauss

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) hold their champagne bottles tight on podium

Winner Denny Hulme (leftm with the trophy) and Jacky Ickx, 1st and 3rd of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, 1968

Second placed Bruce McLaren, race winner Jackie Stewart and third placed Mario Andretti on the podium in Jarama 1970

German drivers Hans Heyer and Clemens Schickentanz (left) become second placed

A glass of champagne for Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on podium after winning the 1000 kms de Francorchamps

Helen Stewart on the podium in between Amon (left) and her husband Jackie Stewart, the race winner of the Spanish Grand Prix, 1971

Winner Jacky Ickx, 2nd Clay Regazzoni, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish and 3rd Ronnie Peterson of March

First and second of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch: Winner James Hunt, and Niki Lauda

First and second of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch: Winner James Hunt, and Niki Lauda

Winner of the British Grand Prix, James Hunt

The 1980 Spanish GP was declared a non-championship event after it was run. Winner was Alan Jones, 2nd Jochen Mass (left), 3rd Elio de Angelis (rigth).

Rene Arnoux celebrates his first ever Grand Prix victory

Grand Prix winner Michael Schumacher and his Ferrari team-mate Barrichello on the podium

Brazilian Nelson Piquet celebrates his 3rd place at the Long Beach Grand Prix, the 1981 season opener.

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Ayrton Senna, winner of the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. To keep his championship hopes alive, he has to win also the final two races of the '89 season.

Podium ceremony of the Hungarian Grand Prix 1990: winner Thierry Boutsen, second placed Ayrton Senna and third placed Nelson Piquet

Race winner Ayrton Senna and third placed Gerhard Berger spray champagne on the podium after the German Grand Prix, 1990

Champagne shower for a happy Jenson Button, beside the usual procedure

Second placed Gerhard Berger, winner Ayrton Senna and a happy third placed JJ Letho on Imola's podium

Second placed Gerhard Berger presents his trophy besides winner Ayrton Senna and a happy third placed JJ Letho on Imola's podium

Mexican GP 1992

Michael Schumacher

Second placed Riccardo Patrese lifting his trophy

Giancarlo Fisichella with his trophy

Podium, Berger vor den Ligierfahrern Panis und Bernard

Jos Verstappen raises his trophy on podium after finishing third behind winning Benetton team-mate Michael Schumacher and second Damon Hill

Second Jarno Trulli

Johnny Herbert, whose future at Benetton is uncertain, obtained his first Grand Prix victory

European GP 1995

Race winner David Coulthard being showered with champagne by Williams teammate and third placed Damon Hill and Benetton driver Michael Schumacher who gained second place

Michael Schumacher and his team boss Jean Todt are delighted after the 2nd victory of the season for Ferrari, Belgian Grand Prix, 1996

Giancarlo Fisichella finished the Canadian Grand Prix in 3rd position

Heinz-Harald Frentzen celebrates his deserved first place with loads of champagne

Belgian GP 1997

Michael Schumacher

2nd placed David Coulthard receives a fountain of champagne spray from his winning McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Mika Hakkinen

Argentinian GP 1998

David Coulthard on the podium.

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Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing takes a big pull from the bottle of champagne on the podium

Sebastian Vettel congtulates race winner Fernando Alonso - after finishing second on the track, Sebastian Vettel was penalised 20-seconds after the race

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari sprays champagne on the podium

Michael Schumacher (left) and his brother Ralf on the podium.

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren sprays champagne after the podium ceremony

A happy McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh caresses his winning driver Lewis Hamilton on the podium

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren is showered with champagne at the rostrum

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne on the podium

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams cheers on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

Race winner Fernando Alonso receives congrats from (later second placed) Jenson Button

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing sprays champagne on the podium

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren sprays champagne on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren celebrates his achievements on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing and his team mate Sebastian Vettel spray champagne on the podium

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren raises his trophy at the rostrum

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing sprays sparkling rose water (instead of champagne) with the second and third placed Lotus race drivers Raikkonen and Grosjean

Podium ceremony in Monaco with second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas secures his maiden F1 podium finish, as Hamilton gives him a shower, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Podium interview with Lewis Hamilton: Martin Brundle and both Williams drivers Massa and Bottas, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

New World Champion Lewis Hamilton: "Today was the greatest race of my life.", Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014

Podium shot with race winner Nico Rosberg, 2nd Valtteri Bottas (left) and 3rd Lewis Hamilton, Hockenheim, German Grand Prix, 2014

Winner Mercedes' German driver Nico Rosberg holds his trophy as he celebrates on the podium after the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2014

2nd placed Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

A proud Renault dream team: Fernando Alonso and his team boss Flavio Briatore

Sebastian Vettel, Geoffrey Willis, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Finaly Nico Rosberg leads home Lewis Hamilton to win the Mexican Grand Prix 2015

Three happy winners after a rose water shower

Podium ceremony with race winner Hamilton, princess Charlene of Monaco and her husband Prince Albert, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Champagne shower for Fisichella, Alonso and Button

Happy group photo

Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt presenting their trophies

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher being cheered by his prosecutor, teammate and minister president Kurt Beck

Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher being caressed by the King of Spain

Michael Schumacher being caressed by the King of Spain

Michael Schumacher with the King of Spain

Michael Schumacher

Champagne shower

A big draught of champagne for Jenson

Kisses for the winner

Michael Schumacher presents his trophy

Podium group photo

Deserved champagne shower for the busy mechanics

Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa on podium

Third placed Fernando Alonso shares his champagne bottle with his team

Third placed Fernando Alonso shares his champagne bottle with his team

Race winner Felipe Massa

Still group photo

Alonso presents his trophy

Second placed Hamilton presents his trophy

Lewis Hamilton proudly raises his trophy

Podium group photo

McLaren champagne party between second placed Alonso and third Hamilton

Podium group photo: second placed Massa, winner Alonso and third placed Webber

Champagne shower for father Hamilton

Champagne soaked podium group photo

Podium group photo of second placed Hamilton, winner Alonso and third Raikkonen

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with the second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

A beautifully unexpected podium group photo: second placed Heidfeld, winner Hamilton and third placed Rosberg.

Rubens Barrichello, Ross Brawn and Jenson Button celebrate their spectacular double win on Melbourne podium - for the first time since 1954 (then a Mercedes at Reims), a new team manages to gain a 1-2 victory at its first appearance

Champagne showers for second placed Heidfeld, winner Hamilton and third placed Rosberg.

Champagne shower

Robert Kubica shakes his trophy for a well earned second place

Final podium group photo of second placed Mark Webber, winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button

Group photo after podium ceremony: second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing, Brawn GP's race winner Jenson Button, third placed Jarno Trulli of Toyota and Ron Meadows of Brawn GP

Race winner Rubens Barrichello raises his tropy at podium ceremony

Second placed Jenson Button and third placed Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari clap their hands for the happy winner Rubens Barrichello

Ferrari's sporting director Luca Baldisserri and winner Massa leave the podium

Podium ceremony with second placed Kubica, race winner Mark Webber and third placed Hamilton

Webber's race engineer Ciaron Pilbeam on the podium

Podium group photo of BMW Sauber's second placed Nick Heidfeld, winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Rubens Barrichello

Podium group photo of second placed Piquet, winner Hamilton and third placed Massa

Second placed Robert Kubica, winner Jenson Button and third positioned Felipe Massa spray champagne after the podium ceremony

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, cheers with his trophy for a well earned third place

Champagne shower for second placed Hamilton

Podium group photo: second placed Massa, winner Hamilton and third placed Heidfeld (before the FIA stewards' decision)

Race winner Mark Webber rises his trophy

Second placed Fernando Alonso raises his trophy

Red Bull Racing chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer is being champagne-showered

Race winner Mark Webber, second placed Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Robert Kubica of Renault listen to the national anthems on Monaco's podium

Rob Marshall, Red Bull Racing Chief Designer, watches the making of the final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, race winner Sebastian Vettel and a very happy third placed Vitaly Petrov

Winner Alonso shakes his unexpected achievement

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, race winner Sebastian Vettel and a very happy third placed Vitaly Petrov

Winner Vettel savours the podium ceremony besides second placed Hamilton and third placed Petrov

Podium ceremony after the Australian GP 2011 - Vettel wins again!

Red Bull's World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner presents his souvenirs from the Malaysian Grand Prix

View at the parc ferme after the race with Hamilton's McLaren car and Massa's Ferrari

Champagne shower even for the TV camera men

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Sebastian Vettel, race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren's Managing Director Jonathan Neale and third placed Mark Webber

Race winner Lewis Hamilton kisses his trophy

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull, chief engineer Mark Ellis, race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali caresses Ferrari driver Massa during podium ceremony

Celebrations on podium with Vettel, Hamilton and Button.

Champagne celebrations for Vettel and his team.

The top three on podium: Sebastian Vettel with the second Fernando Alonso and third placed Jenson Button.

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel, McLaren Technical Director Paddy Lowe, winner Jenson Button and third placed Mark Webber after the Canadian GP 2011

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Red Bull head of race engineering Ian Morgan, race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Mark Webber

Race winner Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari celebrates with his trophy on the podium after the ceremony

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari raises his trophy on the podium

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari kisses his deserved trophy on the podium

Final group photo on the podium of the British GP 2010

A lot of champagne for controversial winner Alonso

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren carries his deserved trophy after the podium ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button, McLaren, raises his trophy on the podium

The F1 family celebrate their heroes on the podium together with the Hungarian fans - second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren race engineer Dave Robson, race winner Jenson Button of McLaren and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, receives the deserved trophy after the Italian Grand Prix

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, celebrates on the podium after the Italian Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel gives a champagne shower to second placed Jenson Button of McLaren during podium ceremony

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, kisses his trophy on the podium after winning the Korean GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, receives congrats from second placed Lewis Hamilton on the podium after the Korean GP

Champagne showers for winner Vettel

Champagne showers after the Monza podium ceremony

The three top drivers walk to Monza's podium after the race: Third placed Felipe Massa, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren and Ferrari's race winner Fernando Alonso

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel, race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull and Ferrari's technical director Aldo Costa

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Mark Webber, his race winning team mate Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull's chief designer Adrian Newey and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari on the podium after the Japanese GP 2010

Silver podium

Podium ceremony

Podium ceremony with race winner Jim Clark (Lotus), second placed Graham Hill (BRM) and third placed Phil Hill (Ferrari, F1 World Champion in 1961)

Jim Clark, the fulgent race winner of the Belgium Grand Prix, 1964

Jochen Rindt tastes the winners champagne and shares kisses with a Moet & Chandon girl

Le Mans 24h 1965 - podium ceremony with Herbert Linge and Peter Noecker, winner in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6

Winner Jim Clark between Graham Hill and Dan Gurney

AvD's race director Baron Leo von Diergardt (left hand) claps on the podium for winner Jack Brabham, second placed John Surtees and third placed Jochen Rindt who is given the trophy to by Fuerst von Metternich

Jack Brabham as winner on the podium after the British GP, Brands Hatch 1966

A surprising winner Dan Gurney on Eagle-Weslake T1G grins from the podium with a second placed Jackie Stewart on BRM P83 and third placed Chris Amon on a Ferrari P312

A proud winner Denny Hulme carries his deserved laurel collar

Winner of the German Grand Prix 1969: Jacky Ickx with Duke of Metternich next to him holding the trophy in his hands

Jean-Pierre Beltoise, winner of the F2 race, Jim Clark Revival 1969

Podium ceremony of German GP 1969 - second placed Jackie Stewart, winner Jacky Ickx and third positioned Bruce McLaren

Dr. Ferry Porsche on podium with one of the winning drivers Udo Sch¸tz

Winner Jacky Ickx on his way from podium, Austrian GP 1970

Race winners Vic Elford (GB) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) on the podium

Siegerehrung, Rindt vor Ickx

The winning Porsche driver team on podium of the 1000 km Spa 1970: Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on Porsche 917K #0014 entered by John Wyer Automotive Engineering

Helmut Marko (A) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) gain first place with a Porsche 917K #053 entered by Martini International Racing Team, 24h Le Mans 1971

Race winner Jackie Stewart celebrates on podium after the French GP, Paul Ricard, 1971

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

Gerard Larrousse and Vic Elford on podium, after winning the 1000km of Nuerburgring in their Martini-Porsche 908. Note the later German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on the left.

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team

Winner Jacky Ickx, 2nd Clay Regazzoni, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish and 3rd Ronnie Peterson of March

Mario Andretti (USA) and Jacky Ickx (B) on the podium with the winning Ferrari team members

Emerson Fittipaldi receives congrats from Lotus team boss Colin Chapman on podium after the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman and his wife Helena on podium after the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Winner Ronnie Peterson presenting his trophy at the French GP podium ceremony with Carlos Reutemann and Franois Cevert

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973: Winner Mark Donohue and Jack Cook, who represents the sponsor Volkswagen on the podium

Henri Pescarolo (F) amidst celebrating Matra team members

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973: Winner Mark Donohue and Jack Cook, who represents the sponsor Volkswagen on the podium

USA-West GP 1976

Winner Alan Jones with 2nd placed Carlos Reutemann (left) and 3rd placed Nelson Piquet (right).

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Alain Prost wins the Brazilian GP Rio de Janeiro 1988

Podium ceremony of the Hungarian Grand Prix 1990: winner Thierry Boutsen, second placed Ayrton Senna and third placed Nelson Piquet

Michael Schumacher giving champagne shower, now 7 times world champion.

First and second Ralf and Michael Schumacher with genius tacticus Ross Brawn and third BAR driver Jenson Button

David Coulthard (middle) finally won his first Grand Prix at Estoril, Portugal

Third Nick Heidfeld

Michael Schumacher and delighted Jean Todt on podium, celebrating Michael's 2nd victory of the 1996 season

The new World Champion celebrates his title: Canadian Williams driver Jacques Villeneuve, carried on the shoulders by McLaren drivers David Coulthard and race winner Mika Hakkinen.

Damon Hill wins the French Grand Prix. Eddie Jordan's team found itself in the remarkable position of running 1-2 (Damon Hill followed by Ralf Schumacher) with Jean Alesi's Sauber third. Thanks for this caption to GrandPrix.com, the best database we ever needed!

British GP 1998

Brazilian GP 1999

A magnificent victory after a stunning rain race: First placed Johnny Herbert, team boss Jackie Stewart and third placed Rubens Barrichello raise their trophies on the podium of the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring 1999

Winner David Coulthard celebrates with team-mate Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher

David Coulthard the winner of the French Grand Prix together with the second Mika Häkkinen and third Rubens Barrichello.

Italian GP 2000

The Ferrari team of Ross Brawn, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello sporting a red wig to celebrate their drivers and constructors championships achievements.

Mika Hakkinen gets a champagne shower

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Mika Häkkinen gets a champagne shower from his Ferrari competitors

Winner Mika Häkkinen, second placed Michael Schumacher, third placed David Couldthard

Ralf and Villeneuve on the podium

Winner Schumacher

Michael Schumacher on the podium

Controversial podium ceremony

Michael Schumacher bows to Rubens Barrichello

French GP 2002

Winning boys taking a champagne shower on podium

Podium champagne orgy

Spanish GP 2003: Fernando Alonso (middle) became the first Spaniard to finish second in a Formula 1 race

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium

Race winner Fernando Alonso showers Sebastian Vettel with champagne on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren presents his trophy on the podium after the ceremony

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes and Sauber's third placed Sergio Perez spray champagne on the podium

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull presents his trophy at the podium ceremony

Third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull jumps to celebrate his great podium finish

Podium ceremony after the British Grand Prix

Champagne showers after the podium ceremony from Perez and Alonso

Champagne showers for the winner Jenson Button

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing and third placed team mate Sebastian Vettel leave the rostrum with their trophies after the podium ceremony

Belgian racing legend Jacky Ickx interviews third placed Kimi Raikkonen on the podium after the ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren receives moderate congratulations from third placed team mate Hamilton

Champagne showers for the winner Jenson Button

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium with his mechanic Ole Schack, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Champagne showers after the podium ceremony

Race winner Fernando Alonso and (later fifth placed due penalty) Sebastian Vettel compare their bottles of champagne on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy for second place

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes sprays champagne from the podium

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren presents his trophy on the podium after the ceremony

A very happy Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso after winning the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona

Podium group photo with second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

Podium ceremony with both winning Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates his achievement and raises his trophy on the podium

Hockenheim Grand Prix, 2014, podium: 2nd placed Valtteri Bottas, Simon Cole, Mercedes F1 Chief Track Engineer, and both Mercedes drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton

Three (more or less) happy drivers posing for podium group photo. Left to right: Fisichella, Raikkonen and Alonso.

Nico Rosberg's victory in Monte Carlo ends a run of four-straight wins for team-mate Lewis Hamilton (left). Nice 3rd place again for Dani Ricciardo, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Rosberg, Hamilton, interviewer Jean Alesi and Massa, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Fernando Alonso and Flavio Briatore (Renault) joking on the podium

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016 podium with World Champion Nico Rosberg, race winner Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel

Trophy exchange between Nico Rosberg and Tony Ross of Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Winners nectar for Nico Rosberg, the new World Champion, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso still not spoiled by victory

Michael Schumacher and Jean Todt leaving the podium with their cups

Champagne shower for Ross Brawn

Alonso kissing his trophy, shaped like the main sponsor's famous Telefonica tower which is overlooking Barcelona, handed over by Juan Carlos, King of Spain

Podium group photo

Podium group photo

Podium group photo

Podium group photo

Michael Schumacher proudly presenting his trophy

The obligatory podium group photo (this time quite in red) with a happy Giancarlo Fisichella

True joy of Fernando Alonso even as second placed

Timo Glock gained first place on Sunday race

Timo Glock sprays champagne

The happiest podium ceremony for years after one of the crazier races with quite many interruptions

Nick Heidfeld, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh and Alex Wurz

Thumbs up for an exciting F1 season 2007

Champagne shower for everybody

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on first podium place

A very happy McLaren team boss Ron Dennis gets the winning constructor's trophy handed over from Michael Schumacher himself

And of course also a jet of champagne for the BMW Sauber mechanics and engineers

Podium group photo of second placed Raikkonen, winner Hamilton and third Heidfeld

Podium group photo after national anthems

Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

Champagne shower for Ferrari engineer Chris Dyer

Winner Kimi Raikkonen on podium with second placed Felipe Massa and the third Fernando Alonso.

Champagne shower for everybody

The very happy winner Sebastian Vettel flanked by team mate Mark Webber and third placed Button on podium

Podium group photo of second placed Felipe Massa, Ferrari's technical director Aldo Costa, winner Kimi Raikkonen and third placed Lewis Hamilton

Race winner Jenson Button shakes his trophy from the podium between the second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull and his blue team-mate Sebastian Vettel

Podium group photo of second placed Lewis Hamilton, winner Felipe Massa, third placed Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari's chief engineer Francesco Uguzzoni

Winner Felipe Massa jumps from the podium

Champagne showers for winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull team mate Mark Webber and their designer mastermind Adrian Newey

McLaren team boss Ron Dennis congratulates his protegee Hamilton and proudly raises his winning constructor's trophy

Champagne showers for Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber, celebrating his first Grand Prix victory

Champagne showers for Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber, celebrating his first Grand Prix victory

Race winner Lewis Hamilton presents his trophy

Champagne shower for McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh

Final podium group photo of winner Lewis Hamilton, second placed Kimi Raikkonen and third placed Mark Webber

Second placed Lewis Hamilton sprays champagne together with third placed Raikkonen and winner Barrichello

Champagne shower for race winner Kimi Raikkonen

Final podium group photo of second placed Giancarlo Fisichella, winner Kimi Raikkonen, third placed Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's team boss Domenicali

Finally a sip of Champagne for Fisichella and Vettel, race winner Kimi Raikkonen hails the audience

Second placed Giancarlo Fisichella cheers loudly from podium

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen lifts his deserved trophy

Podium ceremony with fans all around

A highly delighted Trulli rises his trophy for the third place

Massa sprays champagne at Trulli whilst Raikkonen quenches his thirst

Winner Lewis Hamilton kisses his well-earned trophy

Winner Lewis Hamilton shakes his golden trophy

Second placed Nick Heidfeld gats a friendly tap on the shoulder from winner Lewis Hamilton

Champagne shower for Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

Race winner Lewis Hamilton presents his trophy

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner presents his Winning Constructor's trophy on Abu Dhabi's podium

Champagne shower for Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

A sip of champagne for third placed Rosberg and a shiny constructor's trophy for Tim Goss, McLaren Chief Engineer

Champagne shower for everybody

Enthusiastic handshakes on the podium after the Chinese GP of race winner Jenson Button, McLaren chief engineer Tim Goss, second placed Hamilton and a happy third placed Nico Rosberg of manufacturer Mercedes

Final podium ceremony group photo of race winner Jenson Button, McLaren chief engineer Tim Goss, second placed Hamilton and a happy third placed Nico Rosberg of manufacturer Mercedes

Rob Marshall, Red Bull Racing Chief Designer, caresses race winner Sebastian Vettel, a very happy third placed Vitaly Petrov waits besides

Fernando Alonso celebrates his victory at the Japanese Grand Prix 2008

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and second placed Jenson Button take a champagne shower after the Malaysian Grand Prix

World Champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner showers Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey with champagne after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Champagne celebrations on podium with Vettel, Hamilton and Button.

Champagne showers on the podium of the British GP 2010

Race winner Mark Webber raises his trophy

Race winner Mark Webber raises his trophy

Champagne douche for Ferrari's Alonso

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali thanks race winner Alonso on podium after a controversial Hockenheim win

A good last sip of champagne for second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull, his winning team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren after the podium ceremony following the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, shows the 'Vettel finger' during podium ceremony

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed McLaren's Jenson Button, race winner Sebastian Vettel, his third placed team mate Mark Webber and Red Bull Racing performance engineer Tim Malyon

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner as winning constructor of the championship after the podium ceremony of the Korean GP

Final podium ceremony photo of race winner Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner as winning constructor of the championship

Champagne showers for the winning Red Bull team on the podium after the Korean GP

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel stands still on the podium

Third placed Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes presents his trophy on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix

A large sip of champagne for third placed Jenson Button after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Champagne showers from Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber for his second placed team mate Sebastian Vettel on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Champagne showers for Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber presents his trophy for the winning driver after the Brazilian Grand Prix

A large sip of champagne for second placed Sebastian Vettel after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Second placed Jenson Button of McLaren raises his trophy

Red Bull's Helmut Marko celebrates on podium with race winner Sebastian Vettel

A champagne / rose water well for the youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel

Race winner and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel kisses his trophy on the podium

Graham Hill (right hand) and Hans Herrmann (on the left side) become third placed on Porsche and celebrate with Porsche race director Huschke von Hanstein on the podium after the 1000kms Nuerburgring 1962

Jim Clark, winner of the Belgian GP 1964, takes a bath in the masses after his successful race.

Race winner Jochen Rindt takes a glass of champagne on Le Mans podium 1965

Le Mans 24h 1965 - podium ceremony with Herbert Linge and Peter Noecker, winner in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6

The winning drivers for the North American Racing Team on a Ferrari 250 LM: Masten Gregory (USA) and Jochen Rindt (A).

Winner Jim Clark between Graham Hill (left) and Dan Gurney

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Jim Clark, Lotus founder Colin Chapman and Lotus engineer Keith Duckworth celebrate Clark's victory and the successful debutant win of the new DFV Cosworth engine on the podium in Zandvoort

Winning team (category P+5.0) Dan Gurney (USA) and A. J. Foyt (USA) celebrate with champagne on podium, legendary photographer and journalist Bernard Cahier left hand

Jack Brabham enjoys his achievement and a glass of champagne on the podium after winning the French GP, Bugatti au Mans 1967

Winner Jackie Stewart

Jackie Stewart, winner of a rainy German GP on the Nuerburgring 1968, watches third placed Jochen Rindt receiving his trophy on podium

Grand Prix winner Jackie Stewart enjoys the Silverstone podium ceremony together with his wife Helen

Jo Siffert (CH, right hand) and Brian Redman (GB) celebrate their victory after 1000kms on Monza's podium in 1969

Winner Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) raises his trophy

Winner of the British GP Jochen Rindt on podium with his wife Nina

Podium ceremony with Jochen and Nina Rindt, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, 1970

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team in S5.0 classification, also Raymond Touroul (F) and André Anselme (F) wining the GT+2.0 class on a Porsche 911 S

Podium ceremony with the winning teams, prominently Helmut Marko (A) and team mate Gijs van Lennep (NL) after 24 hours and 397 laps with the Porsche 917K 053 of Martini International Racing Team in S5.0 classification

First placed Porsche teammates Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Jackie Oliver (GB) on the podium besides the second placed team Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB), both driving for John Wyer's J. W. Automotive

Race winners Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) on Porsche 908/03 008 celebrate their victory besides later German chancellor Helmut Kohl

Winner of the 1971 French GP, Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart, on the podium with third placed Emerson Fittipaldi and second placed Tyrrell team-mate Francois Cevert

Race winner Jacky Ickx on podium with second placed team mate Regazzoni and third Peterson after winning the German GP 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his 3rd victory in the 1972 season – a big step forward to his world championship win that year.

The future German chancellor Helmut Kohl (pictured as minister president of Rhineland-Palatinate) on the podium after the German Grand Prix, 1974, with Jody Scheckter and race winner Clay Regazzoni

Ronnie Peterson on podium with Clay Regazzoni and Niki Lauda

Race winner James Hunt on the podium after winning the Spanish GP Jarama 1976

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Winner Niki Lauda (1st win in the 3rd Grand Prix of his comback season 1982), 2nd Keke Rosberg (left) and 3rd Gilles Villeneuve (later disqualified for using an illegal rear wing).

Podium of the British GP 1982: 2nd Didier Pironi, winner Niki Lauda and 3rd Patrick Tambay

Long Beach, USA-West Grand Prix, 1982: Keke Rosberg, Niki Lauda (middle) and Gilles Villeneuve are the top three drivers on the podium. The Austrian McLaren driver Lauda won his 1st GP just three races after his comback in F1 that season.

Champagne shower

The higher jump than usual?

Winner Michael Schumacher

Damon Hill on podium

Second placed Rubens Barrichello with Brazilian flag together with third placed Eddie Irvine celebrate their good result for Jordan on podium. On the left winner Jean Alesi with his team boss Jean Todt

Ferrari driver Jean Alesi kisses his trophy

Freshly crowned world champion Jacques Villeneuve on the shoulders of the happy McLaren-Mercedes drivers Coulthard and Hakkinen

Japanese GP 2000

Rubens Barrichello being rewarded with a champagne shower after winning his 1st GP in a rainy race in front of Hakkinen and Coulthard

Todt and his drivers on the podium

Race winner Mika Hakkinen being filled up with champagne by McLaren team-mate David Coulthard

Finally Champagne shower

Ferrari team on the podium

Champagne shower

Champagne shower for the winning Ferrari team

German GP 2005

Final podium group photo with second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, his winning 'enfant terrible' Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren cheers on the podium

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren celebrates on the podium with Paddy Lowe, McLaren engineering director

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus takes a sparkling rose water shower

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus takes a sparkling rose water shower

Winner Kimi Raikkonen, 2nd Michael Schumacher, 3rd Ralf Schumacher. McLaren teamboss Ron Dennis (left, white T-shirt) is also on the podium.

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren kisses his trophy for the winning driver on the podium

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams is carried shoulder high on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

Podium ceremony after the Chinese Grand Prix - epic Mercedes winner Nico Rosberg between the two McLaren racing drivers Button and Hamilton

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh watches the champagne flowing for the fastest cowboys: second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren's winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Jackie Stewart interviews third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull on the podium after the race

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams is carried shoulder high on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Second placed Ferrari race driver Fernando Alonso receives his trophy on the podium

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly presents his trophy on the podium

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus proudly raises his trophy

Mario Andretti, Italian racing multitalent and 1978 Formula 1 World Champion, interviews second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, McLaren's winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari on the podium

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly presents his trophy on the podium

On the podium: the winner (middle) McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd placed (left) Fernando Alonso and 3rd Giancarlo Fisichella (both Renault).

Winner Kimi Raikkonen (middle), 2nd Fernando Alonso (left) and 3rd Jenson Button on the podium.

Podium shot of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013: Gavin Ward, Red Bull's performance engineer, Mark Webber, as 2nd placed, winner Sebastian Vettel, and 3rd placed Nico Roaberg of Mercedes

From left to right: 2nd placed Kimi Raikkonen, winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari's Stefano Domenicali, and 3rd placed Felipe Massa, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2013

Podium ceremony is finished with Renault's race engineer Alan Permane, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Podium group photo with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey, race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed team mate Mark Webber of Red Bull

Podium group photo of Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Flavio Briatore and Ralf Schumacher (left to rigth).

After his Formula 1 debuit in 2006, Nico Rosberg had finaly reached his World Championship target, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

A proudly grinning Giancarlo Fisichella presenting his trophy

Red happy podium with a serious blue spot

Quite a happy reddish podium group photo

Podium group photo

Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

Happy winner Hamilton raises his porcelain trophy

Podium group photo: Kimi's race engineer Dyer, second placed Massa and winner Raikkonen besides lonely McLaren representative third placed Alonso

Jenson Button shakes his trophy for his second victory in a row

Timo Glock and Nick Heidfeld spray champagne towards the BMW Sauber team

Champagne bath on podium

A FOM TV camera man is being showered by three spurts of champagne

Champagne rain

Champagne shower

Second placed Rubens Barrichello and winner Jenson Button caress each during Monaco podium ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button raises his trophy which he just received from Prince Albert de Monaco

Race winner Robert Kubica shares his champagne bottle with the BMW Sauber team

Champagne shower

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali proudly presents the Winning Constructor's trophy

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates on Abu Dhabi's podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates on Abu Dhabi's podium

Podium group photo after the season's first race: Second placed Felipe Massa, race winner Fernando Alonso, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali and third placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren

Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey is being champagne-showered by race winner Sebastian Vettel, second placed Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg after the podium ceremony

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel raises his first place trophy

Podium group photo: Massa's race engineer Rob Smedley, second placed Lewis Hamilton, race winner Felipe Massa and third placed Robert Kubica

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and an unexpected third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali embraces his Ferrari drivers Massa and Raikkonen at podium ceremony

Race winner Fernando Alonso of Ferrari jumps on the podium

Champagne shower for second placed Vettel

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren operations director Simon Roberts, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Mark Webber

Second placed Sebastian Vettel lifts his trophy

Champagne showers on the Hungarian podium for winner Jenson Button

Second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and race winner Jenson Button of McLaren drink champagne together after the podium ceremony

Red Bull's technical director Adrian Newey of Red Bull, second placed Mark Webber, his winning team mate Sebastian Vettel and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren pose together for the media after the podium ceremony of the Belgian Grand Prix 2011

Race winner Lewis Hamilton takes a large sip of orange flower flavoured sparkling water after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium ceremony

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes presents his deserved trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes kisses his trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Final podium group photo (L to R): Second placed Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing, race winner Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, besides him Phil Prew, McLaren Race Engineer, and Robert Kubica of Renault as a happy third

Podium group photo after the Italian GP 2010: Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali, Second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, race winner Fernando Alonso and third placed Felipe Massa

Podium group photo after the ceremony: Second placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, Ferrari's race engineer Chris Dyer, race winner Fernando Alonso and his third placed team mate Felipe Massa

Champagne and glitter showers for race winner Sebastian Vettel and new Constructor World Champion Red Bull Team boss Christian Horner

Champagne and glitter showers for race winner Sebastian Vettel and new Constructor World Champion Red Bull Team boss Christian Horner

A champagne / rose water well for the youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel

Youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel celebrates on podium between McLaren's Hamilton and Button

3rd placed Ferrari driver Richie Ginther (middle) jokes around with the winning Ferrari driver team Scarfiotti and Bandini on the podium, 24h Le Mans, 1963

Graham Hill, Jo Bonnier, Jean Guichet (hidden by the bouquet of flowers) and Nino Vaccarella celebrate their achievent on podium

Podium ceremony after 24 hours, Henry Ford II with 'his' winning drivers in P+2.0 class: Chris Amon (NZ), Henry Ford II and Bruce McLaren (NZ).

Jack Brabham wins the French Le Mans Grand Prix 1967, overwhelmed by french hospitality and the sponsor's fluffy tiger

The top three of the Belgian Grand Prix 1968: Finishing 2nd Ricardo Rodriguez, winner Bruce McLaren and 3rd Jacky Ickx.

Ford team mates and happy winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Lucien Bianchi (B) receive their bouquets on podium

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) celebrate their victory on the Nuerburgring podium

Hans Herrmann (D) and Richard Attwood (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans rostrum

Podium ceremony with Jochen and Nina Rindt, British Grand Prix 1970

Winner Jo Siffert sprays champagne at the spectators beneath the podium

British Grand Prix 1970 podium ceremony: Jochen Rindt presents his trophy

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme on the podium

The winning McLaren Chevrolet in front of the small podium ceremony

Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrates on podium with Matra team mate Larrousse

Tyrrell driver Jody Scheckter on his parade lap after winning the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1974. Jo Ramirez is about to offer him a soft drink.

From left to right: Clay Regazzoni, Ronnie Peterson and Niki Lauda

Podium group photo after the ceremony: Second placed James Hunt of Hesketh, Ferrari's race winner Niki Lauda and third placed Jochen Mass, McLaren

German Grand Prix winner and World Championship leader Niki Lauda with laurel. He celebrates his 2nd season's victory on the Hockenheim podium with AvD president Metternich and 2nd placed Scheckter (far right)

Jenson Button receives his first champagne shower as a race winner

Winner John Watson on the podium, flanked by McLaren team mate Niki Lauda and third placed René Arnoux

McLaren team mates Niki Lauda and Alain Prost hug on the podium, Portuguese GP Estoril 1984

The new world champion Niki Lauda (2nd place in the race) being hugged by Ayrton Senna (3rd). Also on the podium: Race winner Alain Prost (bottom left corner) McLaren designer John Barnard (left) and McLaren team boss Ron Dennis.

Champagne shower for race winner Mika Häkkinen

Heinz-Harald Frentzen became third and receives a good champagne shower from winner Hakkinen and second placed Schumacher

Fair handshake between second placed Jarno Trulli and winner Johnny Herbert

Podium under champagne shower

Podium ceremony with much champagne

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing kisses his trophy on the podium

Niki Lauda interviews the race drivers Perez, Hamilton and Alonso after the podium ceremony

Race winner Jenson Button of McLaren raises his trophy on the podium

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams presents his trophy on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

Race winner Fernando Alonsoenjoys a champagne shower of Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button on the podium after the German Grand Prix

Champagne showers on the podium for second placed Vettel and winner Button

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams presents his trophy on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A victorious Pastor Maldonado of Williams showers with champagne on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix 2012

A cheering Mercedes winner Nico Rosberg between the two McLaren racing drivers Button and Hamilton on the podium

Belgian racing legend Jacky Ickx interviews the drivers on the podium after the ceremony

Ex-F1 race driver and BBC TV presenter David Coulthard interviews race winner Kimi Raikkonen on the podium after the race

Race winner Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing presents his trophy for the winning driver after the podium ceremony

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, RBR race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin with race winner Sebastian Vettel, and third placed Mercedes race driver Lewis Hamilton

Final Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium shot: 2nd Felipe Massa, Williams, director of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Toto Wolff, race winner and 2014 World Champion for Mercedes Lewis Hamilton and 3rd Valtteri Bottas, Williams

Happy Felipe Massa shaking his trophy and fist

Ross Brawn, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Final podium group photo

Ross Brawn, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Ross Brawn, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa on podium

Ross Brawn, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Ross Brawn, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa

Alonso proudly presenting his huge tropy

Second placed Montoya presenting his trophy to the world

Final podium group photo

Felipe Massa, Jean Todt and Michael Schumacher presenting the Italian flag

Final podium group photo

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso spray champagne

Podium group photo: Ferrari's engine department boss Gilles Simon with Kimi Raikkonen beween second placed Alonso and third placed Hamilton

Podium group photo: Ferrari team manager Stefano Domenicali, second placed Kimi Raikkonen, race winner Felipe Massa and third placed Fernando Alonso

Podium group photo of McLaren's second placed Alonso, winner Kimi Raikkonen, third placed Felipe Massa and Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley

Timo Glock sprays champagne towards the BMW Sauber team

Podium group photo: Second placed Kimi Raikkonen, winner Massa, third Kubica and Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali give thumbs up

Happy second placed Rubens Barrichello shakes his trophy against the sky

Final podium group photo of Red Bull's Adrian Newey, second placed Mark Webber, winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Rubens Barrichello

Red Bull team manager Jonathan Wheatley raises the winning constructor's trophy

1-2 BMW winners Kubica and Heidfeld spray champagne

Champagne shower for BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen

Final podium group photo of second placed Robert Kubica, winner Mark Webber, his Red Bull race engineer Ciaron Pilbeam and third placed Lewis Hamilton

Race winner Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy on Abu Dhabi's podium

Podium ceremony of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 1-2 victory for Red Bull: second placed Mark Webber, race winner Sebastian Vettel and as third Brawn's World Champion Jenson Button, His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.E. Sheikh Lubna Al Qasimi and H.E. Mohamed Ben Sulayem

McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh seems to be highly amused by the sparkling champagne showers

A very proud Mercedes Motorsport director raises the trophy for the winning constructor

Handshake on Abu Dhabi's podium between Webber and Button

Race winner Mark Webber presents his trophy

A last sip of champagne on the podium after the Malaysian GP for second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren on podium after the German GP

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren raises his trophy on the podium after the German GP

Champagne showers for winner Vettel

Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey presents his trophy for the winning constructor on the podium

Red Bull Racing's race winner Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy on the podium

The whole Red Bull Racing team celebrates the superior success with Renault engineers subsequent to the podium ceremony after the Brazilian GP

Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber and second placed team mate Sebastian Vettel ashake hands on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix

The whole RBR team celebrates the superior success subsequent to the podium ceremony after the Brazilian GP

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali proudly shakes the trophy for the winning constructor, for the first and third place at Ferrari's home race

Race winner Alonso raises his trophy

Red Bull's Helmut Marko celebrates on podium with race winner Sebastian Vettel

Youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel celebrates on podium between McLaren's Hamilton and Button

The two winning Porsche drivers Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) enjoy the fresh podium air after the 1000km Monza 1969

Podium ceremony after the 1969 Zeltweg 1000 kms

Ferry Porsche on podium amidst his celebrating victorious Porsche driver team Mitter and Sch¸tz

Brian Redman (GB) and Jo Siffert (CH) on the podium after winning the 1000kms of Spa in 1970 in S5.0 class, on the right behind them the winners in the P3.0 class Rudi Lins (A) and GÈrard Larrousse (F), on the left John L'Amie (GB) and Brian Nelson (GB) winning the S2.0 class

Jacky Ickx takes a sip of champagne from Jochen Rindt's first place cup, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1970

Prime minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and later German chancellor Helmut Kohl towers above podium ceremony for victorious Porsche 908/3 drivers Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB)

Second placed Peter Revson shows his enjoyment about a check

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

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Winning Matra team mates Henri Pescarolo and GÈrard Larrousse celebrate on podium

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

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The 2nd 1-2 victory of the season for Lotus, with winner Mario Andretti, 2nd Ronnie Peterson and Ligier driver Jacques Laffite as 3rd, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1978

Winner Nelson Piquet flanked by Emerson Fittipaldi (left) and Riccardo Patrese.

Winner John Watson on the podium, flanked by McLaren team mate Niki Lauda and third placed René Arnoux, who just recveives the right sponsor cap

Winner John Watson on the podium, flanked by McLaren team mate Niki Lauda and third placed René Arnoux, who just recveives the right sponsor cap

Happy Kimi on the podium

Michael Schumacher hugs opponent and now 4 times world champion Alain Prost

Podium fun with 2nd Mika Hakkinen, 3rd Eddie Irvine, Jean Todt and winner Michael Schumacher

Mika Hakkinen wins the Brazilian Grand Prix

Montoya and his first win

Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello and Jean Todt celebrating another 1-2 victory for Ferrari which leads to Michael's fourth World Championship and Ferrari's eleventh constructor title

Michael Schumacher takes a shower with Jean Todt

Hungarian GP 2003, the top three men on the podium: Alonso, Raikkonen, Montoya

Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya dominate the 2003 French Grand Prix at Magny Cours, giving the BMW Williams team its second 1-2 in seven days

Third placed Fernando Alonso presents his trophy during the podium ceremony and takes the lead in the drivers championship

A victorious Mark Webber presents his trophy for the winning driver during the podium ceremony

2nd place for Fernando Alonso (left, Renault), winner Kimi Raikkonen (middle, McLaren) and 3rd JP Montoya (rigth, McLaren).

Podium group photo before the ceremony of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Podium group photo before the ceremony of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Final podium shot with Nico Rosberg as the new World Champion 2016, Nico's race engineer Tony Ross, race winner but dethroned champion Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso's race engineer Rod Nelson was invited to receive the constructor's trophy on the podium

Final podium group photo

Champagne shower for the teams who do not usually get one :)

A very happy Jenson Button on the podium

Another podium group photo: Second placed Pedro de la Rosa, Jenson Button who won his first race ever and third placed Heidfeld spray champagne - it was so nice to see some different and extremely happy guys up there!

Felipe Massa gives congrats to Ross Brawn's successor at Ferrari Luca Baldisseri

Happy champagne shower from Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen

Race winner Alonso raises his trophy

Champagne shower

Third placed Timo Glock cheers at his fans from podium

Kimi Raikkonen presents his trophy

Final podium group photo of Red Bull team manager Jonathan Wheatley, second placed Red Bull Racing team mate Sebastian Vettel to winner Mark Webber and third placed Felipe Massa of Ferrari

Podium group photo: Second placed Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber team principal Dr. Mario Theissen, race winner Robert Kubica and third placed David Coulthard celebrate on Montreal's podium

Podium group photo: Second placed Kimi Raikkonen, winner Massa, third Trulli and Ferrari's sporting director Luca Baldisserri

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Red Bull driver Mark Webber, chief designer Adrian Newey, race winner Sebastian Vettel and a happy third placed Nico Rosberg

Final podium ceremony group photo with Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and an unexpected third placed Nick Heidfeld of Renault

Alonso sprays champagne showers from the podium at the Ferrari team

Champagne showers on the Hungarian podium

Race winner Jenson Button, McLaren, raises his trophy on the podium

Champagne showers on the Hungarian podium

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, kisses his shiny silver cup

2011 World Champion Sebastian Vettel greets from the podium after the Brazilian GP

The whole Red Bull Racing team celebrates the superior success with Renault engineers subsequent to the podium ceremony after the Brazilian GP

Champagne and glitter showers for race winner Sebastian Vettel, second placed team mate Mark Webber and new Constructor World Champion Red Bull Team boss Christian Horner

Race winner and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy on the podium

Podium ceremony after the Autrian Grand Prix 1979 in Zeltweg: Second placed Gilles Villeneuve, winner Alan Jones and a happy third positioned Jacques Laffite. Jones takes an orange juice rather than champagne refering to his Middle East sponsors.

Nico Hulkenberg, podium

Freiherr von Diergardt presents Jack Brabham with the winners trophy, watched by second placed John Surtees, whilst Fuerst von Metternich hands Jochen Rindt his cup for third place.

The Ford drivers Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium in 1969

Podium with 2nd placed Ickx and winner Jochen Rindt. On the right Duke of Metternich and Huschke von Hanstein.

Second placed Peter Revson shows his enjoyment about a check

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

Winning Matra team mates Hill and Pescarolo at Le Mans podium

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Mario Andretti (USA) on the podium with his kids, Jacky Ickx (B) and the winning Ferrari team members

IROC International Race Of Champions Riverside, 1973

24h Le Mans 1973 podium: Henri Pescarolo, Gerard Larrousse and Jean-Pierre Jabouille win with the Matra-Simca MS670B

Champagne again

Winner Damon Hill raises his trophy

European GP 2000

After the 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello and Ross Brawn wear red wigs to celebrate the Italian team's victory in the Constructors' Championship

Rubens Barrichello leads Michael to a nice 1-2 Ferrari victory

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, race winner Nico Rosber of Mercedes GP, his motorsport director Norbert Haug and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton

The podium ceremony is displayed on a giant screen in front of the Casino

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus, McLaren's team principal Martin Whitmarsh, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Sergio Perez of Sauber

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Romain Grosjean of Lotus, McLaren's team principal Martin Whitmarsh, race winner Lewis Hamilton and third placed Sergio Perez of Sauber

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Race winner Fernando Alonso enjoys a champagne shower of Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button on the podium after the German Grand Prix

A delighted Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug shakes the constructors trophy on the podium

Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug catches a really strong sip of champagne

Another thumbs-up from Lewis Hamilton

Timo Glock watchs Bruno Senna who kisses his first GP2 winner's trophy

Kimi Raikkonen gets a strong handshake from King of Spain Juan Carlos

Second placed Sebastian Vettel waves from podium at his supporters

Champagne showers for Red Bull's team manager Jonathan Wheatley

Champagne showers for Red Bull's race winner Mark Webber

Winner Massa jumps from podium with his trophy raised high

Podium group photo after the season's final race: Second placed Fernando Alonso, race winner Felipe Massa, third placed Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali

Sir Stirling Moss flights the champagne showers on the podium of the British GP 2010

The Hungarian fans celebrate the heroes on the podium - second placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Jenson's race engineer Dave Robson, race winner Jenson Button of McLaren and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, race winner Sebastian Vettel, his third placed team mate Mark Webber and Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner as winning constructor in their middle

A large sip of champagne for Red Bull Racing's technical director Adrian Newey

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren's Andy Latham, race winner Lewis Hamilton and his third placed team mate Jenson Button of McLaren

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Sebastian Vettel, strategist Will Courtney, race winner Mark Webber (all Red Bull Racing) and third placed Jenson Button of McLaren

Podium ceremony after the Autrian Grand Prix 1979 in Zeltweg: Second placed Gilles Villeneuve, winner Alan Jones and a happy third positioned Jacques Laffite. Jones takes an orange juice rather than champagne refering to his Middle East sponsors.

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme on the podium

German GP 1974: A delighted winner Clay Regazzoni. Left to him Jody Scheckter, on the right Carlos Reutemann

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French GP 1994

Podium group photo after the ceremony of second placed Nico Rosberg, race winner Mark Webber, Red Bull's Adrian Newey and third placed Fernando Alonso

Podium group photo after the ceremony with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Now cheeky Hamilton graby Haug's elbow for the shower

Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso

Race winner Mark Webber raises his first first place trophy

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Sebastian Vettel, race winning Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, his team boss Stefano Domenicali and third placed Mark Webber of Red Bull on the podium after the British GP 2011 in Silverstone

Final podium ceremony group photo of Red Bull's second placed Mark Webber, his race winning team mate Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner and third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari on the podium

Podium ceremony after 24 hours in Le Mans 1966, Ford wins in both P2.0+ and P2.0 classes: Bruce McLaren (NZ), Henry Ford II (USA), an unknown lady, Colin Davis (GB), Jo Siffert (CH) and Chris Amon (NZ).

Podium ceremony for race winner Vic Elford (on the left, raising his hand) with his wife Mary and co-driver Umberto Maglioli, also second placed driver team Nanni Galli and Ignazio Giunti (I)

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium

British Grand Prix 1970 podium ceremony: Jochen Rindt presents his trophy to Lotus team boss Colin Chapman and to his wife Nina

Alfa Romeo's race winners Andrea de Adamich and Henri Pescarolo celebrate on the podium after the 1971 BOAC 1000kms

Podium ceremony after the 1000 km Nurburgring, 1971: The winning Porsche team of Gerard Larrousse (F) and Vic Elford (GB), beside them on the left is Helmut Kohl, minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate and later Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998.

Podium ceremony: Gracia Patricia de Monaco congratulates Elio de Angelis (for a short time 2nd, later 5th), while winner Riccardo Patrese gets the trophy from Prince Rainier

Ayrton Senna wins the Brazilian GP 1993, Damon Hill becomes second, Schumacher third

Ex-F1 race driver and BBC TV presenter David Coulthard interviews winner Kimi Raikkonen on the podium after the race

Felipe Massa shakes his trophy whilst Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso attend the ceremony

Jumping Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton (left) and Fernando Alonso

Podium group photo (from right to left): third placed Felipe Massa, winner Lewis Hamilton, second Fernando Alonso and DaimlerChrysler chairman 'Dr. Z' Dieter Zetsche

Kimi Raikkonen raises his trophy

Race winner Alonso kisses his trophy whilst second placed Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa shakes hands with HRH Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain

Formula BMW Europe podium

Nico Hulkenberg on podium

Formula BMW Europe podium

Podium ceremony 24h Le Mans 1966 with Bruce McLaren, Henry Ford II, two unknown French beauties, Colin Davis, Jo Siffert and Chris Amon

Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB) celebrate their victory on Le Mans podium 1969

The two winning Porsche driver teams on podium: Jo Siffert, Derek Bell, Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver after the 1000 km Spa, 1971

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Podium ceremony for winner James Hunt, winner of the Spanish Grand Prix, with third placed Gunnar Nilsson - in front of him Juan Carlos, King of Spain, his wife Sophia and Prince Felipe

Winner of the French Grand Prix Michael Schumacher (benetton) on podium with second placed Damon Hill (Williams) and third placed Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)

Mika Hakkinen celebrates his 1st Formula 1 victory

Final podium ceremony group photo with Red Bull Racing's technical chief Adrian Newey, second placed Jenson Button of McLaren, Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and as third Fernando Alonso of Ferrari

Race winner Jackie Stewart, second placed Jean-Pierre Beltoise (left hand) and third Jacky Ickx enjoy their victory surrounded by cheering crowds after the French GP 1969

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Cheerful Lewis Hamilton presents his trophy

Le Mans 24h 1965, podium ceremony with prototype GT class winners: Noecker (eft) and Linge (black shirt) 1st in the GT class up to 2000cc with a Porsche 904/6, Gregory and Rindt (right) 1st place in a Ferrari 250LM, prototype GT class 4000cc

Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi, winner of the Spanish Grand Prix, 2nd place for Tyrrell driver Francois Cevert (on the right), 3rd George Follmer, driving for Shadow

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Grid girls become podium girls

Fans waiting for podium ceremony

Group photo of podium residents

Joyful Fernando Alonso on podium's second place

Masses of fans after podium ceremony

Norbert Haug dripping wet after podium ceremony

Fans invade the track during podium ceremony

Waiting fans and policemen prepare for podium ceremony

Racing photographers squeeze into best podium shooting position

Fans run on the track to podium ceremony

Fans with flags on grid watch podium ceremony

Heavily equipped photographers wait for the podium ceremony

Race fans invade the track after the podium ceremony

Race fans invade the track after the podium ceremony

Race fans invade the track after the podium ceremony

Italian fan tries to get closer to podium ceremony

Italian flags at parc fermé, Finnish driver on podium

A cheering Ferrari team waves at the podium ceremony

Two paddock policemen watch the podium ceremony from pitlane

Fans invide the track to attend the podium ceremony

Fans watch the podium ceremony after the Belgian GP 1964

Race winner Mark Webber sprays champagne after the podium ceremony

Kimi Raikkonen on the podium, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Remarkable third placed Felipe Massa being carried to podium ceremony

Our community of photographers awaiting the podium ceremony (Salut Pat:)

The three victorious cars in parc fermé after podium ceremony

FIA race observer Herbie Blash guiding Schumacher to podium ceremony ...

Track invasion by the race fans a during podium ceremony

Race fans love the track invasion during the podium ceremony

Glitter from podium ceremony on a Red Bull car's tyre

Glitter from podium ceremony on the Red Bull car's tyres

Glitter from podium ceremony on the Red Bull car's tyres

Mika Häkkinen rushes in his McLaren-Peugeot to third podium place

Sebastian Vettel after the podium ceremony, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2015

Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn on their way to podium ceremony

After arriving at podium, Lewis Hamilton jumps from his McLaren car

Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button enjoy the moments after podium celebrations.

Michael Schumacher, on his way to podium ceremony, passes some maniac fans

The track is invaded by Hungarian race fans during the podium ceremony

Fans on their way to podium ceremony, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2015

Rosberg' wife Vivian attends the podium ceremony, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa packing their things together for podium ceremony

Hungarian fans watch the podium ceremony from the track with waving flags

Kimi Raikkonen's damaged Ferrari is being brought to pits during podium ceremony

The victorious Red Bull cars in parc ferme after the podium ceremony

The victorious Red Bull cars in parc ferme after the podium ceremony

Followed by thirsty photographers, Jenson Button runs to his team at podium ceremony

Equipped with golden laurel, race winner Jo Siffert (CH) gives autographs after podium ceremony

Race winners Jo Siffert (CH) and Brian Redman (GB) celebrate their victory on podium

Race fans invade the track after the podium ceremony and Jenson Button gives autographs

Vivian Rosberg in the Mercedes corner at podium ceremony, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Former F1 driver and TV presenter Christian Danner returns from Mini Challenge podium

Ferrari team with Jean Todt (his son Nicolas on the right) awaiting podium ceremony

A happy Richard Branson plays with his brought along advertising girls after podium ceremony

Victorious Vettel is being carried from podium ceremony by celebrating Red Bull Racing mechanics

A happy Chris Dyer, Ferrari Chief engineer, has fun with Rainer during podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates between the photographers in front of the Monaco podium

Fans cheer and wave their flags on the overcrowded track during the podium ceremony

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, proves to be the fastest Russian, he earned a fabulous third position and his first podium, he also is the first Russian on podium ever

Local hero and race winner of the 1971 British GP Jackie Stewart on the podium

Winner of the 1971 Spanish GP Jackie Stewart on the podium with his wife Helen

The winning drivers Vic Elford (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) gives autographs after podium ceremony

Here in Brazil Mauricio Gugelmin managed to push the March-Judd to third podium place

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates after podium ceremony in Monaco

Local hero and race winner Nico Rosberg of Mercedes celebrates after podium ceremony in Monaco

Race winner Mark Webber walks towards his car with the champagne bottle after the podium ceremony

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus F1 proudly raises his trophy on the podium, smiling

Race winner Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates on his way to the podium ceremony

The happy fans and Mercedes Team members cheer to the podium, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 2014

Right after the race TV cameras point at Alonso who did not make it to podium

BMW Sauber technical director Willi Rampf proudly presents Nick Heidfeld's porcelain trophy after the podium ceremony

Race winner Sebastian Vettel answers the media's questions after the podium ceremony of the Korean GP

Glitter on the victorious Red Bull Racing-Renault from the podium ceremony after the Brazilian GP

Glitter on the victorious Red Bull Racing-Renault from the podium ceremony after the Brazilian GP

Formula One fans pose on a podium for a souvenir photograph in front of Singapore's skyline

Champagne showers on the podium after the French GP 1973 for winner Peterson and second placed Cevert

At the Malaysian GP 2005, the third placed Nick Heidfeld achieves his second F1 podium ever

Winning Mercedes Team ready for podium ceremony with Hamilton, Meadows and Rosberg, Shanghai, Chinese Grand Prix, 2014

The three World Champion canditates on Thursday, already practicing for the podium ceremony (note Kimi still smiling)

Race winner Ronnie Peterson celebrates on the podium after the Austrian GP 1973 with second placed Jackie Stewart

Belgian racing legend Jacky Ickx shakes hands with second placed Sebastian Vettel on the podium after the ceremony

Happy daddy Norbert Vettel and Red Bull's Dr. Helmut Marko return from podium ceremony at an easy pace

Glitter on the nose of the victorious Red Bull Racing-Renault from the podium ceremony after the Brazilian GP

Happy sponsor and Virgin owner Richard Branson enjoys the podium ceremony and the priceless media coverage on Brawn GPs cars

Third placed Kovalainen and second Kubica leave parc fermé in direction to the holy stairs leading to the podium ceremony

Race winner Jackie Stewart celebrates on podium with second placed Tyrrell team mate Francois Cevert after the Belgian GP Zolder 1973

Happy BMW Sauber F1 mechanics celebrate with Kubica's champagne bottle after the podium ceremony of the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix

Jacky Ickx in his Ferrari 312B gains second podium place behind Jochen Rindt at the German Grand Prix 1970 in Hockenheim

Race winner Ronnie Peterson celebrates on the podium after the Austrian GP 1973 with second placed Jackie Stewart and third Carlos Pace

Race winner Ronnie Peterson celebrates on the podium after the Austrian GP 1973 with second placed Jackie Stewart and third Carlos Pace

Local hero and race winner of the 1971 British GP Jackie Stewart on the podium with his friend and former rival Jack Brabham

Winner of the 1971 French GP Jackie Stewart on the podium with third placed Emerson Fittipaldi and second placed team mate Francois Cevert

Podium ceremony after the 1980 US GP (West) Long Beach: third placed Emerson Fittipaldi, race winner Nelson Piquet and second placed Riccardo Patrese

Podium ceremony after the 1980 US GP (West) Long Beach: third placed Emerson Fittipaldi, race winner Nelson Piquet and second placed Riccardo Patrese

Podium ceremony after the 1980 US GP (West) Long Beach: third placed Emerson Fittipaldi, race winner Nelson Piquet and second placed Riccardo Patrese

Podium ceremony after the 1980 US GP (West) Long Beach: third placed Emerson Fittipaldi, race winner Nelson Piquet and second placed Riccardo Patrese

Podium ceremony after the 1980 US GP (West) Long Beach: third placed Emerson Fittipaldi, race winner Nelson Piquet and second placed Riccardo Patrese

Podium ceremony ends with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Podium ceremony ends with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

The two winning Brawn GP drivers Button and Barrichello arrive at parc ferme for the podium ceremony, followed by (still) third classified Trulli

A champagne-soaked Red Bull Racing technical director, Adrian Newey, proudly presents the shiny trophy for the winning constructor after the podium ceremony

A champagne-soaked Red Bull Racing technical director, Adrian Newey, proudly presents the shiny trophy for the winning constructor after the podium ceremony

Star opera singer and F1 fan Placido Domingo visits the grid - and interviews the drivers on the podium after the Hungarian Grand Prix

Ross Brawn watches Massa pursuing Alonso, still 9 laps to go to finish the 2006 French Grand Prix with both drivers on the podium

Red Bull Racing chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer proudly poses between the glitter-spangled victorious RBR-Renaults after the podium ceremony of the Brazilian GP

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates on podium with his wife Helena, Lotus team boss Chapman and second placed Francois Cevert after the Spanish GP 1973

Rainer Schlegelmilch presents the work of his lifetime '50 Years of Formula 1 Photography' on the podium (with some of his portraits on the backdrop)

Nico Rosberg remains on course for the title. He's certain to be crowned champion if he finishes on the podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Jean Todt on podium at the side of Kimi Raikkonen, this weekend gaining pole position AND winning his first race with his new employer Ferrari

Second placed Rubens Barrichello and winner Jenson Button celebrate their spectacular double win with champagne showers on team boss Ross Brawn in front of Monaco's podium

Whilst FIA race observer Herbie Blash pulls him to podium ceremony, happy second placed Giancarlo Fisichella receives congratulations from Force India team members in parc ferme

Podium ceremony with Renault's race engineer Alan Permane, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Podium ceremony with Renault's race engineer Alan Permane, second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Brabham and BMW engineers work on the 1.5 t/c Brabham BT52-BMW 4, Piquet gains a second podium place with it at the 1983 French GP

Podium ceremony comes to the end with an interview of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel

Helmut Marko takes a phone call while his winning Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are on their way to podium ceremony, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

The British actor Benedict Cumberbatch take care of the post-race podium interviews with race winner Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, still complaining of dirt in his eye, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing, despite not finishing at the podium he gets out of his race car in parc ferme after one of his best races ever and is the youngest triple F1 World Champion ever!

Nico's physio Oliver Fengler should better have not bet with people from Williams team on a podium finish of Nico, he had to cut his beautiful blond thatch off (and does not even seem to be sad about it :).

Concept Car, Bertone Lancia Stratos, 1970

Eddie Irvine hugs tough competitor Mika Häkkinen while Ron Dennis watches

The fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030 of Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB) overtakes the Porsche 911 S of Claude Haldi (CH) and Arthur Blank (CH)

BMW 750iL (E32), 1987, driven by Niki Lauda

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M14A leading Henri Pescarolo's Matra Simca, speeds up Beau Rivage curve

Belgium GP 1962: View from the pits to Eau Rouge

John Surtees driving a McLaren chassis for his Team Surtees the last time: Next race in England he had a full-Surtees F1 motorcar ready.

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1970

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) finish 5th placed after 1000 kms in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta Speciale, 1969

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

Jim Clark, exhausted and lined, but with the shining eyes of a winner, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1962

Helmut Marko (A)

Newcomer Ayrton Senna

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Airfield Oberschleissheim, 1962, Alfa Romeo TZ1

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

Concept Car, Italdesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Jochen Rindt

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Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Beatle George Harrison, GP Monaco 1966

Concept Car, Bertone Carabo, based on Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1968

Bruce McLaren, Belgium GP 1962

VIP guest Nicolas Cage with wife

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, Monaco GP 1999

Ayrton Senna strapped to his Lotus cockpit during a practice session

Driver's briefing befor the start for the Belgian Grand Prix, 1962 (left to right hand): Trevor Taylor, Tony Maggs, Jim Clark, John Campbell-Jones, Bruce McLaren, Jo Siffert, Ricardo Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Innes Ireland, Richie Ginther, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant

Graham Hill (right hand) chats with Phil Hill, Italian GP Monza 1962

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

Concept Car, ItalDesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

A BMW 2002, entered by BMW Alpina Essen, driven by Thomas Fervers (D) and Peter Kuhlmann (D), 6h touring car race at the Nurburgring, 1971

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche