Hamilton has won the last three races, out of four so far in this COVID-19 affected season, and will start as favourite again. "The podium procedure can't happen, but we're looking at doing something on the grid after the race. The current record for the most podium finishes is tied between Following the National Anthems of the winning driver and constructor, the trophies are presented in the following order: winner, winning constructor, second place then third place. / ˈpoʊ.di.əm / plural podiums or podia a raised area on which a person stands to speak to a large number of people, to conduct music, or to receive a prize in a sports competition: Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium. a stereobate In the event of a fatality or serious injury at a Grand Prix, the champagne celebration is often skipped altogether. The podium celebrations are one of the most iconic parts of any Grand Prix weekend, and they will remain – albeit in a slightly revised format. They will have the uniforms sent to them and they’ll send us videos of them with a message which we can play so there are lots of things we can do to make it entertaining.”A couple of hours before a race, the drivers typically board a truck or ride in a classic car and cruise around the track waving to fans.

A new F1 season means a new set of fans ready to immerse themselves in the technicolour, sensory overload-y glory that is Formula 1 (we’re biased, we know). We don’t know, but this will be the new norm for the rest of the year for sure.” The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form.Renault to hit track with two-day test at Red Bull Ring F1 confirms the traditional podium celebrations are set to be replaced by a new format, while the F1 grid walk and driver parades will also be pausedThe traditional podium celebrations of trophy presentations and spraying champagne are set to be put on hold in favour of a new more socially distant format, Ross Brawn has confirmed.Perhaps one of the most iconic everlasting images of F1 as a series, the post-race podium celebrations have been a familiar fixture of every event ever since the sport began.However, under new plans to ensure safe distances are maintained and contact is minimised, Brawn says the podium procedure won’t take place as it is.Though final plans are still being formalised, he says it will instead bear a resemblance to the recent post-qualifying process of lining the top three cars at the end of the warm-down lap on the home straight.“The podium procedure can’t happen [as it does now], but we’re looking at doing something on the grid after the race,” he told the official F1 website. McLaren's Lando Norris says he thought he'd "fudged" his charge to a maiden Formula 1 podium during a "few moments" of a chaotic Austrian Grand Prix But with F1 being the technical, jargon-laden sport that it is, it can sometimes be hard for a newbie to work out what the hell the drivers, team bosses and commentators are talking about half the time.

“One option would be to line the cars up on the track and the drivers will stand in front of cars.“We can’t present the trophies, as you can’t have someone in close proximity presenting a trophy, but we have worked it out, we have plans and procedures, we’re looking at how we can present it on TV.”It isn’t the only F1 tradition that cannot work under the current requirements, with the busy F1 grid walk set to be scrapped for now (presumably meaning no “Things like the national anthem, you can’t have all the drivers grouped together and you can’t have our FIA Future Stars stood in front of them.

This is the new norm. The top three drivers have a short interview session on the podium for the general public, usually conducted by a celebrity, then attend a separate press conference in the media center. “There’s plenty of ways we can engage without compromising health and safety.“I’m 100% confident that we will make it an engaging and exciting product, it will just be different.