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After winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton shared a “shoey” with third-placed Daniel Ricciardo. Afterward he described the experience.
A “shoey” is a ritual Ricciardo performs every time he has a podium finish. It involves the pouring of champagne into one of Daniel’s racing shoes and then the said champagne is consumed out of it.
Some find the experience fun, some are revolted by it, but at the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix podium ceremony, Lewis Hamilton finally decided to try it. When asked afterward what a “shoey” tastes like, the champion replied it tasted like “toe jam”, which prompted Ricciardo to ask: “Not as bad as you thought?”
Lewis proceeded to describe the experience.
“It definitely didn’t taste great,” said the Briton.
“I mean I don’t really like Champagne as it is, but it definitely tastes worse. But what’s positive is that Daniel’s mum thinks I was a good sport, so I’m grateful for that.
“I think Daniel had said that I’d once said never, that I would never do it. So there’s a lesson – never say never.
“It was a good moment,” concluded Hamilton.
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Daniel Ricciardo explains what exactly led to him and Hamilton sharing a “shoey”.
“I took my right shoe off, poured it, and was about to salute the mechanics,” the Australian said.
“And I heard Mr Hamilton asking me to take my left shoe off. He also drank out of my shoe today. So we shared one today, and it was majestic.
“And fun fact for everyone, I think it was three years ago on the podium he said he will never, ever drink out of my shoe, and in 2020 strange things are happening.
“I was very adamant that I would get him to do it one day, and here we go. So I didn’t forget, and I’m very happy.
“Champagne is colder these days, I don’t know if it’s because we’re approaching winter and it’s cooler outside, but it does make the shoe experience slightly more tolerable,” concluded Ricciardo.
Despite Hamilton and Ricciardo each drinking from a different shoe, some raised concerns that the gesture was in breach of Formula 1’s COVID-19 protocols. However, Race Director Michael Massi says there will be no penalties handed out.
“I never really thought about that, but there should be no penalty,” Masi told Motorsport-Total.com.
