Formula E: Confetti canons instead of Champagne for podium celebrations in Hyderabad

Hyderabad : The podium finishers of the inaugural Formula E race in India on Saturday will not get to ‘pop the champagne’, a decades-old tradition in motorsport, as part of the victory celebrations.

Instead, they will have to make do with confetti cannons.

Keeping the ‘local customs’ in mind, all stakeholders of the Hyderabad race – promoters Greenko, Telangana government, Formula E and the series champagne sponsor Moet & Chandon – have decided to not use the bubbly on the podium, media has learnt.