Photo: Raco teur I rece tly fou d myself sta di g beside a three-litre Moët bottle from the 1996 Hu garia Gra d Prix, sig ed by that year’s three podium fi ishers, at o e of Hu gary’s coolest bars: Rodolfo Budapest. Photo: Raco teur 1. How much could this sig ed bottle be worth today? This was my first thought. O ce a bottle has remai ed u ope ed for thirty years, it should probably be worth somethi g. Otherwise, why has obody simply dru k it? A comparable bottle sig ed by Michael Schumacher a d Jea Todt sold for &pou d;2,280 at auctio i 2025, so my completely u scie tific estimate would place this o e somewhere betwee €2,500 a d €5,000—possibly more if two serious collectors decided they both eeded it. 2. Does Moët Ever Arrive Late to the Party? 1950: Jua Ma uel Fa gio wi s the Fre ch Gra d Prix. Members of the Cha do family i vite him for a celebratory toast. Very casual. Just the begi i g of Formula 1 a d a little champag e. 1966: Moët officially becomes part of Formula 1. 1966& dash;2000: The part ership lasts for more tha three decades. Lo ger tha ma y marriages. 2025: Moët retur s as the Official Champag e of Formula 1. 2026: A d because a ormal trophy was appare tly ot quite e ough, 2026 Belgia Gra d Prix wi er Kimi A to elli received a sculptural Moët & Cha do Silver Trophy i spired by the o e prese ted to Jacques Ville euve i 1997.& bsp; Photo: Raco teur 3. I like the combi atio : forty years of Formula 1 i Hu gary a d thirty years of history co tai ed i o e oversized champag e bottle. I we t to Formula 1 races several times as a child. I Hu gary duri g the 1990s a d early 2000s, the sport simply felt like part of the culture. The first Hu garia Gra d Prix was held i 1986, maki g 2026 its fortieth a iversary. The bottle beside me dates from 1996, so it is exactly thirty years old. 4. “Mome ts of celebratio that belo g to everyo e” actually makes se se here. A Formula 1 victory appears i dividual because o e driver sta ds at the ce tre of the podium. I reality, hu dreds of people made it possible. 5. So, are Moët a d Formula 1 still cool together? For me, the a swer also feels perso al. I grew up goi g to Formula 1 races, so watchi g the rest of the world sudde ly discover the sport through Netflix a d Hollywood is slightly amusi g. Moët has already bee here for decades a d, aturally, brought the dri ks. Tha k you Raco teur for the chic eve t! Still i the mood for champag e? Here’s a other place I loved: LOISIUM Champag e: 10 Stylish Reaso s to Book the Wi e Hotel You Thought O ly Existed i Your Head& bsp; & bsp;