Ferrari Trento podium bottles to raise funds for Ukraine

Proceeds from the auction of Ferrari Trento podium-inspired bottles will be donated to help emergency efforts in Ukraine.

For 2022, Ferrari Trento will remain the supplier of the post-race bubbly drivers drink, but mostly spray, as the top three take to the podium to celebrate following a grand prix.

And in the closing stages of the 2021 campaign, it was decided these celebrations would be used to influence a way of fundraising.

A test run was done in partnership with Formula 1 and in aid of Keep Fighting, the organisation set up to celebrate seven-time former World Champion Michael Schumacher and encourage everyone to “never give up”.

Fans are able to bid via F1 Authentics to purchase unique bottles and for 2022, it has been agreed the proceeds will, through the partnership of Ferrari Trento, Formula 1 and Keep Fighting, be donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross to aid emergency help for Ukraine.

Available for auction will be three special edition three-litre bottles like those used on the podium.

They will feature the circuit image on the label, the Ferrari visual on the side and be filled with the company’s most representative Trentodoc wine.

Max gives the boss a celebratory soaking! #AbuDhabiGP @FerrariTrento pic.twitter.com/lV1IQ9xF7h

— Formula 1 (@F1) December 15, 2021

The auctions kicked off on March 14 and from that date until March 23, three bottles signed by the podium finishers of the 2021 Portuguese, Spanish and Austrian Grands Prix will be up for grabs.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese and Spanish GPs, while his title rival and eventual World Champion Max Verstappen won in Austria.

Alongside Hamilton, Verstappen and Hamilton’s former team-mate Valtteri Bottas completed the