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F1 remembers Sir Patrick Stewart with Ricciardo’s 2017 podium shoey

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After Stewart died aged 86, Formula 1 shared footage of him joining Daniel Ricciardo’s shoey on the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix podium.

GPBeat · Newsroom30 Oct 2026, 01:43 · 1 min

Following news of Sir Patrick Stewart’s death, Formula 1 paid tribute on Thursday, 29 October 2026, by sharing footage of the actor joining Daniel Ricciardo’s shoey on the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix podium. Stewart asked to take part himself, drinking from Ricciardo’s racing boot rather than being talked into the ritual.

Stewart conducted the official podium interviews at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that day. Lewis Hamilton won from pole for Mercedes, ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with Ricciardo third for Red Bull.

Stewart died on Wednesday, aged 86, at his home in Los Angeles; his family and spokesperson made the news public on Thursday. The Hollywood Reporter reported complications from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, following a private illness, as the cause of death.

Best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, Stewart also had a stage career spanning more than six decades, including extensive work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and acclaimed runs on Broadway and in the West End.

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