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When Sauber lost the 'battle of the bottle'

Flashback. Canada 2008. Robert Kubica and BMW Sauber have just won their first ever Grand Prix in the baking heat of Montreal. It's a 1-2, with Nick Heidfeld following Robert home. The team crowds under the podium as the Polish anthem rings in the air. Some are shedding tears. Up there, Robert punches the air. He's got his trophy. He smiles. There's only one thing left to do... the champagne. Emotion is a funny thing, though. In the excitement of the moment of his first win, Robert forgets to uncork his bottle. No spray from him, and that's why his winner's bottle remains, to this day, the only one of the team's 27 podium bottles with the cork still in, proudly displayed in the team base...
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