Reminds me a bit of the very early days of the Indy 500, when in 1913 a Frenchman names Jules Goux is reported to have consumed 6 bottles of Champagne during the race, although recently, the PCPolice appear to be trying to minimize the amount of alcohol consumed to 6 pints or even six sips and only at pit stops. I even remember, when I first heard about this that the figure was some really prodigious amount, on the order of 15 or 16 bottles. He won by over 13 minutes. Go figure.
Ah! The Frogs had sense enough to drink their ethyl alcohol instead of putting it in the gas tank!