F1 is not a sport

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Evangelion said:

With regard to sponsorship, I concede that it has been going on for a long time.But in the early days it was low-key The amounts involved were comparatively small, they were mostly from automotive companies such as tyres and oil, and their names weren't emblazoned all over the cars ruining their shapes and colour schemes.

Well, 52 years ago, it only took a few years to go from this:



To this:



And just a couple more seasons to this:



Not much in the way of automotive sponsors there.