McLaren to be sponsored by........

[vetteheadracer]

.....a Whiskey manufacturer!
So the Government would rather have a link between a drinks manufacturer and an F1 team than a cigarette manufacturer and an F1 team....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4279877.stm

Smoking is not cool, but Drink and Driving is cool kids!

This sucks....

[Eric Mc]

Who cares.

Actually, in 1997 Williams were sponsored by Veltsins Vodka. And don't Budweiser sponsor Toyota. Warsteiner used to sponor Arrows. Kronenburg also used to sponsor Arrows.

And who can forget the classic Martini Racing colours which appeared on Brabham, Lotus, Lancia and Porsche racing and rally cars?

[FHCNICK]

what ever happened to durex sponsoring F1 ?? surely there has never been a more apt sponsor in motor racing !!

[Guy Humpage]

The Racing for Holland 'chequer board' Le Mans car had sponsorship from both a brothel and 'coffee house'.

[FHCNICK]

Guy Humpage said:

The Racing for Holland 'chequer board' Le Mans car had sponsorship from both a brothel and 'coffee house'.

true but you had to be pretty damned close to the thing to read any of the sponsors names !!

[FourWheelDrift]

FHCNICK said:

what ever happened to durex sponsoring F1 ?? surely there has never been a more apt sponsor in motor racing !!

Rupert Keegan's Hesketh was sponsored by Penthouse

[Eric Mc]

And by his dad's airline, BAF (British Air Ferries), last operators of the Aviation Traders Carvair in the UK.

[anonymous-user]

isnt it still the Fosters Grand Prix!

[racefan_uk]

Durex sponsored bikes didn't they? I thought it was 500cc Suzukis years ago.

As for Budweiser, they are one of Williams' current sponsors.

[Eric Mc]

I knew Budweisers sponsored someone current. In fact, Montoya appeared in their TV ads, didn't he - doh!

[egoboss]

FourWheelDrift said:

FHCNICK said: what ever happened to durex sponsoring F1 ?? surely there has never been a more apt sponsor in motor racing !! Rupert Keegan's Hesketh was sponsored by Penthouse

indeed it was. bring back the era when an f1 car with a company logo of a teddy bear in a full face helmet could win races!

i'd have thought mclaren would be better sponsored by vodka and buger brands, with their driver combination this year ;-)

ttfn

[vetteheadracer]

I am still surprised the Lentilists in the Government have not prevented this from happening!

Personally I am old enough to know that whiskey is the devils water and should be drunk neat or with ice, but never water.

[Eric Mc]

Rob Walker, who ran the team that Stirling Moss drove for between 1958 and 1962, was the heir to the Johnnie Walker fortune. It's nice to see the Walker name in F1 again. I wonder will they be painting the cars all dark blue with with a white band around the nose.

Don't forget Piers Courage, who drove in F1 in the late 60s (and was tragically killed). He was heir to the Courage brewing empire and was managed by Frank Williams. Courage also sponsored Lotus in the early 1980s.

[Trackside]

racefan_uk said:

Durex sponsored bikes didn't they?

Jamie Whitham's Suzuki GSX-R in BSB IIRC. If they sponsored racing again you could drag up all the old gags featuring cars in the pits with punctures. It would revive Jasper Carrott's career overnight!

[Guy Humpage]

Trackside said:

It would revive Jasper Carrott's career overnight!

Seeing as he owns a rather large stake in the company that owns the rights to the 'Who wants to be a millionaire?' show, I'm sure he can afford to keep his comments to himself.

[Don]

vetteheadracer said:

.....a Whiskey manufacturer! So the Government would rather have a link between a drinks manufacturer and an F1 team than a cigarette manufacturer and an F1 team.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4279877.stm Smoking is not cool, but Drink and Driving is cool kids! This sucks....

What tosh! And what, pray, do racing driver's celebrate their victory or podium finish with?

CHAMPAGNE!

BOOZE!

Do you think this encourages "drink driving"...?

I think not.

[The DJ 27]

And ten PH anorak points to the PH'er who can name the driver who started the champagne spraying tradition, after which race in which year...

[900T-R]

Nuvolari? GP Monaco, 1933??? (wild-a** guess)

[Eric Mc]

I think Derek Bell claims it after his 1975 Le Mans win. However, I think it actually predates 1975.

[The DJ 27]

Nobody has it correct yet, although Eric Mc isn't a million miles away