McLaren have signed a Monster

McLaren have signed a Monster

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FourWheelDrift

Original Poster:

90,969 posts

299 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Mercedes have lost Monster Energy sponsorship and they have gone to McLaren in a multi-year deal.

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/1729545702055...

Defcon5

6,393 posts

206 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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I hope the keep the ‘Lewis Hamilton’ flavour one, it’s my favourite. It may become the lando Norris flavour

I thought they sponsored him as an individual tbh rather than the team

TikTak

2,272 posts

34 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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LH is staying as a brand ambassador so expect him in some garish outfit to match a newer bespoke can for him.

Then some separate Lando/Oscar content with probably a Papaya flavour launch.

Bo_apex

3,863 posts

233 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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FourWheelDrift said:
Mercedes have lost Monster Energy sponsorship and they have gone to McLaren in a multi-year deal.

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/1729545702055...
McLaren Monster has a better ring to it.

C5_Steve

5,848 posts

118 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Defcon5 said:
I hope the keep the ‘Lewis Hamilton’ flavour one, it’s my favourite. It may become the lando Norris flavour

I thought they sponsored him as an individual tbh rather than the team
Yeah they have a separate deal with Lewis much like Tommy Hilfiger does so they'll continue to do stuff together.

asfault

13,182 posts

194 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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It seems to me mclarens are getting alot of the american companies over to their sponsorship

Presuming Ed

1,616 posts

223 months

Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Just a poor man’s Red Bull isn’t it? I’m surprised LH peddles this stuff to be honest.

Sandpit Steve

12,923 posts

89 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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Presuming Ed said:
Just a poor man’s Red Bull isn’t it? I’m surprised LH peddles this stuff to be honest.
It’s made by Coca-Cola, trying to be their more edgy brand by going down the Red Bull route of sponsoring extreme sports and athletes.

Kevin Cozner

1,078 posts

119 months

Thursday 30th November 2023
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It's always tasted like warm Piastri to me anyway.

snotrag

15,189 posts

226 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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Presuming Ed said:
Just a poor man’s Red Bull isn’t it? I’m surprised LH peddles this stuff to be honest.
Red Bull has a use case, and in the right circumstance, can be quite enjoyable.

Monster Energy is vile. I wouldn expect that LH hasnt drunk a single drop of it.

eliot

11,890 posts

269 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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Bo_apex said:
McLaren Monster has a better ring to it.
McMonster ?

C5_Steve

5,848 posts

118 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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snotrag said:
Presuming Ed said:
Just a poor man’s Red Bull isn’t it? I’m surprised LH peddles this stuff to be honest.
Red Bull has a use case, and in the right circumstance, can be quite enjoyable.

Monster Energy is vile. I wouldn expect that LH hasnt drunk a single drop of it.
Monsters strength is now (ironically) in the sugar free options which far outstrip Redbull. When they changed the flavour of the Hamilton one it went Sugar Free as well.

The problem with Monster is they make it so damn hard to work out what the flavour is. For example, the Assault one is Coke but nowhere on the can does it even hint that it's a Coca Cola copy,


DanielSan

19,465 posts

182 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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C5_Steve said:
Monsters strength is now (ironically) in the sugar free options which far outstrip Redbull. When they changed the flavour of the Hamilton one it went Sugar Free as well.

The problem with Monster is they make it so damn hard to work out what the flavour is. For example, the Assault one is Coke but nowhere on the can does it even hint that it's a Coca Cola copy,
That's also part of what gets people buying the different flavours though, to find out what they are.

phil1979

3,629 posts

230 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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Defcon5 said:
I hope the keep the ‘Lewis Hamilton’ flavour one, it’s my favourite.
Is it fruitier than the others?

Brainpox

4,162 posts

166 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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A lot of the Monster Ultras are bloody lovely. LHs purple one is pretty minging imo but I know others like it. Hopefully Lando gets a better flavour.

Red Bull is pretty nasty, I've never understood how it is as popular as it is.


flatlandsman

764 posts

22 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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Because immense numbers of the general public are dumb and will buy whatever is rammed into their face every few minutes, remember a few years ago 4 million a DAY PAID for the Sun

Chrisgr31

14,040 posts

270 months

Friday 1st December 2023
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Sandpit Steve said:
It’s made by Coca-Cola, trying to be their more edgy brand by going down the Red Bull route of sponsoring extreme sports and athletes.
Is it made by Coca Cola? Its not owned by Coca Cola. They own part of it, but dont have anything like a controlling interest.

Evercross

6,626 posts

79 months

Sunday 3rd December 2023
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phil1979 said:
Defcon5 said:
I hope the keep the ‘Lewis Hamilton’ flavour one, it’s my favourite.
Is it fruitier than the others?
hehe

DaveTheRave87

2,150 posts

104 months

Tuesday 5th December 2023
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The Aussie Lemonade flavour's a good one and you can always rely on the Valentino Rossi special to turn your piss highlighter-yellow.

Are they a main sponsor for McLaren? The liveries could look decent.

belleair302

6,973 posts

222 months

Tuesday 5th December 2023
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No it is not a major deal and will give them a patch on the overalls and drivers helmets. Under $6 million a year plus activation fees.