Ferrari voi luopua MissionWinnow-logoistaan loppukauden ajaksi.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-ducati-mission-winnow-removed/4477401/The Ferrari Formula 1 and Ducati MotoGP teams could run without their Mission Winnow branding for the remainder of the season, Motorsport.com has learned.
Both outfits are sponsored by the initiative of title partner Philip Morris, which is part of a move to a non-tobacco future for the company as it moves to electronic cigarettes.
But the Mission Winnow presence has caused some controversy this year, with Ferrari voluntarily removing the logos for the season opener in Australia because of an investigation in the country over whether it breached tobacco advertising laws.
Cigarette sponsorship regulations in Canada and France prompted the removal of logos from the Ferrari cars for these races too, while Ducati did the same for its recent MotoGP race at Le Mans
McLaren sponsor British American Tobacco has also had to remove its branding at races this year for similar reasons, having pushed its own innovation campaign.
Sources have now suggested that amid growing external scrutiny on campaigns like Mission Winnow, Philip Morris is considering removing the logos for a longer period than originally anticipated – and potentially for the rest of the year.
It is suggested that the Mission Winnow branding will be taken off Ducati from the next race in The Netherlands, while they will not return to the Ferrari cars in the short term at least.
When running without the Mission Winnow branding, Ferrari has featured logos on its car, garage panels and personnel uniforms to celebrate its 90th anniversary.