Motorsport
Month of May 5G – Verizon & IndyCar
Around the 2019 Indy 500, Verizon leveraged its IndyCar assets to showcase its 5G Ultra-Wideband through a month-long campaign.
Blue-Emu continues run of sports activity with Nascar deal
Racing deal follows recent pact with MLB
F1 sponsorship chief Barnett replaced by Heineken’s Pincus
Formula 1 today (Thursday) announced that Murray Barnett will step down from his role as director of sponsorship and commercial partnerships to “pursue wider commercial opportunities”.
Youthstream name disappears but management unchanged in Infront rebrand
Youthstream, the owner of exclusive worldwide television, marketing and global promotional rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship, has been renamed Infront Moto Racing a little over after a year…
Casio and Edifice sign up with Red Bull-owned Scuderia AlphaTauri
The Casio Computer brand has renewed its official partnership with the Formula 1 team Scuderia AlphaTauri, formerly known as Scuderia Toro Rosso
BWT upgrades to Racing Point F1 title sponsor as SportPesa steps down
Austrian water technology specialist, BWT – Best Water Technology – has upgraded its principal sponsor deal with Racing Point F1 to a full title sponsorship.
F1 team Toro Rosso completes rebrand as AlphaTauri
The Toro Rosso Formula 1 team, the junior outfit of Red Bull Racing, has formally completed its rebrand, becoming Scuderia AlphaTauri
72 Hours – Heineken & Formula One
For the 2018 Formula One season, Heineken activated its rights through a four-city media/influencer PR programme linking host city underground culture to F1 lifestyles.
Founding partner BMW i extends with Formula E Championship
Electric car brand BMW i has extended it official vehicle partner deal with the Formula E Championship.
The deal, likely to be an uplift on the €6m ($6.5
Nascar signs multi-year partnership with Verizon, Trump to attend Daytona 500
US stock car racing series Nascar has announced a multi-year partnership with telco Verizon, designed in large part to improve the fan experience at its racetracks
McLaren car reveals next stage in BAT’s ‘dynamic branding’
The new McLaren Racing car for the 2020 Formula 1 season has revealed the next iteration of “dynamic branding” associated with the team’s extended and expanded deal with new principal partner British Ameri…
Ineos seals five-year Mercedes sponsorship, Wolff reiterates F1 commitment
British petrochemicals company Ineos has built on existing ties with Formula 1 team Mercedes by signing on as a principal partner, with team principal and chief executive Toto Wolff using today’s (Monday’s) ann…
Nascar signs Penn National Gaming as inaugural sports betting partner
US stock car racing series Nascar has signed casino operator Penn National Gaming as its first authorized sports betting partner as part of a multi-faceted, multi-year deal
CSM takes marketing lead on new Bahrain and Prodrive Dakar Rally entry
London-based sports marketing agency CSM has been appointed to play a major role in a new joint venture between Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, …
Ineos eyes major sponsorship with Mercedes F1 team
British chemicals group Ineos plans to become a major sponsor of the Mercedes Formula 1 team, adding to its growing portfolio of sports interests
FAI Aviation Group gets on-car branding in McLaren Racing deal
McLaren Racing and German aviation services company FAI Aviation Group have signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement starting in the 2020 Formula 1 season
Teijin Group takes major position in Envision Virgin Racing portfolio
Japanese technology company Teijin Group has agreed a multi-year sponsorship with Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing which will support the team’s participation in the all-electric racing car series.
ISG starts F1 global betting sponsorship sales with 188Bet deal in Asia
Interregional Sports Group, the global data and betting rights partner of the FIA Formula One World Championship, got its global sales process off to a strong start with a deal in Asia with online betting…