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Entries from November 2006

So long smokee - almost

November 30th, 2019 · No Comments

Those tobacco sponsorship dollars are slowly burning away from the Formula One circuit.
For the 2007 season you will no longer be seeing the Mild Seven logo on the Renault car. Renault has announced that the ING group has replaced Mild Seven. They even let it be know that they will be making less money [...]

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McLaren and Renault win the money race

November 23rd, 2019 · No Comments

The Renault and McLaren teams appear to have won on the race on the bottom besides their success on the track. The Renault team total income for the 2005 season reportedly was about 225 million US dollars. That does not include the cost of engine development that is covered by Renault. The Renault teams budget [...]

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Tags: team news

Stick it to the brits

November 16th, 2019 · No Comments

The money chase is veiled behind the concerns that Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, is outdated. Really the powers that be in the F1 world would love to open up another market by replacing the British race with a new event in a new market. The amount of coverage that F1 receives [...]

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Tags: event news