Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Petronas inks deal to be Mercedes GP title sponsor

Satu lagi contoh kecelaruan program F1 negara. Dalam masa Najib membina satu pasukan F1 negara dengan team Lotus, Petronas pula membuat kontrak penajaan dengan team Merc. Kenapa tidak Petronas menumpukan kepada pembinaan keupayaan tempatan dan melabur dalam projek ini untuk menyokong projek negara (Najib) ini.

Walaupun penajaan pasukan Merc mempunyai impak yang berbeza dan jenama yang lebih unggul namun program negara juga perlu diutamakan. Ini semua adalah wang negara dan wang rakyat.

An artist’s impression of the 2010 Mercedes GP F1 car.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — State oil and gas company Petronas will be the title sponsor of the Mercedes Formula One team next season, Mercedes announced today.

The team, formerly champions Brawn GP, will become Mercedes GP Petronas with the oil company’s branding across the car and team liveries in what they said was a long-term agreement.

“The new title partnership also paves the way for future collaborations between the two companies,” Mercedes added in a statement.

It said Petronas would be able to “generate sustainable business growth, particularly in their downstream lubricants market, through the strategic partnership and business alliance with Mercedes-Benz.”

Mercedes said their 2010 car would be presented in its new livery for the first test of the new season at the Valencia circuit in Spain on Feb 1.

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