Red Bull turn down sponsor

Red Bull Racing have turned away a major Formula One sponsorship deal. It's reported that a leading vodka label, almost certainly Smirnoff, wanted to advertise on David Coulthard's RB1 in 2005

Source: F1racing.net


It's a pity though, could have been "Vodka Red Bull" Racing

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You would think that a new team would want every cent it could get.

This is quite old news. Within days of buying Jaguar, Red Bull had numerous sponsorship offers, but the biggest one was Smirnoff.

I don't blame them turning it down...shows that they actually care about what they're advertising.

you know if you type 'smirnoff' into a mobile with dictionary mode, it comes up as 'poisoned' ?

Yeah! For a good reason too, as I found out last week.

I don't know if Red Bull will bring it to next season. For the moment they don't have any sponsor I think?? It's almoste ipmossible to succeed with only 1 sponsor I think?

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they might be able to wing it.

I don't blame them turning it down...shows that they actually care about what they're advertising.

i doubt they care so much as are aware of the bbad press red bull and vodka mixes get.

as for one sponsor, they'll do ok. the team is a marketing ploy so why give space to others?

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its true, red bull and vodka sure isnt someting to be advertising eh


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they dont sell it together in cans - why advertise the fact - makes sense. pity tho!


Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

Yeah, and it's still better than tobacco sponsors, to have wodka-red bull on your car, don't you think? And if you're gonna start thinking like that, then West and mobil 1 and Marlboro and Shell aren't good combinations either, more deadly than an innocent cocktail :P(cigarettes and gasoil :P)

Absolutely not....tobacco and car racing is ok, but alcohol and car racing sends out a terrible message.

Mr. Red Bull guy said he didn't want his team associated to any tobacco or alcoholic beverage companies, the true reason why no one knows, only the one published

I agree with zcott with the drink thing but i think its gonna happen they are the only companies with the money.

Absolutely not....tobacco and car racing is ok, but alcohol and car racing sends out a terrible message.

Really? Jag had becks for a long time. NASCAR just lifted the ban on hard liquer sponsorship. Im sure theres lots of other case's of alcohol one racing cars

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Just because lots of people lift bans on it doesn't mean it's right. It's mostly due to high pressure from the people with the money. You're allowed to bring several boxes of matches and a few lighters onto a plane in the US of A. Surely this poses a massive security risk? Yes, it does, but people want to light a cigarette as soon as they get off the plane, so it's allowed. Who pushed that bill through? Yep, the tobacco companies. The people with the money.

Fair play to Williams for not having any alcohol, and fair play to Red Bull for saying no to Smirnoff. I hope that Johnnie Walker doesn't replace West on the McLarens, too. Alcohol sponsorship is considerably worse than cigarette sponsorship, IMO.

Have Williams ended their deal with Budweiser?

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Yeah lol Scott Williams have had Budweiser on their cars and plastered over those stupid ads for a year!

Williams and Jag in F1, several nascars (one car is running Jack Daniels in 2005), IndyCars, IRL cars have all run Alcohol sponsors and (strangly) the only objection i have seen is that alcohol sponsorship is banned in sporting events in Frace.

I dont actually see whats wrong with it tbh.

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I don't see what the whole 'connection' problem is about. Quite simply, watching a Ferrari go round and round does not make people want to smoke. Watching a Williams go round and round does not make me want to have a Budweiser. So I don't care what they have on their cars really, so long as it doesnt look too ugly!