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Haas Looses Title Sponsor
cosworth151:
Rich Energy has pulled its sponsorship of Haas, citing poor performance.
A tweet from Rich Energy announcing the split read, “We aim to beat Red Bull and being behind Williams in Austria is unacceptable.
“The politics and PC attitude in F1 is also inhibiting our business. We wish the team well.”
The embattled drinks maker recently lost a copyright infringement case filed by Whyte Bikes, a U.K. bicycle builder.
guest3164:
This is only half of the story (or should I say, Storey). Shareholders of Rich Energy are trying to maintain the relationship with Haas and are in the process of legally trying to remove 'an individual' who may or may not have an enormous amount of facial hair.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/144722/rich-shareholders-say-rogue-individual-behind-tweet
cosworth151:
That's a relief! I wondered why there was nothing about it on the team site. Thanks, Luke. :good:
--- Quote --- 'an individual' who may or may not have an enormous amount of facial hair.
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Not true! I didn't have a dang thing to do with it! ;)
cosworth151:
Guenther Steiner doesn't sound worried:
“They are still our sponsor, and I cannot go into the commercial agreement. I signed up for that, and I have nothing more to comment on that one. I hope that you guys get a better answer from us in the next days and weeks. We are working on that, leave it at that; I cannot say more.”
Alianora La Canta:
I wonder if the "someone" will get any more opportunities to be an unreliable witness in court?
Edit: I can confirm the "someone" is not Storey, as the rebuttal from his account is very much in his style (link from The Parc Fermé):
--- Quote ---“@rich_energy CEO @_williamstorey has commented “The ludicrous statement by minority shareholders cosy with @redbull & @WhyteBikes is risible. Their attempted palace coup has failed. I control all of the assets of @rich_energy & have support of all key stakeholders” #RichEnergy”
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