EU slams Ferrari over Marlboro partnership

[toto1041]

In the spirit of F1 technical regs, they are finding the most clever way to get around the rules.

[feynman]

Happy now?

No, they should get rid of that stupid box too, and advertise for some cancer related charities

No, you get your own car and you paint it how you like. Better still, climb off your high-horse and go do some volunteer work for your cancer charities, spend less time cheap-signalling on an internet messageboard.

It's their private property, it's their free-expression, you or some net-curtain twitching illiberal doctor, should have precisely the square-root of bugger-all input on the matter of how anyone chooses to paint their own property. Dig?

Just on principle, I'd paint the whole motor, front to back, like a massive Marly snout, just specifically to noise-up those operating under the woeful misaprehension that they can tell others what to do.

[andrew]

They should have kept the barcode but thanks to some pseudo "doctor" they have had to change it. No doubt this same idiot "doctor" will say it is the same shape as a pack of smokes and the anti-Ferrari regulars will jump n that band wagon also.

[thestig84]

Marlboro must love that Doctor!!!

Over the last week Marlboro would have only got a mention on the FIA entry list. Now instead they have had the internet chatting about Marlboro for a week and now even longer with Ferrari removing the barcode thus insuring more talk about it.

Any publicity is good publicity!

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Its there for one reason only.

Marlboro

Forget liberalism or anti Ferrari pidgeon-holing, the fact remains its there in homage to Marlboro.

Sponsors

The Team displays this on its cars and uniforms as part of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 outfit.

Ferrari

Receive millions in recompense to display it.

Marlboro Sponsor Ferrari

Right or wrong, no one can dispute this.

[mx_tifoso]

JET, are you satisfied now that your post has mentioned the same argument for the umpteenth time? The same goes for the one about Ferrari giving the money received from Marlboro to charities.

Reading the same things over and over and over and over again from both sides is quite tiring.

Ferrari aren't doing anything illegal. Immoral yes, but who is anyone to tell them what to do? The fact that they removed the barcode is a sign of weakness though, they shouldn't have caved in like this, just for the sake of keeping the naysayers happy.

Besides, I have a feeling that Marlboro are being phased and the signing of Santander is part of it. Although they might come and go along with Alonso. I don't recall the amount of years in the contract.

[manchild]

White and red = Marlboro.



So, there is still same space reserved by Marlboro, now even more obvious design as it is identical to top of Marlboro pack front turned upside down.

[andrew]

Oh look, a red and white Ferrari from 1972 with no Marlboro advertising. Ferrari have raced red cars from year dot.

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

MX tifosi

Point taken. Just seems more than "immoral" to me.

Operating outside the law more like

[vall]

White and red = Marlboro.



So, there is still same space reserved by Marlboro, now even more obvious design as it is identical to top of Marlboro pack front turned upside down.

Yeah, I see your point. Even if they come up with plain red car, you will say that the design is exactly as a pack Boro if you remove all the white

[andartop]

- BREAKING NEWS -

Lotus F1 Team apparently are being forced off F1 as the Malaysian government decided, after a hint by a former NHS doctor, to suspend all operations of the team declaring them illegal. The reason stated was that the colouring of the Team's F1 cars contains a subliminal advertising message for durian. Durians are prohibited for public consumption in Malaysia because they stink.

Durian image: http://liyliymyworld.files.wordpress.co ... 53_std.jpg

No durians sign from underground: http://forum.difflock.com/files/durian_177.jpg

Wiki description of durian flavour and odour: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian#Flavour_and_odour

[autogyro]

2005 to date is five years, at least I think that is the period that tobacco advertising in F1 has been against European law.
How many million Euros will that be if Ferrari are made to pay it to cancer charities to help save the lives of our children?
I think those charities should ramp up the pressure to make sure of this result. It might for once show some justice and sense in Europe.

[andartop]

- BREAKING NEWS -

Following earlier reports, it has now been confirmed that the actual reason Lotus F1 was banned is that the colouring contains subliminal messages for hashish consumption rather than durian. What was originally mistaken to represent the yellow flesh of the fruit is actually a hint to a smiley face, widely recognised symbol of hashish users.

PS. Autogyro, could you please clarify for all forum members who happen to be experiencing phase-shifts due to hashish or durian consumption exactly what do you think the EU and charities should force Ferrari to do with the money they have been receiving from Marlboro?

[Giblet]

Oh look, a red and white Ferrari from 1972 with no Marlboro advertising. Ferrari have raced red cars from year dot.

So you base your opinion that there is no Marlboro advertising on the Ferrari's based on that they have been red and white in the past?

Cigarettes don' kill people, people have been dieing since year dot.

Your logic is illogical. Weak.

We all know Ferrari have red cars. That is not the issue. The issue is the advertising space on the cars, and who pays for it, and what it represents.

It's Marlboro.

I also wonder why you keep referencing "Doctors" in quotes. It makes me wonder where "Andrew" gets his "Opinions" on these "facts" that he "presents".

John Britton, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians got his opinion from being a Doctor, not a "Doctor".

[feynman]