Another potential sponsor has been linked with Ferrari’s F1 outfit.
With news that the much reported ‘De Beers’ cash may not materialise, it is now suggested that ‘Alice’ – a Telecom Italia subsidiary – could be lining up to replace the lost Vodafone sponsorship in ’07 and beyond.
Italian media sources hint at a $25m per-year deal, and the remote possibility that Vodafone and Ferrari could end their deal early to allow the sponsorship to begin in 2006.
This could explain Ferrari’s so-far blank livery on its 2006 car, and the fact that McLaren – Vodafone’s 2007 destination – is running around the test tracks wearing traditional orange.
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