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Originally Posted by Juntos
If the issue surrounds the guy who signs the checks I wouldn't be so comfortable. From the beginning on, newspapers have prospered for one reason: giving readers the news that they want.
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AFAIK CEFC is only the title sponsor of TRS Manor Racing, which only offers a small proportion of financial support, similar to the relationship between MARTINI and Williams. The investment comes from TRS, short for Talent Racing Sports, which has two branches located seperately in Silverstone and Beijing, China. The UK branch is purely technical and is run by Graeme Lowdon and John Booth, aka as the original Manor team. The China branch will be responsible for all business stuff, including sponsorship and financial supply and is supported by several independent investors incl. the guy who helped set up Team China Racing, now known as the NIO Formula E Team. The investment from Talent Racing Sports and the latter people is the main effort to keep Manor running without being disturbed, and has sustained for years. That’s why the team is named as TRS Manor and registered as TRSM China Motorsport Limited. In all there is no worry about CEFC’s sponsorship and it’s aftermath. At the same time CEFC is running normally despite the takeover and nothing is changed on the sponsorship deal as I have learned.
By the way the TRS Manor car will show at the Prologue with a much more exciting livery configuration than current version. A bunch of new sponsors from China will fill up the space on the car, so no worries on the financial side. They will definitely make sure a 2-car appearance at the Prologue as well as Spa and LM24. Just keep tuned and expect good things to come!