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16 Feb 2021, 16:08 (Ref:4035460)
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Why is Alfa Romeo's launch on Feb 22 in Warsaw?
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Their title sponsor (Orlen) is Polish.
Not sure on why they picked that date. 
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16 Feb 2021, 16:10 (Ref:4035461)
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Why is Alfa Romeo's launch on Feb 22 in Warsaw?
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i literally have no idea but thats where is going to launch!
odd right?
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...-2021/5135252/
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16 Feb 2021, 16:11 (Ref:4035463)
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ignore my last post...and i guess i should have read the first sentence of the article i posted.
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Their title sponsor (Orlen) is Polish.
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oh...very good call!
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16 Feb 2021, 16:17 (Ref:4035465)
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oh...very good call!
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I imagine Orlen will be keen to see the team referred to by its full name: Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN
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16 Feb 2021, 16:38 (Ref:4035472)
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Their title sponsor (Orlen) is Polish.
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Thanks for the explanation. I need to brush up on my sponsors.
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16 Feb 2021, 16:52 (Ref:4035475)
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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
Why is Alfa Romeo's launch on Feb 22 in Warsaw?
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Polish oil refiner and petrol retailer Orlen, is their primary / naming rights sponsor. I guess it is to do with that association.
Edit: Oops a bit late to the party. Saw the question and answered not realising it had already been answered over the page.
Last edited by E.B; 16 Feb 2021 at 17:02.
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18 Feb 2021, 11:40 (Ref:4035681)
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Isn't that a bit like saying 'delete a team's major/title sponsor and they don't have a major/title sponsor'?
You could just as easily say 'delete petronas from Mercedes', or 'BWT from Racing Point'.
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Ok - I think understand now. Obviously the subliminal McLaren Tobacco advertising went over my head on this occasion.  Maybe I don't like this team any more than Ferrari after all. 
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18 Feb 2021, 12:27 (Ref:4035690)
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Ok - I think understand now. Obviously the subliminal McLaren Tobacco advertising went over my head on this occasion. Maybe I don't like this team any more than Ferrari after all. |
It's the challenge of how do you advertise a tobacco company, without advertising tobacco?
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18 Feb 2021, 15:43 (Ref:4035735)
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more to the point, how do you advertising smoking without advertising wide spread death on a global level?
the whole world is fighting covid right now, so why not use this moment in time to promote other global public health crises like smoking?
really just a brilliant piece of marketing!
to each their own of course, but after almost 20 years of the advertising bans being in place, that some of the teams still do this is just, imo, silly and frankly amateurish.
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18 Feb 2021, 16:19 (Ref:4035742)
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to each their own of course, but after almost 20 years of the advertising bans being in place, that some of the teams still do this is just, imo, silly and frankly amateurish.
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Yes, and does it even work? Who would see these bizarre slogans and phrases and link them to fags anyway?
I'm struggling to see what's in it for the cigarette companies.
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18 Feb 2021, 16:45 (Ref:4035752)
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I'm struggling to see what's in it for the cigarette companies.
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no where else to spend their money so might as well throw posh parties at exclusive events on the company dime in order to give old rich guys a chance to 'network' with beautiful young women would be my guess.
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Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know he's in the best selling show.
Is there life on Mars?
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18 Feb 2021, 17:33 (Ref:4035766)
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bad jokes aside...
videos of DR and Lando's first runs. engine sounds nice! 
DR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JTOwmM3Ta0
Lando (multiple angles which is nice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXbcuGst9I
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Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know he's in the best selling show.
Is there life on Mars?
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18 Feb 2021, 21:15 (Ref:4035791)
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Yes, and does it even work? Who would see these bizarre slogans and phrases and link them to fags anyway?
I'm struggling to see what's in it for the cigarette companies.
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To be fair we are talking about it right now.
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18 Feb 2021, 21:17 (Ref:4035792)
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Thats true, I would have replied earlier, but I had to nip down the corner shop for some Marlboro lights.
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18 Feb 2021, 22:23 (Ref:4035803)
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Marlboro BnH jps etc could start making pencils.
A huge "MARLBORO" on the car and in small print under it "pencils".
We arent advertising smokes, we are advertising pencils which just happen to have same name and logo as the ciggies.
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