News is breaking that Red Bull Racing has just signed off on a sponsorship deal with Infiniti that will effectively give the team free engines. Aside from a few stickers on the car, and a £7 million cheque (the same as the annual budget cap for engines), everything else will stay the same. That is, the engines in the new RB7 will still be made by Renault, it’s only the badging that will change.
Infiniti is the premium brand of Nissan, part-owned by Renault, and this deal follows moves to further promote the brand in European markets. It’s understood the deal will be announced at the Geneva Motor Show, possibly as soon as tomorrow.
[Source: F1 Fanatic & BBC]
4 replies on “To Infiniti and be conned”
LOL at the article title.
£7 million is a lot for a sticker.
They’re dreaming if they think Infiniti is going to make an impact to the euro heavy weights such as BMW, AUDI, etc.
maybe they should encrust a diamond into the nosecone.. or dress the car up like a starwars droid or..
that would never work!..