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F1: Is the Martini sponsorship deal done with Williams?

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Khatir Soltani
A photo posted on the web would tend to prove that the sponsorship deal that would see the logo of Italian drink company, Martini, appear on the Mercedes-powered Williams this season is done.

French motorsport magazine, Auto Hebdo, found that the official F1 clothing and memorabilia site Onpole.com posted a photo of a Williams’ team shirt sporting the famous Martini colors in its home page.

However, the photo was (mysteriously) removed soon after Auto Hebdo mentioned about it! Luckily, we had the time to take a screen shot of it.

Williams martini 2014 F1
Screen shot of the Onpole.com home page.

Does that mean that the sponsorship deal is done, and this is the genuine design of the 2014 Williams crew shirts? It’s a possibility.

Honestly, it would be quite strange that a commercial web site would have been allowed by the Williams team to post that photo -- unless it was posted by mistake. It looks like it was the case since the picture was (quickly) removed.

Khatir Soltani
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