Ferrari get new Indian sponsors

Eurosport - Wed, 17 Dec 13:52:00 2008

Ferrari have bucked the global economic crisis squeezing Formula One by agreeing a sponsorship deal with Indian carmaker Tata.

FORMULA 1 2008 Season Ferrari Montezemolo - 0

"For the first time an Indian brand will appear on the Ferrari," president Luca di Montezemolo said.

"It's historic."

A Ferrari spokesman confirmed a deal had been reached and said the details and duration would be announced shortly.

Tata and Ferrari's parent company Fiat have a joint venture in the Indian state of Maharashtra to produce cars.

Formula One approved a package of cost-cutting measures last week to help the sport after the economic crisis led to Honda's withdrawal.

Reuters

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  1. i must admit after reading some of these posts Touron­ does have a point.
    Why did glok slow down so much in­ the last lap..
    Why was glok driving on the wet side of­ the track in the last few remaining bends allowing­ hamilton to take the inside DRY line to victory.­
    HHHmmmmmm.....seems a little suspicious to me...Can­ anyone enlighten me as to why Glok was on wet side of­ track in last few bends, considering he had slicks on­ and all
    Whats it all about..
    Why cant this question­ be answered especially by mclaren fans and especially­ by Doughnut Ray $%^&...
    Why has the evidence­ ie..the last lap of the brazilian GB especially the­ last few corners been removed from You Tube..
    Why do­ Mclaren fans keep running away from this question and­ the Truth..
    people keep saying wait till jeremey­ clarkson show..all will be revealed...
    i mean­ considering glok was on slick tyres why was he driving­ right in the wet line of the track on the last few­ corners..everyone keeps saying they are surprised he­ finished at all considering the conditions...Various­ posts state it was like an ice rink...
    So why was Glok­ driving in the WET on SLICKS on the WET LINE NOT/ THE­ DRY LINE on the last few bends....please tell im­ waiting and have been all Day and probably will be for­ a long time yet.­
    SHUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­
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    TIMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­
    WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD­
    CHAMPIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
    LOVE­ ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­
    RAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
    THIS­ RECORD WILL NEVER BE MATCHED!!!!!!!!!!!
    ps...for the­ record any driver who won the title this year was going­ to inherit a phoney crown After the season weve­ had,,,HOLD YOUR HEADS IN SHAME MCLAREN!!!

    From , on Sun 21 Dec 3:16PM

  2. FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA

    From golf in the kingdom, on Sun 21 Dec 10:35AM

  3. Bernie, like Touron, someone has proved you wrong­ again. The end of the race is still on You Tube, so you­ can go see it.
    When you look at the posts here it's­ very obvious that the more intelligent people post­ something different each time and the less intelligent­ 'cut and paste.'
    Which camp are you in?
    You­ say that Lewis is a phoney champ, is this because he­ won by 1 point this year? Does that then mean that­ Raikkonen was a phoney champ last year?
    By the way, did­ you and Touron go to school together?
    Your grammar is­ as poor as his.
    Perhaps you're related, I'm­ willing to bet your mum knows his dad.

    From Jon, on Sat 20 Dec 9:58PM

  4. i must admit after reading some of these posts Touron­ does have a point.
    Why did glok slow down so much in­ the last lap..
    Why was glok driving on the wet side of­ the track in the last few remaining bends allowing­ hamilton to take the inside DRY line to victory.­
    HHHmmmmmm.....seems a little suspicious to me...Can­ anyone enlighten me as to why Glok was on wet side of­ track in last few bends, considering he had slicks on­ and all
    Whats it all about..
    Why cant this question­ be answered especially by mclaren fans and especially­ by Doughnut Ray $%^&...
    Why has the evidence­ ie..the last lap of the brazilian GB especially the­ last few corners been removed from You Tube..
    Why do­ Mclaren fans keep running away from this question and­ the Truth..
    people keep saying wait till jeremey­ clarkson show..all will be revealed...
    i mean­ considering glok was on slick tyres why was he driving­ right in the wet line of the track on the last few­ corners..everyone keeps saying they are surprised he­ finished at all considering the conditions...Various­ posts state it was like an ice rink...
    So why was GLOK­ driving on the WET LINE/ NOT THE DRY LINE/WITH SLICKS­ on the last few bends....please tell im waiting and­ have been all night and probably will be for a long­ time yet.
    SHUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY­
    77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777­
    TIMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­
    WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD­
    CHAMPIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
    LOVE­ ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­
    RAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
    THIS­ RECORD WILL NEVER BE MATCHED!!!!!!!!!!!

    From , on Sat 20 Dec 9:40PM

  5. There must really be some huge conspiracy to stop the­ FIA and everyone else in power from taking the WDC­ crown from McLaren, after all it's in the news­ everywhere about how they 'cheated' their way­ to the championship.
    Now for the less sane amongst us­ this is what is known as sarcasm.
    I'm hoping this­ might get through to your brain cell (or cells if­ you're lucky enough to have more than a handful -­ which I doubt.)
    Now carry on with the drivel, I'm­ sure someone up high is listening to you.
    (VERY­ SARCASTIC NOW!)

    From Jon, on Sat 20 Dec 9:40PM

  6. Bernard, the only thing for anyone to accept is that­ Ferrari and Massa lost the WDC crown.There's no­ point in keeping going on and on, if there was anything­ dodgy about it the FIA and Ferrari would be screaming­ the place down.
    They're not.

    From Jon, on Sat 20 Dec 9:24PM
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    NO NEED TO APLOGISE YOU ANSWERED NOTHING AGAIN,, GLOK­ MORE THAN ALLOWED HAMILTON TO PASS IN THE DRY INSIDE­ LINE DIDNT HE,, ITS NOT EVEN OPEN TO QUESTION REALLY IS­ IT..
    I TAKE IT YOU WATCHED THE RACE,,TRULIS TIME IS­ IRRELEVANT,, ITS PLAIN TO SEE CAN YOU HONESTLY SAY TO­ ME THAT GLOK WAS REALLY FIGHTING FOR HES PLACE WHEN­ HAMILTON PASSED,
    REALLY PUSHING WASNT HE ...DO ME A­ FAVOUR PAUL,,BEING A HAMILTON FAN YOUR ONLY SEEING WHAT­ YOU WANTED TO SEE,, END OF GLOK ALLOWED HAMILTON TO­ PASS VERY TAMELY ITS PLAIN TO SEE,, NO WAY WAS HE­ FIGHTING TO HOLD ONTO 5TH PLACE,,ITS THERE FOR THE­ WORLD TO SEE,,AND AS FOR LOSING 18 SECS IN 1 LAP,,DONT­ CARE IF GLOK WAS DRIVING A SHOPPING TROLLEY PAUL,,NO­ EXCUSES,,YOU KEEP DREMING,, ANY DRIVER WHO WON THE­ TITLE THIS YEAR WAS ALWAYS GOING TO INHERIT A PHONEY­ CROWN...LIVE WITH HAMILTON FANS AND ACCEPT..LOL

    From , on Sat 20 Dec 9:04PM

  8. KICK FERRARI OUT, NOTHIN BUT CHEATING, LYING, SCUM,­ FORD TO TAKE THEIR PLACE.

    From Dave worsell, on Sat 20 Dec 8:06PM

  9. The Tata- ferrari team, now theres a blast!!! As for­ the Glock incident, why is this still an issue for half­ the muppets on here, are they even race fans or even­ been to a race? do you really think after the bending­ of the rules to get Ferrari to win everything the FIA­ would have let this happen, i dont think so!!! End­ of....

    From Steve A, on Sat 20 Dec 4:58PM

  10. Does that mean Nahrain Kartakeyan will be a Ferrari­ test driver. I mean the Indian is sponsored by Tata!

    From Gerald Mari D, on Sat 20 Dec 3:30PM

  11. Well said A cameron5, total joke, this government treat­ us like mugs.

    From daveymacd1, on Sat 20 Dec 3:25PM

  12. Why are we Brits bailing out Tata with massive loans­ during the 'credit crunch' when they can afford­ to spend millions sponsoring Ferrari? - Alistair

    From a.cameron5, on Sat 20 Dec 3:10PM

  13. Jim Clark was the best !

    From golf in the kingdom, on Sat 20 Dec 2:03PM

  14. Golf in the Kingdom...are you a Ferrari fan purchance?

    From justblowinoffsteam., on Sat 20 Dec 1:42PM

  15. STUPID AGGRESSIVITY BY MA LADRONES SUPPORTERS
    SHOWS HOW­ JEALOUS THEY ARE
    OF WONDERFUL FERRARI
    BEST TEAM EVER

    From golf in the kingdom, on Sat 20 Dec 1:38PM

  16. hamilton won it end of he won in belgium that would­ have been 6 more points for him as for glock try­ looking what happened to top gears hamster in a f1 car­ no grip no brakes

    From zynky, on Sat 20 Dec 1:35PM

  17. IN ORDER TO REDUCE COSTS
    FIA ORDERED MC LADRONES TO­ REDUCE BACKSHISH GIVEN TO GLOCK
    AND REPLACE MERCEDES S­ CLASS OFFERED TO HIM
    WITH SECOND HAND A CLASS
    GLOCK­ REFUSES TO KOMMENT OR GIVE CAR BACK

    From golf in the kingdom, on Sat 20 Dec 1:30PM

  18. Hahahahahahahahahahaha.....i suppose Ferrari are going­ to Takeaway the championships next­ year!.......lol.........hahahaha

    From justblowinoffsteam., on Sat 20 Dec 1:30PM

  19. Seem to have repeated myself there, sorry, I think you­ get the idea!!

    From bobtailgrove, on Sat 20 Dec 10:56AM

  20. Racing for the line, I could walk faster then he was­ driving at the time Bernie me ol mucca. You'll just­ have to take it that Ferrari just weren't quite up­ to producing a world champion this year. Now be quiet­ and stop whingeing like a spoilt little girl.

    From bobtailgrove, on Sat 20 Dec 10:44AM
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