Penske changes its colors

Due to a new law on tobacco brands, the Penske Racing team loses its loyal sponsor after a long and fruitful collaboration.

Published on 24/02/2010 à 17:00

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After 20 years of a successful partnership, Team Penske and the Philip Morris Company are parting ways. We will therefore no longer see the legendary white and red single-seaters roaming the American circuits because of a new rule concerning tobacco brands.

Roger Penske's cars sported these famous colors for the first time in 1990, cars driven at the time by Emmerson Fittipaldi and Danny Sullivan.

Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe and Will Power will therefore be this season at the wheel of mainly black single-seaters, Verizon Wireless becoming the main sponsor.