Cigarette advertising- yes or no?

cformula1 · Post by **cformula1** » 28 Sep 2009, 13:12

What are your thoughts on cigarette advertising in Formula 1, and motor racing in general?
Personally I believe that cigarette advertising should be allowed because it provides a good revenue source (particularly with the financial crisis) and has produced some of the finest liveries to ever grace the sport. Also, it isn't like I'm going to start smoking just because of a brand name on the side of a fast car.

Post by **phil1993** » 28 Sep 2009, 14:04

I liked it really, 'Marlboro' 'West', 'Mild Seven' - classics! And I agree, I never felt 'OH MY GOD, WEST, I NEED TO SMOKE'...

Tom Vandenhove · Post by **Tom Vandenhove** » 28 Sep 2009, 14:14

phil1993 wrote:I liked it really, 'Marlboro' 'West', 'Mild Seven' - classics! And I agree, I never felt 'OH MY GOD, WEST, I NEED TO SMOKE'...

Same

JoostLamers · Post by **JoostLamers** » 28 Sep 2009, 14:15

I liked the subtitute names, like at McLaren, in stead of West: Kimi Raikkonen or Juan Pablo Montoya on the sidepod

Tom Vandenhove · Post by **Tom Vandenhove** » 28 Sep 2009, 14:17

joostlamers wrote:I liked the subtitute names, like at McLaren, in stead of West: Kimi Raikkonen or Juan Pablo Montoya on the sidepod

Team Spirit in stead of Mild Seven was worse

iceman1 · Post by **iceman1** » 28 Sep 2009, 14:32

No for Marlboro - Yes for West

MavF1 · Post by **MavF1** » 28 Sep 2009, 14:42

Well, from a financial point of view it would be better for F1 if the big tobacco companies come back, since almost no branch of industry is willing to spend such huge amounts on sponsorship.
From the moral point of view, is it really better to print walking johnnys on your sidepod? I don't think so.....

impatientinventor · Post by **impatientinventor** » 28 Sep 2009, 14:57

How long until pharmaceuticals make the jump from NASCAR to F1?

blizzard · Post by **blizzard** » 28 Sep 2009, 15:50

This thread is a bit late mate.

Since 2007 everyone but Ferrari has dropped their cigarrette sponsorship, because of the stupid EU laws.

Since 2008 Ferraro don´t advertise Marlboro anymore either.

And yes, of course I´m pro tobacco sponsorship, but it´s totally academical, because it´s forbidden anyway in 90% of the races.
Including the whole EU region, north america and brazil.

Politicians always know best eh...

Totopupu · Post by **Totopupu** » 28 Sep 2009, 16:16

I voted yes because I dont understand why no cigarette advertising in F1?

But the Ferrari looks better without marlboro

cformula1 · Post by **cformula1** » 29 Sep 2009, 13:51

Totopupu wrote:I voted yes because I dont understand why no cigarette advertising in F1?

Because those geniuses* in parliament thought that cigarette advertising was enticing people to smoke and smoking is bad fo your health.
I just wish parliament thought we had an IQ over 70....

* I use the term geniuses VERY loosely.

megasyxx · Post by **megasyxx** » 29 Sep 2009, 19:56

joostlamers wrote:I liked the subtitute names, like at McLaren, in stead of West: Kimi Raikkonen or Juan Pablo Montoya on the sidepod

or "team" for team member shirts.....same also @ west honda pons in motogp

newtrex · Post by **newtrex** » 30 Sep 2009, 01:27

i voted yes because of financial purposes.

TwistedArmco · Post by **TwistedArmco** » 30 Sep 2009, 20:14

Benson & Hedges.

That was Jordan's alternative to a certain cigarette brand. I think that is majorly clever.

megasyxx · Post by **megasyxx** » 15 Oct 2009, 20:53

TwistedArmco wrote:Benson & Hedges.

That was Jordan's alternative to a certain cigarette brand. I think that is majorly clever.

i loved that

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