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I rest my case, your honour. Alcohol is poison at any dose. Scottie (@scottie) 9th February 2019, 20:19.

I totally see them being asked in court ‘Is Mission Winnow disguised tobacco advertising?’ and pulling a Mark Wahlberg from The Happening here: MB (@muralibhats) 9th February 2019, 18:31.

It was never $200m either – not even in the days of ‘legal’ tobacco sponsorship, and declined since until it settled at around $100m about five years ago. Is it still $200M per season?

Mission Winnow’s European Union trademark for goods and services contains 19 references to tobacco including “tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes” and more. I would like to see overt messages promoting smoking cessation but obviously that’s wishful thinking. “Instead, it highlights our and our partners’ commitment to strive for better in everything we do and to leverage science, technology and innovation to spark positive change.

In an effort to explain the reason to exist, the Mission Winnow website states: “The tobacco industry is a highly regulated space, and we always respect the laws that apply to our activities.

;-), ColdFly (@coldfly) 9th February 2019, 21:40, smart guy who printed it on the car; nose will always be in the right direction ;), Mashiat (@mashiat) 10th February 2019, 9:10. I have a strong suspicion that on the right hand side of the airbox is a similar arrow pointing backwards.

Mission Winnow branding appeared prominently for the first time on the Ferrari cars at Suzuka last year, and this year the branding is expected to be seen on the engine cover, rear-wing and on the race suits of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc as well as team clothing.

It is a product designed to harm or kill. I’d have assumed to promote Marlboro but if not, what are they spending money for?

John H (@john-h) 9th February 2019, 22:13.

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That’s so F1, so obvious but still legal and brought them as much legal tobacco exposure as they possibly wished for. @john-h Sarcasm doesn’t work when it’s written so I can’t tell if you’re being serious or not….. Maybe it does if other people can tell… ;-), John H (@john-h) 10th February 2019, 8:55, petebaldwin (@petebaldwin) 10th February 2019, 21:16, @john-h – The Internet has made me question things i previously wouldn’t have.

Tobacco companies are finally admitting that their only means of financial survival is to get people addicted to nicotine.”.

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In other words, nothing to do with us down here, call Switzerland. They’ll have to totally re-design their visual identity not to be taken in a contentious context. And Ferrari keep taking the tobacco money. Fer no.65 (@fer-no65) 9th February 2019, 22:33, Regardless of the logo (that has a lot of cues to the Marlboro logo), this is Phillip Morris putting whatever in the car, so everyone knows its Phillip Morris doing it.

So damage limitation – pure denial BS? Thus there is nothing subliminal about a red chevron. Australian authorities are ascertaining if Mission Winnow is simply a smokescreen to promote the Marlboro brand whose long association with the Scuderia has taken on various branding guises, even when cigarette advertising was banned as it is now. Advertising cancer causing products have been banned by most civilized societies. The report quotes anti-smoking campaigner John Cunningham, who highlighted the matter with authorities, “This [Mission Winnow] website actually makes it much clearer what they are trying to achieve, and what sort of business they are in.”, “It has nothing to do with F1 cars, that’s for sure.

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Jimmi Cynic (@jimmi-cynic) 10th February 2019, 0:28. Ferrari’s principal sponsor Mission Winnow has caused a stir in Australia as questions are being asked about the branding that will appear on the red cars at the season opener in Melbourne next month. The Mission Winnow website spells out what this means: 'A great example of this is the work being done in developing and testing less harmful alternatives to smoking. Is F1’s reverse-grid qualifying race plan for 2021 dead? Every one satisfied. To stop others from outlining the clear connections it has with it’s Tobacco products? Because one is illegal and the other isn’t. But when it kills, alcohol kills.. others. Your email address will not be published.

Got a potential story, tip or enquiry? We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Ferrari’s title sponsor denies its Mission Winnow brand is being used for tobacco promotion despite its trademark containing multiple references to tobacco products.

It’s so frustrating how blatant it is, and PMI seem to be hiding behind a legal loophole here as they’ve so strongly associated their brand and visual identity around a cigarette package. frood19 (@frood19) 10th February 2019, 9:08.

The campaign does not advertise or promote any PMI-branded products.”, Meanwhile, a spokesman for Philip Morris Australia told The Age: “Philip Morris Australia’s parent company, Philip Morris International and Scuderia Ferrari have a global partnership, which is wholly managed outside of Australia.”. Did you not read the article @petebaldwin? rpiian (@rpiian) 10th February 2019, 5:09. Arrows98 (@arrows98) 9th February 2019, 18:19.

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Why biased against tobacco but allow alcohol?

That is to get oxygen into the blood.

At that event, Ferrari's cars raced emblazoned with a new logo sponsored by Philip Morris, called Mission Winnow.

… denote the absence of right angles. Your email address will not be published. Dieter Rencken (@dieterrencken) 11th February 2019, 10:18, @jimmi-cynic No need to quote outside sources.

It is no secret that Mission Winnow is a Philip Morris International (PMI) initiative that broke cover last year at the Japanese Grand Prix, which immediately prompted the question at the time: What are they selling? we wrote: Commercially, the team benefits from the largest slice of FOM revenues – pocketing 20 per cent of the ‘pot’ – with Shell and UPS complementing $100m provided by Philip Morris in exchange for its ‘Mission Winnow’ message and access to the team for promotional purposes. You’re welcome :), One could point out that “everything we do” is basically sell cigarettes… but that would be nitpicking ;), petebaldwin (@petebaldwin) 9th February 2019, 23:11. Than, while Ossies are looking to find something illegal, LM and FIA have to start prevent possible frauds and give , say, 5 grid penalty places both red cars.

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