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Mission Winnow on EC radar after Aussie complaints

What was a little smoke is turning into a fire… Mission Winnow sponsorship of Ferrari is becoming a contentious issue as Philip Morris International (PMI) unconvincingly try to palm off the concept as unrelated to Marlboro cigarettes. The Mission Winnow website provides an undecipherable reason to exist, while F1 fans are calling their bluff and pointing out that the branding on the Ferrari is akin to Marlboro sponsorship, which is banned globally. The new branding appeared prominently for the first time on the Ferrari during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend last year and is expected to again feature prominently on the 2019 car which Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will drive in...
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