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The pullout also puts into question the survival of the lavish motor sport after Dutch bank ING announced last week that it too was pulling out, as is Credit Suisse, which abandoned its sponsorship of BMW Sauber, last month.
F1’s sponsorship crisis began last December when Honda announced its pullout from the sport altogether amid the deepening global economic turmoil.
For further coverage see Brand Health Check in the 26 February issue of Media.