A detail that seems to have gone unnoticed is that not only Credit Suisse is no longer with BMW Sauber (in fact it could be seen a blank space in the sponsors wall), but the Dell logo is no longer appearing in the car nor in the sponsors wall.
Whats more, it is no longer in the sponsors list of the press kit
There is no official confirmation yet, but apparently Dell simply didn't want to renew their 3 year contract signed in 2006.
Well, I counted seven: Puma, Syntium, Petronas, Certina, T-Systems, Bridgestone and Intel. In the Pressrelease I only found Bridgestone, Intel and Petronas mentioned.
Yes, Dell is gone. They simply didn't refresh their 3 year contract. Since the team that was responsible for the partnership left Dell over the years, there is simply no more interest since Dell never used it as major marketing tool. (and Michael doesn't like Sponsorships - that one was agreed when Kevin Rollins was CEO)
And it looks like BMW is a hard partner to sponsor - i heard they take your money but you are always second...and their brand-guide is larger than a print-out of UKs telephonebook ;-)
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