Tobacco.org

EU in new anti-tobacco sponsor push 

EU health commissioner Markos Kyprianou is renewing efforts to drive tobacco sponsorship out of Formula One.

Speaking in an interview with the Financial Times Deutschland, Kyprianou said he has written to the FIA and Ferrari, who are sponsored by Marlboro parent company Philip Morris, to express his desire to see tobacco logos out of the sport.

"Formula One is a symbol," he said. "We must limit the advertising of tobacco as much as possible so we can limit the influence on young people."

Jump to full article »