Alfa Romeo racers Valtteri Bottas (L) and Zhou Guanyu celebrate with fans in the grandstand during the F1 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, September 3, 2023. /CFP
All the F1 teams' title sponsors have been confirmed for the 2024 season, according to the latest entry list released by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) on Friday.
Alfa Romeo will not be known as title sponsor in the new season with Sauber, for whom Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu is racing. Instead, Zhou and his teammate Valtteri Bottas of Finland will race for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.
Sauber F1 News' tweet on December 15 about their rebranding in the new season. /@SauberF1NewsAcc
"Stake joined Sauber as co-title partner for 2023 and will now level up the partnership as the sole title partner, including full naming rights of the operation," reported formula1.com, adding that Stake will be the title sponsor in the next two seasons.
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake's tweet on December 15 about reminiscing on their final home race with Alfa Romeo. /@Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake
"Sauber also announced that streaming platform Kick has acquired the naming rights to the chassis of next year's car, which will be known as the KICK Sauber C44," the team added.
"With Kick.com, our goal is to make the next step in finding new and innovative ways to get closer to our fans," said Sauber Motorsport Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi.
Aramco's tweet on December 15, retweeted by Aston Martin F1 Team, about their partnership. /@aramco
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian energy giant Aramco has extended their partnership with Aston Martin as the team's sole title sponsor in a five-year agreement.
U.S.-based IT company Cognizant was a joint title sponsor with Aramco for Aston Martin F1 in 2023.
In the new season, the team will be known as Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team, using the engine of Mercedes.
2024 F1 entry list. /FIA
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