Is BWT Aston Martin?

Former Aston Martin sponsor BWT – which was responsible for the pink Force India/Racing Point liveries – will become the Alpine Formula 1 team's title backer from 2022.

Is BWT sponsoring Aston Martin?

2022 F1 season

BWT has joined Alpine following a five-year stint sponsoring Aston Martin, which was previously known as Racing Point and Force India.

Is BWT Racing Point Aston Martin?

Aston Martin are set to enter the 2022 season without the backing of long-term sponsor BWT, the Austrian water treatment systems company. BWT signed a deal to become a prominent sponsor of the former Force India team ahead of the 2017 season, with the cars emblazoned in pink as a result.

What company is BWT in F1?

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Formula One team Alpine have signed Austrian water technology company BWT as their new title sponsor, the French squad said on Friday.

What did BWT change to?

BWT switches F1 teams, moves to Alpine as title sponsor in multi-year deal. Alpine Racing, the team from motor racing's prestigious Formula 1 (F1), have brought on board international water treatment supplier BWT as the team's title sponsor with immediate effect.

The BWT Aston Martin Situation

Why are BWT cars pink?

This is to highlight the new partnership with Austrian water treatment company BWT, which has previously decked out Force India and Racing Point cars in full pink liveries. “Partners are essential to any team and to Alpine in particular BWT is bringing a lot to us,” Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi said.

Why is BWT with Alpine?

Alpine has committed to use BWT's iconic pink branding to spread the message of sustainability and social responsibility further around the world, utilising the combined global platforms of Formula 1 and the automotive industry.

Who did BWT sponsor in 2021?

The company served as the title sponsor for the team in 2020 following its evolution into Racing Point, and continued as a smaller partner upon the rebrand of 'Team Silverstone' into Aston Martin for 2021.

What is BWT Racing Point?

Racing Point F1 Team, which competed as BWT Racing Point F1 Team and commonly known as Racing Point, was a British motor racing team and constructor that Racing Point UK entered into the Formula One World Championship. The team was based in Silverstone, England and competed under a British licence.

Did Aston Martin buy Racing Point?

Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll's purchasing of a significant stake in the Aston Martin company in 2020 paved the way for Racing Point to morph into the Aston Martin works team for this season.

Did BWT leave Aston Martin?

For years BWT was one of the major sponsors of first Racing Point and last season the Aston Martin team. Racing Point's cars were even in pink, as this is the colour of the Austrian water company. But, it the cooperation with Aston Martin and BWT has seems to have now come to an end.

Who will BWT sponsor in 2022?

The Alpine Formula 1 team has announced that it has formed a title partnership with water treatment supplier company BWT.

What does BWT in F1 stand for?

BWT - which stands for 'Best Water Technology' - is one of the world's leading suppliers of water treatment systems across the world, and has enjoyed heavy involvement in F1 dating back to its partnerships with Force India.

Is BWT back in F1?

Alpine announced Friday that the team will go through life as BWT Alpine F1 Team starting in 2022. BWT had to look for a new team to sponsor after leaving Aston Martin. BWT is unmistakable in motorsport, as the pink that the sponsor always wants to see back on the cars, stands out well in any field of cars.

Who owns BWT water?

The WAB Group is the principal shareholder of BWT AG, with around 20% of the shares owned by diverse shareholders (and roughly 6% owned by the company (as at February 2014).

Who does BWT sponsor?

Former Aston Martin sponsor BWT – which was responsible for the pink Force India/Racing Point liveries – will become the Alpine Formula 1 team's title backer from 2022.

Is Otmar Szafnauer linked to BWT?

Otmar Szafnauer (born 13 August 1964) is a Romanian-American engineer. He is currently the team principal of the BWT Alpine F1 Team.

Who owns the pink F1 cars?

Alpine took the wraps off their 2022 Formula 1 car, the A522, at a special launch ceremony in Paris on Monday night. As anticipated, the team have brought pink back to F1, after signing a new title sponsorship deal with Austrian water treatment company BWT.

Why is Aston Martin pink?

The CEO of the water company, Andreas Weissenbacher, says their pink colour has a “certain elegance” about it and while he understands the heritage of Aston Martin's traditional British racing green colours, the Austrian still feels the team would stand out much more in the striking pink livery.

What is Alpine BWT?

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Who owns Racing Point now?

A consortium led by Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll invested a whopping £182 million into the British automobile brand, and the team are set to become the works Aston Martin team next year with Stroll as the company's new executive chairman.

Is Racing Point a copy of Mercedes?

The Racing Point car has caused controversy ever since it hit the track in testing and was dubbed the “Pink Mercedes”. The team have admitted they copied the championship-winning 2019 Mercedes, which is not illegal as long as they have designed specific elements, known as “listed parts”, themselves.