• oneser@lemmy.zip
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    16 days ago

    Before I read the article, I’m going to guess the answer is:

    Because MasterCard gave them lots of dollary-doos!

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      16 days ago
      How it went:

      Officially I was wrong:

      “We wanted it to be the right partner, with the right long-term commitment, with the same values as McLaren, and a brand that we felt could add value off the track,”

      Unofficially though…:

      The Mastercard deal is estimated to be in the region of $100 million per season

      Thanks for playing!

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        16 days ago

        a brand that we felt could add value off the track

        I mean it’s right there in the official statement if you squint.