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Williams awarded £26 million in court case against former sponsor

Article To news overview © XPBimages The former title sponsor of Williams, ROKiT, has been ordered by a US judge to pay more than £26 million to the Formula 1 team. ROKiT joined Williams as title sponsor ahead of the 2019 season and appeared on the cars of George Russell and Nicholas Latifi during pre-season testing in 2020. However, COVID-19 then hit, with the sponsor reneging on the deal and Williams not running the ROKiT livery once the season got underway in July 2020. This meant a planned three-year deal ended after only one, with ROKiT withholding scheduled money to the team. As a result, Williams took the case to court believing their contract had been breached. Viewed by others:...
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