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[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago

It’s just such a terrible name.. I’m tired of all the team names just being a string of corporations

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

I mean, it has been this way since the 1980s.. but nowadays it's often "Company 1 Company 2 Company 3" instead of "Sponsor Team". And stupid sponsorship names that are very long dont help either

[-] huginn@feddit.it 6 points 10 months ago

Yeah like Ferrari or Mercedes or Red Bull or McLaren or...

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Well, at least three of those are actually car manufacturing companies that used their competition teams to both promote their vehicles and showcase new R&D achievements. Even RedBull has a reputation and history of marketing towards high intensity thrill seeking and adrenaline junkies, which makes sense in a high risk high stakes sport. There's a qualitative difference between Ferrari and VisaCashappWalmart or whatever it is they're doing now.

[-] wratanar@lemmings.world 6 points 10 months ago

Oh boy, don't start watching any cycling

[-] 5null5@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

But the brand names is cycling is super cool imo.Id love to see a F1 team named as Jumbo Visma

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago

Not sure if you're aware, but Jumbo is literally a grocery store in the Netherlands

[-] bedrooms@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

The worst part is Raging Bull, though.

[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

It’s going to be racing bulls tho right?

[-] bedrooms@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Oh, was it? I must've been mistaken.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago

Any other sources? I desperately want this to be one person's hoax!

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

So far I have only seen this one person's screenshot

[-] wigit@infosec.pub 2 points 10 months ago

Search for "visacashapprb" on your favorite search engine (I just tested Google and Duckduckgo), and they will show a result with a link to the new insta-handle

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago

Alas! Also whenever I see that all-lowercase name my brain reads "visa cash grab". I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere.

[-] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Ok new rule: No advertisers from outside automobile industry.

[-] Glifted@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago
[-] middlemanSI@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

Red Bull is developing their own engine at least

this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2024
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