After being the title sponsor for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix for six years, SingTel has passed the honour on to Singapore Airlines (SIA). Announcing a two-year title sponsorship, SIA has the option to extend it after. Sponsorship amount was kept confidential, but previously it was reported that SingTel forked out S$10 to 15 million a year.
This year, it will be called the 2014 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix.
That also means, goodbye SingTel Grid Girls and maybe hello SQ girls?
Here are some official quotes:
Singapore Airlines CEO, Goh Choon Phong: “We are thrilled to be taking up the title sponsorship of one of the most exciting races on the F1 calendar, and we are especially pleased to doing so in the lead up to Singapore’s 50th birthday next year.”
F1 Group CEO, Bernie Ecclestone: “We are very happy to have Singapore Airlines join the F1 family by becoming the title sponsor of the extremely popular Singapore Grand Prix, which was the first F1 night race, and this demonstrates Singapore’s forward thinking, an attribute Singapore Airlines has always achieved.”
Singapore GP, Ong Beng Seng: “We are delighted to welcome Singapore Airlines as title sponsor of the Singapore Grand Prix. Given the iconic brand’s phenomenal global reach, this synergistic partnership will provide the widest exposure and fantastic opportunities in the promotion of both Singapore and F1 around the world.”
