The Kick Sauber F1 staff is ready to compete below a brand new identify at Zandvoort after Dutch officers have banned the Stake F1 Staff from utilizing its branding at this weekend’s Zandvoort race.
Sauber has been rebranded as Stake F1 Staff Kick Sauber for the 2024 System 1 marketing campaign, following the departure of their title sponsor Alfa Romeo. The Swiss staff will function below this banner till the top of the 2025 F1 season earlier than rebranding as Audi in 2026 once they turn into the German producer’s works squad.
It has now emerged that the Hinwil-headquartered outfit won’t be allowed to point out off their logos on the Dutch Grand Prix.
Though betting promoting is just not unlawful within the Netherlands, however the usage of Stake’s web site is. The Australian-Curaçaoan on-line on line casino doesn’t have a license to function within the Netherlands and, the Kansspelautoriteit Dutch Gaming Authority [Ksa] has ordered the staff and System 1 to not use the branding.
Ksa famous: “The Sauber System 1 staff competes in most worldwide races as ‘Stake F1 Staff’. Stake is a world playing supplier and primary sponsor of the staff. Stake doesn’t have a license from the Ksa and is subsequently not allowed to supply playing within the Netherlands.
“In line with the playing laws, it’s prohibited to supply video games of probability with out a license, to promote these unlawful video games of probability or to advertise participation in them. On-line playing suppliers with out a license should subsequently take measures to stop participation from the Netherlands, for instance by making use of geoblocks. Dutch gamers will then not be capable of attain the web site.
“Stake has utilized such a geoblock. Regardless of the measures taken by Stake, the Ksa nonetheless sees participation by Dutch gamers. The Ksa subsequently finds it undesirable that unlawful playing is marketed at a Dutch occasion with the attain and measurement of System 1.
“Additionally as a result of the occasion attracts loads of consideration amongst susceptible teams [minors and young adults]. The board of the Ksa has subsequently urgently requested each Sauber and the group of the Dutch Grand Prix to not drive below the identify Stake and to not promote for this supplier.”
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