Racing Point F1 Team Unveils BWT as Title Partner

A New Chapter

Ahead of Formula 1’s land­mark 70th anniver­sary season, Racing Point F1 Team is delighted to announce an expan­sion of its long-​standing part­ner­ship with BWT - Best Water Tech­nology.

Having turned heads with the world’s first pink Formula 1 car in 2017 and building upon three successful seasons as Prin­cipal Sponsor, BWT and Racing Point have expanded their rela­tion­ship so that the team will be known as “BWT Racing Point F1 Team”.

As unveiled to assem­bled media and guests today at the home of BWT in Mondsee, Austria, the team’s distinc­tive pink livery – a firm favourite amongst racing fans across the globe – will remain, with BWT branding featuring even more promi­nently on the team’s new car, the RP20.

A Fitting Tribute

Situ­ated on the scenic shores of Lake Mondsee, BWT’s Austrian Head­quar­ters provided the perfect back­drop for the announce­ment of a collab­o­ra­tion built on tech­no­log­ical advance­ment and sustain­ability.

Race drivers Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez were joined by Team Prin­cipal & CEO Otmar Szaf­nauer, Tech­nical Director Andrew Green and Sporting Director Andy Stevenson, as the part­ner­ship was formally launched ahead of pre-​season testing in Barcelona later this week.

A Shared Objec­tive

BWT has long been committed to the reduc­tion of plas­tics through the adop­tion of reusable vessels and recy­clable filters to reduce waste and pollu­tion in the modern world.

With this objec­tive more sharply in focus than ever before, BWT will continue to support the team in its push to achieve sustain­ability targets, including cutting down on single-​​​use plas­tics.

BWTs inno­v­a­tive tech­nology and outstanding know-​how has had an incred­ibly posi­tive impact on reducing CO2 emis­sions compared to single-​​​use plastic bottled water. Guests visiting the team’s track­side hospi­tality build­ings to refill their reusable bottles with locally produced – great tasting – BWT Magne­sium Miner­al­ized Water will enjoy a first class taste expe­ri­ence combined with a conve­nient way of drinking.

A Few Words

Otmar Szaf­nauer, CEO & Team Prin­cipal, BWT Racing Point F1 Team:

“Since 2017, we have thor­oughly enjoyed building a successful part­ner­ship with BWT and we’re delighted to be cele­brating our fourth year together by welcoming them as our Title Partner. This expanded collab­o­ra­tion truly reflects the loyalty, commit­ment and energy that they bring to the Racing Point family. I’m pleased we could launch our season here in Mondsee at the home of BWT and shine a spot­light on the valu­able work being done by BWT to drive sustain­ability. We have enjoyed many memo­rable moments both on and off track already and we now look forward to adding more in the 2020 season.”

Andreas Weißenbacher, CEO of BWT:

“Over the past three years we have brought our distinc­tive pink colour into Formula 1 and built a very strong rela­tion­ship with Racing Point. We are committed to helping this team achieve its objec­tives and this is why we have chosen to increase our support by becoming title partner. Working together in this way we believe the team can be much more compet­i­tive on the track in 2020. We will also support the team’s push to become more sustain­able. Together we will cut down the use of dispos­able bottles at the track, minimise plastic waste and facil­i­tate the local treat­ment and consump­tion of water.”