The Director of the Sports & Entertainment at Proa Comunicación, Pablo de Villota, wrote an article in the newspaper El Confidencial about how and why tobacco companies have returned to Formula 1. De Villota explains how tobacco brands are taking advantage of certain legal loopholes allowing them to sneak back into motor sports, its highly desired promotional territory, starring McLaren and Ferrari.
In the extensive article, Pablo de Villota values the highly varied regulation between countries regarding what areas permit smoking and tobacco promotion, and how this “quagmire” is being taken advantage of by tobacco companies.
Access the full article here: https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/formula-1/2019-06-03/f1-tabaco-ferrari-mclaren_2043790/
