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ESS to sponsor Panasonic Toyota’s racing team
MUMBAI: Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motorsport have announced that ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has become a sponsor for the Panasonic Toyota Racing Formula 1 team.
The deal will see ESPN Star Sports logo appear on the side winglets of Toyota’s TF104 race car from the first race of the 2004 season in Melbourne, Australia next weekend.
ESS MD Rik Dovey was quoted in an official release saying, “We are pleased and honoured to become a part of the Toyota F1 Team for the coming season. ESPN Star Sports and Toyota already have a strong business partnership across sporting events and broadcasting, and now, the extension of this into Formula 1 racing further strengthens the relationship between our companies”.
MUMBAI: Espn Star Sports (ESS) will telecast South Africa’s tour of Australia starting 16 December 2005. The channel will showcase all the three test matches live.
The first test telecast begins on 16 December at 7:58 am while the second test telecast on 26 December is slated to start at 4:58 am. The third test on 2 January will also be telecast from 4:58 am onwards.
Of the 71 tests played between the two, the Aussies enjoy an upper hand winning 39 compared to 15 won by South Africa. Down under, the invincible Australia has won 17 of the 29 Test matches, states an official release.
