Kingfisher Airlines & Toyota F1

nikhil3456 · 12th January 2007, 22:52

Hey!!

Kingfisher airlines has just entered a partnership deal with the Toyota F1 racing team

TOYOTA F1 TEAM official site

As per the deal, the Toyota's 2007 challenger TF 107 will sport the 'Fly Kingfisher' logo on its side pods. It will also appear on Trulli's and Ralf's overalls!!

Observe the logo on the side pods in the image at the following link

TOYOTA F1 TEAM official site

This is good news.. First Tata with Jordan & Williams and now Kingfisher.. Whoz next?

Sam Kapasi · 13th January 2007, 01:14

I see it!! WooHoo!! Makes me proud.

ported_head · 13th January 2007, 01:16

They would have rather spent that money by being associated with some Indian driver, mega grid and not one Indian name, tcha!

danlalan · 13th January 2007, 01:20

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Originally Posted by ported_head

They would have rather spent that money by being associated with some Indian driver, mega grid and not one Indian name, tcha!

iam not sure they want to do that now,would they...competition.

speedzak · 13th January 2007, 01:26

Well!! Nice to see another indian brand showing up at F1!!

I would agree with Ported_sir!! That could be more helpful to developing drivers from our part of the world. But that can still be done, right?

khanak · 13th January 2007, 02:11

That is awesome news. Makes me so proud to see another Indian brand on F1 cars. Didnt Vijay Mallya sponser the Benetton team too?

elf · 13th January 2007, 02:19

Although the logo placement on the car does look a bit obscure to me, kudos to Kingfisher!

Mpower · 13th January 2007, 03:00

This is Vijay Mallaya second time courting F1. back in teh 90s, the Benneton Ford sported the Kingfisher Logo.

khaadu75 · 13th January 2007, 04:48

WHOA ..... finally, I feel that my money is well spent .... though I wish that these corporates wud pump just a fraction of this amount into Indian Motorsports !!!!

Never the less .... good to see it out there on the F1 grid !!!

nikhil3456 · 13th January 2007, 08:54

Latest news from the Times of India - today's Bangalore Ed:

1. The deal is for 2 years and for about Rs. 40 crores
2. If things go well, India might have F1 by 2009
3. Dr. Vijay Mallya is already in talks with Ms. Shiela Dixit for hosting the F1 in Delhi, probably converting Rajpath into a F1 track
4. Sometime this year, KF air will down the drivers (Ralf & Trulli) to India as well as the 2007 car -TF107 which will showcased in India.
5. KF air will offer promos and lucky draws on their flights which will enable people to win race tickets!

Hatari · 13th January 2007, 11:27

I'm going to start flying only Kingfisher from now on !

Formula 1 : News TOYOTA - F1-Live.com

fb1 · 21st January 2007, 02:02

great, dad Is joining kingfisher next year, shifting from Singapore airlines.. hopefully within a year and a half I will join KF too... Starting my flying training in a few months...

killjoy · 21st January 2007, 12:46

just so everyone is aware, Kingfisher also part sponsors one of the rally cars in the indian rally circuit.

khanak · 21st February 2007, 08:14

khaadu75 · 21st February 2007, 13:20

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Originally Posted by killjoy

just so everyone is aware, Kingfisher also part sponsors one of the rally cars in the indian rally circuit.

Hey, Whose car does it part sponsor ... though it wud have been much better if Mallya had a full team running in the INRC , i mean he can spend 5% of what he has for getting KF logo onto a F1 car .. !!

12th January 2007, 22:52	#1
nikhil3456 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 41 Thanked: 11 Times	Kingfisher Airlines & Toyota F1 Hey!! Kingfisher airlines has just entered a partnership deal with the Toyota F1 racing team TOYOTA F1 TEAM official site As per the deal, the Toyota's 2007 challenger TF 107 will sport the 'Fly Kingfisher' logo on its side pods. It will also appear on Trulli's and Ralf's overalls!! Observe the logo on the side pods in the image at the following link TOYOTA F1 TEAM official site This is good news.. First Tata with Jordan & Williams and now Kingfisher.. Whoz next?
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13th January 2007, 01:14	#2
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,939 Thanked: 2,479 Times View My Garage	I see it!! WooHoo!! Makes me proud.
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13th January 2007, 01:16	#3
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,381 Thanked: 21 Times	They would have rather spent that money by being associated with some Indian driver, mega grid and not one Indian name, tcha!
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13th January 2007, 01:26	#5
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,346 Thanked: 28 Times	Well!! Nice to see another indian brand showing up at F1!! I would agree with Ported_sir!! That could be more helpful to developing drivers from our part of the world. But that can still be done, right?
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13th January 2007, 02:11	#6
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,867 Thanked: 370 Times View My Garage	That is awesome news. Makes me so proud to see another Indian brand on F1 cars. Didnt Vijay Mallya sponser the Benetton team too?
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13th January 2007, 02:19	#7
elf BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,035 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Although the logo placement on the car does look a bit obscure to me, kudos to Kingfisher!
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13th January 2007, 03:00	#8
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,399 Thanked: 1,735 Times View My Garage	This is Vijay Mallaya second time courting F1. back in teh 90s, the Benneton Ford sported the Kingfisher Logo. Last edited by Mpower : 13th January 2007 at 03:08.
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13th January 2007, 04:48	#9
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,146 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	WHOA ..... finally, I feel that my money is well spent .... though I wish that these corporates wud pump just a fraction of this amount into Indian Motorsports !!!! Never the less .... good to see it out there on the F1 grid !!!
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13th January 2007, 08:54	#10
nikhil3456 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 41 Thanked: 11 Times	Latest news from the Times of India - today's Bangalore Ed: 1. The deal is for 2 years and for about Rs. 40 crores 2. If things go well, India might have F1 by 2009 3. Dr. Vijay Mallya is already in talks with Ms. Shiela Dixit for hosting the F1 in Delhi, probably converting Rajpath into a F1 track 4. Sometime this year, KF air will down the drivers (Ralf & Trulli) to India as well as the 2007 car -TF107 which will showcased in India. 5. KF air will offer promos and lucky draws on their flights which will enable people to win race tickets!
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13th January 2007, 11:27	#11
Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,900 Thanked: 926 Times	Toyota F1 & Kingfisher Airlines I'm going to start flying only Kingfisher from now on ! Formula 1 : News TOYOTA - F1-Live.com
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21st January 2007, 02:02	#12
fb1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 186 Thanked: 8 Times	great, dad Is joining kingfisher next year, shifting from Singapore airlines.. hopefully within a year and a half I will join KF too... Starting my flying training in a few months...
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21st January 2007, 12:46	#13
killjoy BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 755 Thanked: 318 Times View My Garage	just so everyone is aware, Kingfisher also part sponsors one of the rally cars in the indian rally circuit.
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