American multinational Mastercard could be set to return to formula one, according to the latest rumour from Brazil.<\/p>\n
Russia’s f1news.ru reported that Mastercard – having sponsored Lola’s stillborn F1 effort in 1997 and then Jordan between 1998-2001 – has now agreed a trackside sponsorship deal with Bernie Ecclestone’s company FOM.<\/p>\n
The news follows American giant Coca-Cola’s decision to sponsor Lotus from next year with its energy drink Burn, and the return to the calendar of a US grand prix.<\/p>\n
Asked how it feels to have secured Coke’s backing, Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez told Turun Sanomat newspaper: “As good as Kimi (Raikkonen)’s win in Abu Dhabi.”<\/p>\n
Team boss Eric Boullier, however, refused to say if Burn will be Lotus’ title sponsor next year.<\/p>\n
“I’m not going to release any more information,” he said in Brazil.<\/p>\n
“Whatever it is, it’s always welcome.”<\/p>\n
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