Williams will not reveal its new Martini livery in Bahrain.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said the official wraps would come off the highly-anticipated partnership in the second week of testing in the island Kingdom.<\/p>\n
But that is not the case, Speed Week correspondent Mathias Brunner insists.<\/p>\n
“The speculation was a bit short-sighted,” he said.\u00a0 “Alcohol advertising is frowned upon in Arab countries.”<\/p>\n
For instance, Sauber has removed the name of its tequila sponsor for this week’s running, replacing it with a ‘hot sauce’ brand within the same Mexican stable.<\/p>\n
So the Martini deal will be revealed in Melbourne in grand prix week, probably the Wednesday or Thursday, Brunner said.<\/p>\n
It also emerges that Williams will revamp its usual ‘S’ logo tribute to mark the twentieth anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna.<\/p>\n
Ever since the great Brazilian was killed at the wheel of a Williams in 1994, the British team has carried his familiar logo on the front wing supports.<\/p>\n
“Together with the Senna family, we’re creating a new logo to use on our car this year,” Brazil’s Globo quotes deputy team boss Claire Williams as saying.<\/p>\n
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