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Ferrari sponsor apologises for revealing car name
Ferrari sponsor Santander jumped the gun and revealed the designation of the Italian team's 2017 challenger through, what turned out to be, an ill timed tweet. Santander revealed the designation SF17-JB and hinted that the name was in honour of the late Jules Bianchi who raced with the number 17 in Formula 1, before his death due to injuries he suffered during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi was part of the Ferrari Drivers Academy, the popular and highly rated Frenchman being groomed by the Maranello outfit for their senior team. They bankrolled his drive with Marussia. Before the Santander tweet, in early January, F1 fans launched an online petition on change.org...
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