Actually the settlement does not require the tobacco companies to sponsor only one team, but only one sporting event.
Penske are supported by Marlboro, thus the blank Ferraris.
Reemstma does not sell tobacco in the US and thus West is not held under this agreement.
I think BAR and BAT got away with it because of corporate identity limitations. Are Benson & Hedges or Lucky Strikes available in the US?
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