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New Formula 1 logo revealed
Formula 1 chiefs have unveiled the sport's new logo, and explained why grand prix racing needed to get rid of the iconic mark it has used for the past 23 years.
Jonathan Noble
Edited: Nov 26, 2017, 4:09 PM
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Shortly after the podium ceremony for the season finale in Abu Dhabi, F1 revealed the new much simpler design that will be used from the start of the 2018 campaign.
F1 commercial chief Sean Bratches said that the decision to change the logo had come about because the old design was not useful for modern digital platforms – nor merchandise.
And he said grand prix racing had to follow the example of other worldwide brands – like Coca-Cola – that had simplified their brands to make better use of the digital era.
"You cannot stitch the old logo chevron to the right," he said. "A number of brands, particularly in this day and age, are trying to simplify their marks to enter the digital space.
"Look at Starbucks, or Coca Cola which has taken the condensation off their logo to enter digital. We felt we had to go a little bit further and really retool to position us on a going forward basis."
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F1's marketing head Ellie Norman said the design of the logo was based on two cars going around a circuit and battling for the finish line.
"It takes inspiration from the low profile shape of the car, two cars crossing a finish line," she said. "It is incredibly bold and simple – so as we apply this in today's market and being mobile and digital led, we have much more flexibility and versatility with this logo."
Although the old F1 logo became iconic because of the hidden '1' that featured in the middle, Bratches said that it was actually too subtle for many people.
"We hold in high regard the incumbent mark," he said. "It served F1 extremely well over the past 23 years, but in terms of where we are taking the business and our vision for the business, it is the negative space in the '1' doesn't come through candidly in digital.
"If I were to have a poll of the number of people I've met and discussed the mark since I have gotten here, many of them have gone years and years without understanding the invisible space between the left and the right is actually a '1'.
"So we wanted to keep it simple and clear. That is important for the digital space."
F1 relaunch
The new logo will take centre stage at a full brand relaunch for F1 that will take place ahead of the 2018 season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Bratches added: "We are going to relaunch the brand, and we are going to introduce a new graphic package for our television production.
"We are going to outline a new production concept – unveil a brand new responsive web platform, new social capabilities, a live and a non-live OTT platform."
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