OFFICIALS have pressured an F1 staff to vary their identify for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix.
Strict guidelines within the Netherlands will forestall their standard identify and branding from being displayed at Zandvoort.
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The change might be obvious because the F1 season resumes following a four-week break.
Despite the fact that betting promoting just isn’t unlawful within the Netherlands, Stake F1 won’t be able to make use of their identify this weekend.
The playing agency purchased the naming rights to the Sauber staff forward of the present season after their earlier cope with Alfa Romeo expired.
Nonetheless, Stake’s web site is banned within the Netherlands as the corporate doesn’t have a licence to function within the nation.
The Kansspelautoriteit Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) confirmed they’ve ordered each the staff and F1 to not use their branding.
A press release learn: “The Sauber System 1 staff competes in most worldwide races as ‘Stake F1 Crew’.
“Stake is a world playing supplier and foremost sponsor of the staff. Stake doesn’t have a licence from the Ksa and is due to this fact not allowed to supply playing within the Netherlands.
“In keeping with the playing laws, it’s prohibited to supply video games of probability with out a licence, to promote these unlawful video games of probability or to advertise participation in them.
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“On-line playing suppliers with out a licence should due to this fact take measures to forestall participation from the Netherlands, for instance by making use of geoblocks. Dutch gamers will then not be capable to attain the web site.
“Stake has utilized such a geoblock. Regardless of the measures taken by Stake, the Ksa nonetheless sees participation by Dutch gamers.
“The Ksa due to this fact finds it undesirable that unlawful playing is marketed at a Dutch occasion with the attain and dimension of System 1.
“Additionally as a result of the occasion attracts a variety of consideration amongst susceptible teams [minors and young adults].
“The board of the Ksa has due to this fact urgently requested each Sauber and the organisation of the Dutch Grand Prix to not drive beneath the identify Stake and to not promote for this supplier.”
The staff will as an alternative run beneath their different Kick Sauber guise as they did in Australia, Spain and Belgium, the place playing corporations are banned from promoting.
They’re set to be pressured to do the identical in December on the penultimate race weekend of the season in Qatar.
Stake have a two-year cope with the Sauber staff earlier than it formally turns into the Audi works staff in 2026.
Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas are driving for the outfit this yr however have but to choose up a single level from the opening 14 races.
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