After an initial one-race partnership, Formula One team Scuderia Toro Rosso have signed an extended long-term partnership with hybrid cloud data company Acronis.
Last week Acronis signed a one-race sponsorship deal with the Italian team to cover the Hungarian Grand Prix, which included the company’s logo featuring on the flanks of the team’s cars, driven by Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz Jr.
As a result of the new deal, Acronis livery will continue to feature on the team’s cars and its drivers’ race suits, signifying Acronis’ commitment to the team through providing the latest technology to protect Toro Rosso’s IT infrastructure and enhanced performances during races and off the track.
Toro Rosso will use Acronis hybrid cloud data protection solutions to guarantee available data during races and in preparation for new events. The terms of the deal were not released.
“In our competitive environment it is becoming increasingly more important to protect all our technical information with a very high standard of software,” said Torro Rosso’s team principal Franz Tost. “Now that we have a long-term project together, we can’t wait to start working with Acronis, not only on a sponsorship level, but also in terms of adopting their data protection products within our factory and race team.
“I am sure we will both benefit from this technical cooperation and it will help our team to continue moving forward.”
Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat added: “Acronis is a cutting edge and forward-looking company, growing rapidly in the field of data protection, which links in very well with the sport. This cooperation will see them and us work well and progress together”
Scuderia Toro Rosso finished seventh in the 2015 constructors’ championship, scoring 67 points. At the Hungarian Grand Prix Torro Rosso’s Spanish pilot Carlos Sainz finished in eighth position, whilst the Russian Daniil Kvyat finished a less impressive 16th.
Originally posted SportsPro 1 August 2016