Brawn GP has announced a new partnership with Canon Singapore PteLtd for the Singapore Grand Prix, Round 14 of the 2009 FIA Formula One WorldChampionship, which will be held under the floodlights of the Marina BayStreet Circuit on Sunday 27 September.
The showcase event, which hosted Formula One's first night race in 2008,will see the iconic Canon branding on the sidepods of Jenson Button andRubens Barrichello's Brawn-Mercedes cars throughout the Singapore Grand Prixweekend.
Canon has a relationship with Formula One that dates from 1985. Thepartnership with Brawn GP will allow Canon Singapore, the company's Southand South-East Asia headquarters, to use the unique setting of the onlynight race on the Formula One calendar to promote Canon's expertise indigital imaging to a local and global audience.
Ross Brawn, Team Principal at Brawn GP said: "We are very pleased to confirmour partnership with Canon Singapore for the Singapore Grand Prix and lookforward to working closely together over the next two weeks. Formula One'sinaugural night race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit was a huge success andthe floodlights provided a wonderful spectacle against the backdrop of theSingapore skyline, a perfect combination for Canon to showcase theirphotographic and digital imaging technology. We're all looking forward toreturning to Singapore next week for what should be another fantasticevent."
Melvyn Ho, Vice President, Consumer Imaging and Information Group, CanonSingapore commented: "The Singapore Grand Prix is one of the most visuallydistinctive races in the world and, as the leader in digital imaging, therace weekend is the perfect showcase for Canon. We are extremely proud to beworking with the current World Championship leaders Brawn GP and respect theskill, vision and engineering excellence that have made Ross Brawn and histeam so successful this season. Like Brawn GP, Canon brings innovation tothe marketplace and as leaders in our respective fields, we look forward toa fruitful and rewarding relationship together."
