Rick Lopez, Author at RaceFans

Are F1 teams still struggling to find sponsors? Find out who’s added new names in time for the start of the 2016 season – and who hasn’t.

With local drivers taking part in the last three races several regional sponsors were persuaded to add or increase their backing for teams in Mexico, America and Russia.

With a few exceptions, most of the teams had completely unchanged liveries for this Asian leg of the championship.

A few new brands appeared on the cars during the previous three grands prix – and one name featured on almost all of them at the last race.

Lotus brought blockbuster films and A-list celebrities – and Manor finally sport a few logos too. Here’s a look at what’s changed in the last three races.

What would Enzo Ferrari say? One of Ferrari’s sponsors accidentally placed a rude cartoon on the flanks of the SF-15T during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.

Manor’s cars were conspicuously short of sponsors when the appeared for the first time in Malaysia, but some of their rivals have attracted new names.

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