Vodafone extends McLaren partnership until end of 2013

Vodafone has extended and expanded its US$75 million per year title sponsorship of the McLaren-Mercedes Formula One team until the end of 2013. Under the terms of the new contract, announced on the eve of the inaugural Korean Grand Prix in Mokpo, the team will continue to be known as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes while Vodafone will now be ‘total communications partner’ of the team. Formerly it was the team’s ‘mobile partner’.