Microw@lemm.ee to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 3 months agoFormula 1 is reportedly forcing some F1 creators to change their nameswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkFormula 1 is reportedly forcing some F1 creators to change their nameswww.theverge.comMicrow@lemm.ee to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarehypnotoad@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·3 months ago“SheLovesF1” doesn’t really scream “associated with F1” to me, but obviously F1 disagrees.
minus-squareGoodEye8@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoI think she falls under the “using F1 as branding and/or are trying to capitalize on it”. Why else would she have F1 in her name?
minus-squarehypnotoad@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·3 months agoYeah it feels like a dumb decision to me, but it’s their decision to make. Seems like you’re throwing away free marketing, I don’t see any reasonable consumers thinking the formally associated with them.
minus-squareGoodEye8@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoI 100% agree. It seems like a move made by someone who doesn’t really understand how beneficial those people can be.
“SheLovesF1” doesn’t really scream “associated with F1” to me, but obviously F1 disagrees.
I think she falls under the “using F1 as branding and/or are trying to capitalize on it”. Why else would she have F1 in her name?
Yeah it feels like a dumb decision to me, but it’s their decision to make. Seems like you’re throwing away free marketing, I don’t see any reasonable consumers thinking the formally associated with them.
I 100% agree. It seems like a move made by someone who doesn’t really understand how beneficial those people can be.