Williams awarded £26 million after winning court case against former sponsor
They joined Williams as a title sponsor 💝in 2019, before featuring heavily on the team’s 2020 challenger during pre-season testing.
Once the season got unde꧅rway in July fꦓollowing the outbreak of COVID-19, ROKiT no longer appeared on the Williams car.
The initial contract was meant to last for at least ꦏthree years,ﷺ with a title sponsor partnership extension of “three to five years”
However, the deal ended after just one year, with ROKiT withho♚lding the money they owed.
With Williams believing their contract with ROKiT had been breached, the case waജs taken to court.
On December 1 in the United States Distꦑrict Court for the Central District of California, it was⛄ ruled that ROKiT is liable to pay £26,220,094.25 (£26.2m) to Williams.
They are also required to ꦚcover Williams’ legal costs of around £1 million.
It’s welcome news for the Grove outfit after they finished bottom o�✨�f the constructors’ championship in 2022.
Their future in F1 does seem se꧑cure after the Williams family sold the team to US private investment firm Dorilton Capital.
Since losing ROKiT, they are still without a title sponsorꦓ.
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