Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Friday, May 30, 2025, 14:44 / Updated on Friday, May 30, 2025 14:47
Banca Transilvania is official today, May 30, sponsor at McLaren. The logo of the Romanian company will appear on the steering wheel and the headphones. Mastercard, the current sponsor of the British builder, helped the partnership between the BT and the builder in Formula 1.
Banca Transilvania is already the main sponsor of the Basketball team of the University of Cluj, which has thus become U-BT Cluj.
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“Due to the successful partnership with Mastercard, Banca Transilvania becomes the official race partner of McLaren Formula 1 at the Hungarian Grand Prize Formula 1 Lenovo 2025 (Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix), one of the best performing teams in the history of motor sports.
During the Hungarian race, McLaren pilots, Lando Norris (25, UK) and Oscar Piastri (24, Australia) will wear the BT and Mastercard logo, on the steering wheel and on the McLaren MCL39 monopost. Piastri and Norris are currently ranking on the first and second position in the formula 1 ranking. McLaren is the leader of the Formula 1 Builders ranking”, It is shown in the official statement of Banca Transilvania
Banca Transilvania is the second company in Cluj and the third in Romania that signs a partnership with a team from Formula 1. At the beginning of the year, Rebeldot, a Cluj company of IT, became a technological partner of the Italian Visa Cash App Racing Bulls team. Bitdefender signed a partnership with Ferrari for Formula 1 in 2022.
Last weekend, at the great prize of the Monaco Principality, McLaren occupied 2 of the 3 positions on the podium. Lando Norris won the race, and Oscar Piastri finished in 3rd place. The second position was occupied by the Ferrari pilot, Charles Leclerc. On the weekend May 31 – June 1, the Grand Prize of Spain takes place.
