Kingspan drops week-old sponsorship deal with Mercedes F1 after Grenfell outcry

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Irish building products giant Kingspan has pulled its week-old “sustainability and sponsorship” deal with the Formula One Mercedes Petronas team whose lead driver is Lewis Hamilton following a controversy over links to the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire in London and to potential corporate greenwashing.

The deal involved the Kingspan logo appearing on the Mercedes cars starting from last weekend at the Saudi Grand Prix.