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IFTY YEARS AGO WHEN A BRM P160 burst out of a giant cigarette packet at Paul Ricard to signify Marlboro’s first F1 sponsorship deal, smoking was synonymous with glamour – and over the next few decades the sport played its part in meeting that aspiration. But as the Philip Morris title sponsorship with Ferrari comes to an end in 2022 the products of the tobacco companies are seen in a much more critical light. They have outstayed their welcome, out of step with

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