Ferrari's latest Formula 1 challenger has come under threat of seizure by Italian authorities, with consumer group Codacons protesting the car's ‘Mission Winnow' branding. An initiative of the Scuderia's long-time sponsors Phillip Morris to 'drive change by constantly searching for better ways of doing things', Codacons alleges Mission Winnow is merely an attempt by the company to subvert bans on the advertising of its tobacco products. First appearing on a Ferrari F1 car at the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix, the Scuderia was forced to remove the branding at multiple races in 2019 in order to comply with local tobacco-advertising regulations. This year, the team could struggle to even get...
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