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Wednesday, June 05 2019 - 09:30
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Police Races Into F1(TM) With Lewis Hamilton & Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Announces a Collection Designed With the Five-time World Champion
LONGARONE, Italy, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Police, the lifestyle brand of the Group De Rigo, has signed an important 
sponsorship agreement with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, the team that is 
home to five-time Formula 1(TM) World Champion, Lewis Hamilton. Police has also 
announced an upcoming eyewear collection designed in collaboration with the 
F1(TM) and fashion icon.

Police has become an official team supplier of Mercedes-AMG Petronas 
Motorsport. As a result of this partnership, the brand's sunglasses and optical 
frames will be worn by the drivers and the rest of the race team. 

The Police logo will be visible on both sides of the helmets of drivers Lewis 
Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas and in the pit garage, as well as appearing on the 
team's marketing activities. 

The partnership will be complemented by the upcoming launch of an eyewear 
collection designed in collaboration with Lewis Hamilton, who uses eyeglasses 
as one of his distinguishing style accessories.

Massimo De Rigo, Executive Vice President of the De Rigo Group, commented: "We 
are extremely proud of this prestigious collaboration between Police, our house 
brand which we value particularly, and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, the 
historic Formula 1(TM)team. Our determination to work with Lewis as both a 
brand ambassador and designer presented a unique opportunity to join Police to 
the sports world once again, and we are proud to be partnering with the 
strongest team in one of the most popular sports in the world."  

"It's great to welcome Police to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport," said Toto 
Wolff, Team Principal & CEO. "We're delighted to partner with a brand that 
embodies high quality and attention to detail – two characteristics which are 
incredibly important in our sport. This partnership demonstrates the growing 
interest of lifestyle brands in the team, which underlines the great appeal of 
Formula 1(TM) as a marketing platform."

Launched in the 1980s as a De Rigo Group eyewear brand, Police now boasts a 
wide range of products, all marked by high quality materials and a distinctly 
urban spirit.

Information on Police

Police is a brand belonging to De Rigo, world leader in the design, manufacture 
and distribution of eyewear of indisputable quality. Founded in 1983, Police 
very soon established itself as a byword for refined design and a strong image. 
Through its identity and market position, which has been consolidated over the 
years, Police has steadily created a very broad lifestyle concept that includes 
fragrances, watches, jewellery and small leather goods. Police collections are 
distributed in over 80 countries, particularly in Europe, Asia and America.

Website - www.policelifestyle.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/PoliceLifestyle
Twitter - https://twitter.com/POLICELIFESTYLE
Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/policelifestyle/
Instagram - http://instagram.com/policelifestyle

About Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport is the works Formula One Team of 
Mercedes-Benz, competing in the FIA Formula One(TM) World Championship – the 
pinnacle of world motorsport and the largest annual sporting series in the 
world. 

Based at two world-class technology campuses in the UK, the team designs, 
develops, manufactures and races the race cars and Hybrid Power Units driven by 
five-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and race-winning team-mate Valtteri 
Bottas. 

Formula One is a uniquely demanding technical and human challenge, requiring 
the right alchemy of cutting-edge technologies, high-performance management and 
elite teamwork to deliver results at 21 Grands Prix around the globe in a race 
season running from March to December. 

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport set new benchmarks for F1(TM) success on its 
way to winning the Constructors' and Drivers' World Championships in 2014, 
2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. During those five Championship-winning seasons, the 
team scored 74 wins, 147 podiums, 84 pole positions, 53 fastest laps and 39 
one-two finishes from 100 race starts.

Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/897964/Police_F1_Helmets.jpg  
Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/897956/Police_Logo.jpg 

Source: Police
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