01/09/2005
NEWS STORY
There are reports that Hilton International, the global hotel group, is on the verge of announcing a significant sponsorship deal with WilliamsF1 for 2006.
At a time when there is talk, much of it groundless, of sponsors abandoning the Grove team and opting to stick with BMW, the Hilton deal will be mighty encouraging.
According to reports, new chief executive at Hilton International, Ian Carter, has inked the deal with the nine-time Constructors' Championship winners, the company's first global sponsorship deal.
The thought that Paris Hilton, heiress to the company, and well-known socialite, might be on-board, could well convince Jenson Button that his future lies with the Grove team after all.