APRIL 29, 2003

Orange confirms Spyker deal

The Orange mobile phone company has cut back on its motor racing sponsorship activities after its unhappy relationship with the now-defunct Arrows Formula 1 team, but this has not stopped the Dutch affiliate Orange Nederland from agreeing a three-year sponsorship deal with the Spyker sports car team. The team will now be known as Team Orange Spyker and will feature drivers Hans Hugenholz, Norman Simon and Tom Coronel at the forthcoming Le Mans 24 Hours.