XTB is a partner to the Vodafone
McLaren Mercedes F1™ team

On Tuesday 9th March 2010, a few days before the first GP race in Bahrain, XTB officially announced an historic partnership with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team. X-Trade Brokers became a partner of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, and its logo ('XTB') will appear on the overalls of 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton and 2009 World Champion Jenson Button.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is one of the most successful teams competing in Formula 1™, having won 20 World Championships since it entered Formula 1™ in 1966, and in 2010 it will become the first Formula 1™ team ever to field a driver line-up consisting of the two most recent World Champions: Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.

Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of McLaren Racing, who attended the official announcement said: "As a truly international Formula 1™ team, we’re proud that that we’re in partnership with companies from a wide variety of nations across a diverse spread of industry sectors; now, we’re delighted to be able to add XTB to that roster. We at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes always make great efforts to ensure that our partners gain unbeatable returns on their investments, and that our partnership is just that: a mutually beneficial meeting of minds and aims, the result of which is an exciting blend of sporting triumph and commercial success." Neale concluded.

This is how Jakub Zablocki, Chief Executive Officer of XTB justified choosing Vodafone McLaren Mercedes: "When looking for a sponsorship property, we pondered at length which sport and which team would best reflect our own benchmarks of professionalism, high technology and need for speed. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes meets all those criteria as well as bringing with it attractive opportunities for X-Trade Brokers to increase its global brand footprint and awareness.

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History

McLaren has been involved in Formula 1™ racing since 1966 when New Zealander Bruce McLaren set-up his own team. The first win came in 1968 at the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps with Bruce himself at the wheel. In the 44 years since McLaren's debut in Monaco 1966 (up to the end of the 2010 season), the team has taken part in 684 GPs and has won 169 of them (meaning a win in one out of every four races entered into) and has achieved 452 podium places. In addition, McLaren has won 12 Drivers' World Championships and 8 Constructors' World Championships. The story doesn't end with Grand Prix racing though, as McLaren has also been victorious three times in the Indianapolis 500 ('72, '74, '76), a win at the prestigious 24-Heures Du Mans ('95) and five times consecutive Champions in the Can-Am Challenge Cup ('68-'72).

McLaren Racing

McLaren Racing, the company behind Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, was formed in 1980 following the merger of Team McLaren and Project Four, Ron Dennis' racing company. Operating in the highly competitive and technological environment of Formula 1™, McLaren Racing comprises a multitude of administrative and engineering departments, ranging from vehicle design and aerodynamics, to materials science and the paint shop. As one of the most successful teams in the history of Formula 1™, McLaren continues to push the boundaries of technical innovation and excellence.