10 Red Flags in Motorsport Sponsorship Contracts
Contract clauses grassroots drivers commonly overlook and practical negotiation techniques
The excitement of securing a sponsor should not prevent a driver from reading the contract fully before signing. Encountering unexpected obligations and penalties after the fact is more common than it should be. WSJ, drawing on real contract dispute cases and specialist legal interviews, has compiled ten contract clauses that grassroots drivers most commonly overlook.
1. Overly broad competitor exclusion
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