That particular shade of red is commonly associated with the Holden Racing Team. The livery was introduced at a time when Holden effectively bought the team. They deliberately redirected funds from all of their smaller customer teams to pay for it, and a lot of the merchandise and paraphernalia produced at the time claimed credit for the previous year's championship, even though it had been won with a different manufacturer.
Im sorry but this is the most hilarious thing I have read, it belongs in the jokes thread!
1. Vodafones colour is RED.
2. The particular livery you have shown is from 2012.
3. 888 switched to Holden for the 2010 season.
4. The livery you have pictured was introduced in 2012, so if the merchandise claimed credit for the previous years championship then thats because its true! In 2011 888 ran Holdens.
5. 888s cars are no longer red, but blue, due to RB being their sponsors. No signs of Simon "marking his territory" or "clear statements" being made there
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I honestly dont know how you come up with these wild theories
Apologies for being off topic but when someone is writing such garbage, it needs to be addressed.
EDIT: To keep with the theme, Ill post the SBR 2003 Bathurst and Sandown livery. This is the result of two drivers sponsors sharing the same car Pirtek and Caltex/Havoline.
Left side:
Right side:
For me, the shades of green and blue just dont mix well but its the best they could do with the situation they were in.