
Uber × Colapinto: squeezing every drop out of a sponsorship with no budget to amplify
Uber sponsored Franco Colapinto in his breakout into Formula 1. The investment consumed the bulk of the year's budget: there was no room left for paid campaigns. We tracked Uber and Colapinto's other 5 sponsors in parallel, race by race (6 races, from Austin to Abu Dhabi), to read what was working — and which traps to avoid — before the next one.
#1 in mentions thanks to the creative, but within a generally low-conversation context.
After adjusting the focus (giveaway + sustaining the voice in the app), a clear leader with record positive sentiment.
“An extremely high-impact collaboration. The reports were clear and deep, the deliverables exceeded expectations, and we managed to represent the return on investment.”





