New Zealand gets Pirelli on board just in time for America's Cup


Formula One - F1 - Russian Grand Prix - Sochi, Russia - 29/04/17 - Pirelli tyres on display in paddock area. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

LONDON (Reuters) - Emirates Team New Zealand have signed up tyre maker Pirelli[PIRI.UL] as a sponsor, just over a week before racing begins in the build-up to the 35th America's Cup in Bermuda.

Crews from Britain, France, Japan, New Zealand and Sweden are seeking to win the right to challenge Oracle Team USA next month, with Oracle chairman Larry Ellison's team looking to win the oldest trophy in international sport, known as the "Auld Mug", for a third time in a row.

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