Journal dubs Chinese GP as 'race to the death'

PARIS: One of the world's leading medical journals has blasted China's first-ever Grand Prixfor bringing Formula One and Big Tobacco together in “a race to the death.” 

The editorial, published in today's issue of The Lancet, describes the event as a glittering victory for tobacco giants, desperate to use Grand Prix sponsorship to promote their brands in the state-dominated Chinese market and other fast-growing Asian markets.