Narrative Strategy

Cisco × McLaren Racing

Championship-level performance, on track and in business.

PlatformFormula 1 · Global
CapabilitySponsorship Narrative Strategy
DisciplineNarrative Strategy
Cisco × McLaren Racing
The sports platform

What existed

A global Formula 1 partnership between Cisco and McLaren Racing — one of the most-watched, fastest-moving sports properties in the world.

The opportunity

What story needed telling

A technology sponsorship of an F1 team risks reading as a decal on a car. The partnership needed a communications narrative that connected Cisco’s technology leadership to the speed, precision, and global stage of McLaren Racing.

The work

What MVT built

MVT built the sponsorship narrative and platform messaging — translating the partnership into a strategic communications asset. Campaign architecture and audience segmentation aligned Cisco’s enterprise positioning with Formula 1’s global audience.

The outcome

What impact it drove

A clear, ownable narrative that positioned Cisco’s technology leadership through one of the world’s premier sponsorship platforms — not as a logo, but as a story.

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