Trade marks & likenesses
Clarifying references to real motorsport organisations, brands, people and places. Independent project notice, Names and identifying references, Marks, liveries and visual identity, Official team logos and sponsor marks, Drivers…
Clarifying references to real motorsport organisations, brands, people and places.
Independent project notice
Slipstream is an independently developed fan-made game prototype. It is not presented as an official product of Formula 1, the FIA, any racing team, driver, sponsor, manufacturer or circuit operator, and no partnership, endorsement or approval is claimed unless separately and expressly documented. This applies equally to the official team logos and to the sponsor marks shown on car sprites, race suits and helmets.
Names and identifying references
Real-world names may appear to identify the setting and participants. Their inclusion is not a statement that the project owns them, has an official licence or has obtained permission for every possible use. The relevant rights remain with their holders. Describing a use as identification does not settle its legality.
Marks, liveries and visual identity
Logos, emblems, distinctive colour arrangements, liveries, suit designs, helmet designs, packaging and other visual features can raise separate rights questions. The project uses official team logos for identification, sourced from Formula 1’s team directory and stored locally. Sponsor marks on car sprites, race suits and helmets are hand-drawn interpretations, simplified at pixel scale. All of these marks belong to their respective owners. The project does not use downloaded photographs or racing game assets. Pixel art, stylisation, a redraw or a changed colour does not by itself establish clearance, which is why any asset can be removed or replaced on request.
Official team logos and sponsor marks
Official team logos and sponsor marks are displayed only to identify the real teams, cars and partners that inspired the game. They are not official merchandise, an advertisement, a sponsorship claim or evidence of approval, and their presence does not authorise visitors, streamers or other projects to reuse them. If a rights holder wants a mark clarified, replaced or removed, email contact@slipstream.games with the asset and the requested change. The project can act without treating that action as an admission.
Drivers and personal identity
In the UK, there is no single standalone image or personality right. A particular use of a driver’s name or likeness can nevertheless raise issues such as passing off, copyright, trade marks, privacy or data protection. The actual presentation and any suggestion of endorsement matter. Fictional ratings and simulated incidents are gameplay constructs, not factual claims about a person’s character, health, conduct or professional competence. No driver participation or approval is represented.
Circuits and sporting information
Circuit names and drawings identify a racing setting. Layouts and characteristics are simplified interpretations, not certified maps, engineering plans or official sporting data. This page does not grant permission to reuse protected maps, photography, databases or circuit branding.
No blanket clearance claim
The project does not assert that being free, independent, educational or fan-made automatically permits every use. Any relevant exception, licence or defence needs assessment under applicable law and the actual use. A credit or non-affiliation statement cannot replace permission where permission is required.
No licence to use marks
Nothing on this site grants a licence, ownership interest or permission to use a third-party name, mark, logo, livery, likeness, circuit drawing or other protected material. A disclaimer explains the project’s position; it does not transfer rights or authorise reuse by anyone else.
Promotional and commercial use
The game’s references should not be reused to suggest that a rights holder sponsors a video, website, product or commercial campaign. This page does not authorise merchandise, paid advertising or the use of a team’s, driver’s or competition’s identity in another product. Enquiries need to go to the holder of the relevant rights.
Report a concern
Email contact@slipstream.games with the affected URL or asset, the name or mark involved, the right you represent and the action requested. Explain any risk of confusion or specific use that concerns you. A copyright-based concern can also use the Copyright complaints & takedown checklist. We aim to reply within 7 days, and a disputed mark will be promptly removed or replaced while the request is reviewed, without treating that action as a legal admission.
Our commitments to rights holders
Slipstream is free and non-commercial: it has no purchases, adverts, sponsorships, merchandise or paid features, and nothing in it is sold. The project does not use Formula 1, F1 or any team or sponsor name in its own name, logo or web address, and does not use third-party marks in advertising. Official marks are shown only inside the game to identify real teams, and any of them can be swapped for a neutral team-colour badge on request.
The Slipstream name
Slipstream is an ordinary English word for the air behind a moving car. The project does not claim a registered trade mark in the name, and its use is not intended to suggest a connection with any other product of the same or a similar name. Concerns about the name can be sent to contact@slipstream.games.