Henkel claimed they were unaware of the deal and had no interest in Formula One; the deal allegedly was made by a former Henkel employee on stolen company stationery for the purposes of defrauding the company.
Henkel asegura que non tiña coñecemento da oferta e non ten interese na Fórmula Un, o trato fíxose presuntamente por un ex empregado de Henkel con papelería da empresa roubada aos fins de defraudar á compañía.