 Essen,
Germany, TBC November 2006
Team McLaren Mercedes is pleased to confirm that it will run
with dampers provided by KONI during the 2007 Formula 1
World Championship season. The announcement marks the start
of a long-term relationship that sees KONI become Official
Supplier of Automotive Dampers to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.
"We are delighted that KONI is joining our world class
group of Official Suppliers by working with us to integrate
what we believe is the next generation in damping technology
to our race car,” said Jonathan Neale, Managing Director,
McLaren Racing. "We have been running with KONI dampers
since the San Marino Grand Prix in the 2006 season, and
there has been a focus in our test program on collaborative
development between ourselves and KONI with regards to FSD
dampers. We are looking forward to continuing this
relationship into the 2007 Championship.”
"I’m very pleased about our Official Supplier
position with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes in 2007,” said
Henk Kromhout, Marketing and Sales Director, KONI Worldwide.
"Even though KONI has been an official supplier to
Formula One racing since 1958, each person in Formula one
recognizes that Team McLaren Mercedes forms a league of its
own. Team McLaren Mercedes’ engagement in the joint
development of our breakthrough suspension technology FSD,
has been inspiring and our engineering teams have made such
impressive progress during the last 6 months, that we expect
FSD to be a major differentiator. At the start of the 2007
season KONI will have been in business for 150 years and is
looking forward to challenging for victory with Vodafone
McLaren Mercedes in this season of our anniversary.”
Koni-Information
For more information: Rob Cornegge, Koni B.V., rcornegge@koni.nl
/ +31-186-635 500 / www.koni.com.
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