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May 2013F1 Success In Spain
The Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona, saw
AP Racing's domi
nation
of supplying Brakes and/or Clutches to Formula One continue, with a
clean sweep of the top 9 finishers for our products.
When the chequered flag came down on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari it
was our 713th Grand Prix success.
AP Racing has racked up that amazing tally in just 45
years. The very first car to win a grand prix with AP Racing's
brakes was the Ferrari 312B driven by Mario Andretti in the South
African GP at Kyalami back in March 1971.
It was, remarkably, Andretti's first competitive outing for
Ferrari. The technical comparisons between the brakes used for
the landmark occasions make for interesting reading. Where the
caliper weighed 3.6 kg in 1971, it tipped the scales in Bahrain
at 1.6 kg. The disc itself weighed 4 kg in 1971 but now weighs
just 1.75 kg! AP Racing has an outstanding record in F1 - 713
Grand Prix wins starting at the Dutch GP in 1967 have been won
with cars that used the British company's brakes, clutches, or
both.
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