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Oct 2012Fomula One success continues in India
The 17th round of the 2012 F1 season held at the Buddh
International circuit near Delhi, saw AP Racing's domination of
supplying Brakes and/or Clutches to Formula One continue, with a
clean sweep of the top 10 finishers for our products.
When the chequered flag came down it was our 705th GP success, a
truely magnificent achievement which AP Racing are confident of
increasing in the future.
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 India 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 - 705th 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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