05
Apr 2010Grand Prix Success Continues in Malaysia
Formula
One
Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit, AP Racing's
domination of supplying Brakes and/or Clutches to Formula One
continued, with a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-10 finish for our
products.
When the chequered flag came down it was our 653rd GP success, a
truely magnificent achievement which AP Racing are confident of
increasing in the future.
AP Racing, a UK company has racked up that amazing tally in just
37 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 - 653rd 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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