Scuderia Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel congratulates Brembo on its 40th anniversary in motorsports

Sept. 9, 2015
Sebastian Vettel, the four-time World Champion and Scuderia Ferrari driver, visited Brembo’s racing factory in Italy last week, to commemorate the Italian company’s 40th anniversary in motorsports.
Sebastian Vettel, the four-time World Champion and Scuderia Ferrari driver, visited Brembo’s racing factory in Italy last week, to commemorate the Italian company’s 40thanniversary in motorsports.

Brembo, the world leader in the technology and production of brake systems and high performance automotive components, equips the most important F1 teams with its braking systems, including Scuderia Ferrari.

Brembo Chairman Alberto Bombassei welcomed and accompanied the German champion on his tour of the factory.

The successful partnership between Brembo and Scuderia Ferrari started in 1975, when Enzo Ferrari chose to equip his cars with the braking systems from the Italian company. Brembo supplied the winning car, driven by Niki Lauda, to win the Driver’s World Championship and the Constructor title. Since then, Brembo has earned 22 Drivers World Championships and 27 Constructors World Championships, 14 of those with Scuderia Ferrari.

During the visit, the German champion viewed how the braking systems he uses during the races are personalized and developed. Vettel met racing department engineers and personnel who, thanks to the constant investment in research and development, continue to further broaden and develop highly innovative technological solutions.

Formula One demands an extensive customization of brake systems, increasingly tailor-made and closely integrated with the design choices of the car.

The production of the team-specific brake systems requires six months of design and an additional month for mechanical manufacturing.

“If I think at the beginning, it’s impossible to forget the meeting with Enzo Ferrari. He gave me confidence and a chance to work with Ferrari,” said Bombassei. “Since then, we have come a long way and today we have a strong presence in F1 and in all other four and two-wheels championships.”

At the end of the visit Vettel commented, “I’m here to celebrate the 40 years of Brembo, which has always worked with Ferrari. Everyone knows the importance of brakes in motorsport: go fast needs also to be able to brake strong! For this I’m happy of this partnership: to visit the factory has given me the possibility to value the quality of their technical level. Therefore, I would like to thank Brembo and wish so many successful years.”

About Brembo SpA

Brembo SpA is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles. Brembo supplies high performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide. Brembo is also a leader in the racing sector and has won more than 300 championships. Today the company operates in 16 countries on 3 continents, with 24 production and business sites, and a pool of around 7,700 employees, about 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2014 turnover is € 1,803.3 million (12/31/2014). Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, AP, Bybre and Marchesini brands and operates through the AP Racing brand. For more information, visit us at www.brembo.com

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