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Bridgestone is selected as a tyre supplier partner for the new Ferrari 458 Italia
06 January 2010
Ferrari has chosen Bridgestone as one of its original equipment tyre suppliers for the new 458 Italia sports car launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009. Bridgestone will supply its new Potenza S001 ultra high-performance sport tyre which has been developed to match the high-level handling, control and safety requirements of the world’s most powerful sports cars, such as the 570 CV Ferrari 458 Italia.
Potenza S001 ultra-performance
“Bridgestone is privileged to have been selected by Ferrari as one of its official tyre supplier partners for the exciting new 458 Italia,” says Mr Didier Schneider, Vice President Original Equipment, Bridgestone Europe. “Both Ferrari and Bridgestone compete to the highest of standards in Formula One, the pinnacle of single-seater racing where performance and safety are the ultimate goals. We are proud of this relationship, working both on the race track and on road car projects together.”
Bridgestone has developed tyres for Ferrari and has supplied original equipment tyres for Maranello production cars since the Ferrari 348 TB back in 1990. Some of Ferrari’s flagship models have been fitted exclusively with Bridgestone tyres, including the Enzo Ferrari and the Superamerica.
Bridgestone has also supplied Potenza F1 racing tyres to the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team every year since 1999 – an era in which Ferrari has won the Formula 1 World Constructors’ Championship eight times and the Drivers’ Championships on seven occasions.
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Bridgestone Europe NV/SA - with European headquarters in Brussels, Belgium - is a key division of the Bridgestone Corporation. It develops and manufactures top-quality tyres in Europe which, through its 20 subsidiary sales companies and other channels, are distributed all over Europe including the Eastern European markets. Products are also exported outside Europe, including to Japan.