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Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP Formula 1 Team) used a soft-soft-super soft
strategy to achieve the 150th GP win on Bridgestone Potenza tyres after a
thrilling European Grand Prix in Valencia.
 Barrichello
took his tenth career win in a highly tactical race, where Bridgestone's
soft and super soft tyres were closely matched. He led pole-sitter Lewis
Hamilton (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) across the line by 2.3 seconds whilst
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver Kimi Raikkonen finished third.
Hiroshi Yasukawa - Director of Bridgestone Motorsport, says
"Congratulations to Rubens on taking the 150th win on Bridgestone Potenza F1
tyres. We are very proud to have supported so many drivers in their Formula
One World Championship victories over the past 13 seasons but it is apt that
Rubens, who has been on Bridgestone tyres for all but a season since we
entered in 1997, should take this special victory. When Bridgestone started
as a tyre supplier to Formula One it was on slick tyres. Since then, there
have been several evolutions in tyre technologies and specifications but
throughout we have received the fantastic support of the teams, FIA and FOM.
We have also seen tremendous growth in the brand awareness of our company
around the globe and much of this can be attributed to our F1 related
activities. We would like to thank all involved in F1 for their support. We
are now in the second of a three year Official Tyre Supplier tenure and look
forward to seeing many more exciting battles on our tyres."
Hirohide Hamashima - Bridgestone Director of Motorsport Tyre Development,
says
"I am very happy to see Rubens win. He first used our F1 tyres in 1997 so it
is fantastic that he still has the competitive spirit to win in this highly
competitive sport. We are pleased with the performance of both the soft and
the super soft Bridgestone Potenza's today. The circuit improved very
rapidly, as expected, and as a result drivers could be competitive using the
super soft over a stint at the start. The soft was the more consistent tyre
however, and we even saw one-stop strategies. Regarding Kazuki Nakajima's
tyre, we believe it was a puncture and we are investigating this with the
team." |
