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Williams Racing is pleased to
welcome OMP Racing as an Official Supplier of technical performance products
for the 2021 Formula One season and beyond.
OMP Racing is a world leader in the design and manufacture of safety
components for race cars and technical racing apparel, present in all world
racing championships. They will be supplying performance racing items to
Williams’ drivers, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi, as well as the
Williams pit crew. This includes the supply of performance racing overalls,
boots, gloves and underwear; all products deriving from the work of research
and development in the company’s manufacturing facility located near Genoa,
Italy.
In addition, OMP Racing will provide their latest generation safety
harnesses for the team’s Formula One cars. The harnesses feature ultra-light
fibre and ultra-light materials such as titanium and ergal. The high-quality
fibre increases performance, making them extremely light (45% less weight
compared to carbon fibre) and more resistant (50% improvement on
resistance/weight ratio).
As an Official Supplier, OMP Racing will also provide the team with driver
kit bags, branded luggage for the race team, and will have prominent
branding visible on performance racewear, seatbelts and on the drivers’
headrests.
Tim Hunt, Commercial and Marketing Director for Williams Racing, said: “OMP
Racing is one of the leading suppliers of high-tech performance wear for top
level motorsport and we are delighted to have agreed a new multi-year
partnership with them. In Formula One, every detail matters and we know that
OMP’s technology, whether it is being worn by our race drivers and pit crew,
or fitted in our car, will help our team perform to the highest level.”
Paolo Delprato, OMP President and CEO, added: “For OMP, partnering with
Williams Racing means resuming a chapter of our history. We first had the
honour to work with the team in the nineties, so it is particularly special
to be working with Williams once again, a team that is so historic in
motorsport and Formula One. Looking forwards, this partnership is focused on
research, technology, attention to detail with an overarching hunger to
compete and succeed. All of these values are shared with Williams Racing and
we look forward to working together this season and the next.” |
