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DuPont Refinish has become an Official Technical Supplier to the Lotus
Racing Formula One™ team with immediate effect. The agreement,
signed at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim on Sunday 25 July
2010, sees the paint manufacturer provide full technical support to
Lotus Racing, the fastest new team in the 2010 FIA Formula One™
World Championship. Over 600 million global TV viewers will see the
DuPont Refinish liquid logo on the team’s T127 race cars during each
Grand Prix for the rest of the season, as well as on the team
transporter trucks, the team motorhome and in the Lotus Racing
garage at race-tracks around the world.
The paint used on Formula One™ cars plays a very important role in
the car’s performance both on and off track, which is why DuPont
Refinish and its high-tech paint systems is an ideal paint partner
for Lotus Racing. Important criteria are low weight, combined with
optimum thickness, thermal stability, resistance to mechanical
stresses such as stone chips and debris, and colour brilliance to
ensure the cars look their best for television audiences and
spectators. The Lotus Racing T127 race cars, and the trucks that
transport them to races around the world, have all been painted in
the already iconic Lotus Racing green and yellow livery with the
highly productive DuPont Refinish paint systems. The fast drying
properties of the paint also perfectly complement the world of
Formula One™ where it is crucial to get the cars back on track as
quickly as possible after any body damage.
Tony Fernandes, Lotus Racing Team Principal, comments, “I’m
delighted that a company of the calibre of DuPont Refinish has
joined us as an Official Technical Supplier. It is a very good
example of how far Lotus Racing has already come in our short life
that we are attracting such prestigious brands to work with us, and
we are all excited about the commercial and brand benefits we will
bring each other.”
Michael Maier, DuPont Refinish brand manager, comments, “We are
obviously delighted to be supporting Lotus Racing and we hope to
keep working together to achieve first-class results.”
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