Lewis, George, and Toto Wolff received to expertise INEOS Britannia’s AC75 Race Boat first-hand with guides Sir Ben Ainslie and Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Wednesday, nineteenth June. The trio visited the British Challenger of File representing Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd for the thirty seventh America’s Cup at their base in Barcelona forward of the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Lewis, George, and Toto had been taken on a tour of the amenities, together with spending time within the workforce’s simulator and assembly the broader workforce. George and Toto then joined Sir Ben on the water, with George getting behind the wheel of ‘Britannia’ while Toto joined the squad of biking sailors, referred to as cyclors, to assist energy the boat by way of the onboard bikes.
Lewis mentioned:
It has been so thrilling seeing the work of INEOS Britannia on the manufacturing unit in Brackley over the previous few years. It was so spectacular to return to Barcelona and see all of it coming collectively, together with the race boat, for the primary time. The know-how concerned is unimaginable, and my thoughts is completely blown! I’m actually excited to see how the workforce will get on later this yr, and I need to want them the perfect of luck of their pursuit of the America’s Cup.
George added:
What an unimaginable expertise! It was wonderful to sail with Sir Ben and get a real sense of the velocity and manoeuvrability of the INEOS Britannia AC75 Race Boat. It felt like we had been floating via the air; it positively received the blood pumping!
There are lots of similarities between F1 and the America’s Cup. They’re the head of their respective sports activities and technical innovation is significant in each. The dedication and energy of the entire INEOS Britannia workforce was additionally clear to see, and I can’t wait to look at them compete later within the yr.
Toto commented:
As we speak has been an incredible expertise. We’ve received our headquarters at Brackley, the place a number of the INEOS Britannia design work takes place, nevertheless it has been good to see the bottom right here in Barcelona. That is the place the motion will happen later this yr and the amenities the workforce has are wonderful.
I additionally completely loved my expertise as a ‘cyclor’ on the workforce’s AC75 race boat too. It’s a actual bodily take a look at, and it’s straightforward to overlook simply how athletic the workforce should be. We’re all out-and-out racers. While our core goal as a enterprise is profitable on land in F1, that is an thrilling challenge with Sir Ben and Sir Jim, and we’re delighted to be part of it.
Sir Ben Ainslie mentioned:
It was a privilege for all of us at INEOS Britannia to indicate Toto, Lewis, and George round our base right here in Barcelona. They’ve been supporters of the challenge all through, and it was, due to this fact, very becoming for us to present them a more in-depth have a look at our race boat for the primary time. It was nice to get the blokes out on the water immediately too; they know their means round a automotive however made crusing our AC75 look a contact too straightforward for my liking. We’re at all times searching for new and rising expertise to take the helm, however I didn’t realise we’d discover it within the F1 paddock! It was an excellent day, and I look ahead to supporting all of them this weekend on the Spanish Grand Prix.
The America’s Cup is the oldest worldwide trophy in world sport and represents the head of yachting. By means of INEOS Sport, INEOS Britannia partnered with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Staff’s Utilized Science division to create a workforce able to competing within the Cup. Greater than 100 designers and engineers have been primarily based on the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 base in Brackley, Northamptonshire, serving to to develop the race boat.
