New Ferrari 458 fitted with Bridgestone Italy
A few days into 2010, Ferrari announced that Bridgestone will be the company to supply tires for its new sports model 458 Italia, which was launched at the Motor Show, held in September 2009 in Frankfurt. Bridgestone will supply the Italian carmaker with its latest S-001 Potenza rubber ultra high-performance, which has been developed to accommodate the high level of management, control and security of the 570 hp Ferrari 458 Italy, considered the world’s most powerful car.
“Bridgestone is privileged to have been selected by Ferrari as the official supplier and partner for the extraordinary 458 Italia,” said Didier Schneider, vice president of original equipment Bridgestone Europe. “Both Ferrari and Bridgestone compete with the highest standards in the Formula, the pinnacle of single seater racing, where performance and safety are the goals to achieve. We are proud of this alliance to work together on the track as a passenger car projects, “he said.
symbolic trajectory
The rubber company has developed products for Ferrari and supplied original equipment auto industry Maranello, Italy, since the return of Ferrari 348 in 1990. Many of the most important and symbolic models of Ferrari have been equipped with Bridgestone tires, including the 612 Scaglietti, the Ferrari Enzo and Superamerica.
In addition, Bridgestone Potenza tires provides F1 Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 since 1999, with which Ferrari won the Constructors’ World Championship for eight times and the Drivers Championship seven times.