Lewis, George, and Toto Wolff acquired 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 Document representing Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd for the thirty seventh America’s Cup at their base in Barcelona forward of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Click on right here to subscribe to our print version!
Lewis, George, and Toto had been taken on a tour of the amenities, together with spending time within the group’s simulator and assembly the broader group. 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, generally known as cyclors, to assist energy the boat through the onboard bikes.
Lewis mentioned:
It has been so thrilling seeing the work of INEOS Britannia on the manufacturing facility in Brackley over the previous few years. It was so spectacular to come back 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 totally blown! I’m actually excited to see how the group will get on later this yr, and I wish to want them the perfect of luck of their pursuit of the America’s Cup.
George added:
What an unimaginable expertise! It was superb 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 by way of the air; it positively acquired the blood pumping!
There are numerous similarities between F1 and the America’s Cup. They’re the head of their respective sports activities and technical innovation is important in each. The dedication and energy of the entire INEOS Britannia group was additionally clear to see, and I can’t wait to observe them compete later within the yr.
Toto commented:
As we speak has been a tremendous expertise. We’ve acquired 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 group has are wonderful.
I additionally completely loved my expertise as a ‘cyclor’ on the group’s AC75 race boat too. It’s a actual bodily take a look at, and it’s straightforward to neglect simply how athletic the group 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 undertaking 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 undertaking 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 as we speak too; they know their means round a automobile however made crusing our AC75 look a contact too straightforward for my liking. We’re at all times in search of new and rising expertise to take the helm, however I didn’t realise we’d discover it within the F1 paddock! It was a superb day, and I sit up for 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 INEOS Sport, INEOS Britannia partnered with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Staff’s Utilized Science division to create a group 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.
