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07.06.2006 The sixth edition of the "Podio Ferrari" took place today at Maranello

The sixth edition of the "Podio Ferrari" took place today at Maranello. This awards ceremony is yearly held by Ferrari to reward suppliers and technical partners which have excelled in innovation and product development whilst working with the Prancing Horse. This year's Podio was attended by Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo, Vice President Piero Ferrari, General Manager Jean Todt and Vice General Manager Amedeo Felisa. "Podio Ferrari" recognises and rewards specific company qualities such as innovation, technology and technical achievement. For the second year in a row, Ferrari also introduced a special prize for Italian excellence.

The "Italian Excellence" award went to OMR for "excellence in its ongoing development, with Ferrari, of products which have consistently met both the extremely tight frames and quality standards of a truly dynamic company." The award was presented by Ferrari Vice President Piero Ferrari to Marco Bonometti, OMR's President.

Aubert & Duval. The "Ferrari Technology Award" was presented by Ferrari's Vice General Manager Amedeo Felisa to Edouard Duval, Director of Eramet Alliages and Aubert & Duval "for its assistance in guaranteeing competitive performance in Formula 1 through magnificent technological innovations in the special steels used in our very high performance components".

Magneti Marelli. The "Ferrari Innovation Award" was presented by Ferrari General Manager Jean Todt to Luigi Potenza, Senior Vice President Corporate, Sales and Marketing of Magneti Marelli "in recognition of a longstanding partnership which has contributed both innovation and excellence to the Ferrari cause over the years".

Bridgestone. The "President's Award" was presented by Luca di Montezemolo to Takashi Urano, Chairman, CEO and President of Bridgestone "for its major contribution to ensuring cutting-edge performance from the Formula 1 cars and transferring this experience to our GT cars".

As happens each year, the Podio Ferrari also provided a platform for a debate on high profile issues of professional interest. The subjects addressed this year included: worldwide business development, by Romano Mattia, Senior Economist - Strategy and Business Development - Royal Dutch Shell; the repercussion of the technology innovation on the automotive area, by Bernard Bihr, President of Bosch Engineering.
 

FERRARI 248 F1

Bridgestone Corporation is the largest rubber product and tyre producer in the world. Following its Formula 1 debut in 1997, Bridgestone and its supported teams have won seven Drivers' and seven Constructors' titles - 11 of them in collaboration with Ferrari (Constructors in 1999, Constructors and Drivers in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).

FERRARI 599GTB FIORANO

The sixth edition of the "Podio Ferrari" took place today at Maranello. This awards ceremony is yearly held by Ferrari to reward suppliers and technical partners which have excelled in innovation and product development whilst working with the Prancing Horse.


Aubert & Duval (a subsidiary of the Alloy division of the Eramet group) is one of the world leaders in special steels, alloys and superalloys. Aubert & Duval mission is to create, manufacture and sell state-of-the-art metallurgical solutions for the projects of high tech industries. In 2005 Aubert & Duval had a turnover of 549 million Euro. The company employs over 3,700 staff at seven industrial sites in France and has a worldwide presence through its distribution network in 46 countries.

Bridgestone Corporation, with a share of 18.2% in the global tyre market in 2005, is the largest rubber product and tyre producer in the world. Following its Formula 1 debut in 1997, Bridgestone and its supported teams have won seven Drivers' and seven Constructors' titles - 11 of them in collaboration with Ferrari (Constructors in 1999, Constructors and Drivers in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004). In 2005, the sales turnover of Bridgestone reached 22.8 billion US Dollars. The company operates 49 tyre plants and 98 plants for diversified products spread over 150 countries in the world and employs 123,000 employees (2005). The commercial partnership between Bridgestone and Ferrari began in 1989.

Magneti Marelli is an international group based in Italy, leader in designing and manufacturing high-tech systems and components for the automotive industry. With 53 plants and 31 R&D centres in 15 countries, annual revenues of 4 billion Euro and a workforce of 24,000 in 2005, the Group supplies all major car makers in Europe, North and South America and Far East. The business areas include: Powertrain - Suspension Systems and Shock Absorbers - Lighting - Electronic Systems - Exhaust Systems - Motorsport.

The OMR Group - made up of seven factories in Italy, four in Brazil and one in Morocco - operates in the car, industrial vehicles and earth moving machines components industry and has around 2,000 employees. OMR supplies major manufacturers worldwide with complete assembled groups in aluminium, cast iron and steel components such as pedal gears, steering columns, gearbox turrets, cylinder heads and engine blocks, oil pans, in take and exhaust manifolds, clutch bells, engine flywheels, brake disks, pumps and cylinders and CV joints.
 

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