SKF has
renewed its partnership with Scuderia Ferrari making it
the longest ever uninterrupted partnership in Formula
One history. The partnership, which started in 1947, has
resulted in many wins for Ferrari, most recently with
Fernando Alonso's win during the recent European Formula
One Grand Prix.
Marking the driving performance of the Spanish driver,
SKF celebrates the value of its well-established
engineering services. The collaboration results in
almost a hundred different SKF components, from standard
to specialized bearing units mounted on the Formula One
car.
SKF has been active in
the motor sport industry for more than sixty years and
strongly believes in the development of solutions
dedicated to the racing field. Through the technical
collaboration renewed until 2015, SKF works closely with
Scuderia Ferrari in the development of cutting edge
technologies in the areas of material, lubrications, and
condition monitoring all related to high-speed systems.
SKF later transfers these into solutions for the general
automotive industry.
The solutions
developed and provided to Scuderia Ferrari include
bearings for wheel ends, suspension, transmission, gear
applications and KERS, a Kinetic Energy Recovery System.
