The presence of the symbol of Puma on the suits ofAlpha Romeo in the Montmeló and Sakhir tests it did not go unnoticed by everyone. Now the team from Hinwil has formalized the collaboration with the German clothing and sports equipment company. Puma, already an official partner of Ferrari, will ‘dress’ Alfa Romeo drivers Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou in the race weekends of 2022, while the duration of the agreement is not specified.
“We welcome Puma into the Alfa Romeo family with open arms. Like our team, their brand has a long and prestigious history in sport and has become synonymous with quality and innovation. They will help us deliver performance, not only by enabling our pilots and crew to train and compete with the latest equipment, tailored to their needs, but also by pushing their research and development efforts to provide better and better equipment.“Commented team principal Frederic Vasseur. “We are thrilled to work with them this year and to develop the relationship between Puma and our drivers – Valtteri, who has worked with them for a long time, and Zhou, who will wear Puma as he writes history this weekend as the first Chinese F1 driver.“.
James Clarkhead of marketing of the Puma motorsport section: “We are more than happy to join Alfa Romeo as the official race wear supplier. Alfa Romeo has a long heritage in motorsport being one of the founding fathers of Formula 1. Passion for motorsport is what unites us. We look forward to supporting Zhou as the first Chinese Formula 1 driver. It will be a milestone in pushing the sport further in his home country. Furthermore, it is a pleasure to continue working together with Bottas, who has been part of the Puma family since 2017. The car and the team have great potentialcan’t wait to see them in their podium hunt“.
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