PUMA suits up to kit out the Autosport Awards in style

For the primary time ever, the Autosport Awards opened its doorways to motorsport followers, invited to hitch within the celebrations at London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday night.

Alongside listening to from the likes of Bernie Ecclestone, David Coulthard and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, attending followers had been handled to quite a few particular reveals displayed throughout the venue.

Essentially the most eye-catching was undoubtedly PUMA’s assortment of race-worn fits from all through the years, marking world championship success and innovation of the period in a one-off show for the Autosport Awards.

PUMA’s first full foray into F1 noticed it hyperlink up with Jordan in 2003, with the workforce totally kitted out by the German model – the landmark event marked by Zsolt Baumgartner’s race go well with kicking off the show.

PUMA’s subsequent deal was with Ferrari in 2005 which means Rubens Barrichello’s overalls from that season toasted the collaboration.

On the identical time, Renault welcomed PUMA on board and the package provider celebrated a primary world championship in F1 as Fernando Alonso wrestled the drivers’ title from Michael Schumacher whereas the French marque received the constructors’ award – the Spaniard’s race go well with was included within the particular assortment for Autosport.

5 years on and it was one other championship double as Pink Bull and Sebastian Vettel secured each titles whereas adorned in PUMA workforce gear, with the German’s race go well with displayed subsequent to that of his childhood hero, Schumacher, whose ultimate ever F1 race go well with – 2012 Mercedes – was additionally displayed.

The previous decade has seen two names dominate F1 and each have worn PUMA at completely different phases of their respective reigns on the high, with Lewis Hamilton’s 2014 Mercedes go well with joined by Max Verstappen’s particular one-off James Bond impressed race go well with from the 2019 British Grand Prix.

A few Charles Leclerc fits from current seasons rounded off the show, together with a 2024 model which launched sublimation printing expertise, permitting intricate, high-definition designs to be printed straight onto the fits.

Because the Eighties, PUMA has been a trailblazer in motorsport and its first race sneakers debuted with Segan Bellof in 1984.

Every race go well with is meticulously handcrafted in Turin, Italy, combining fire-resistant, light-weight supplies for superior security and efficiency.

PUMA additionally provides specialised racewear for feminine drivers, guaranteeing that every one racers have entry to high-performance gear tailor-made to their wants.