McLaren goes racing with Bcomp

MIA member Bcomp have released the following article.

The first natural fibre composite F1 seat made with Bcomp’s ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ technologies was raced for the very first time at the 2021 British Grand-Prix, when McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris piloted the seat to an amazing 4th place.

In 2020, Bcomp first revealed how McLaren Racing collaborated with them to develop F1’s first natural fibre seat, an eventful year has passed. The use of their sustainable lightweighting solutions has been extended off the race cars and a thorough sustainability analysis has showed how natural fibre composites allow the team to save up to 85% of CO2 emissions on Lando’s seat. Besides a lower CO2 footprint, the move to ampliTex™ natural fibre composites on the new timing stand and engineers’ island also lead to a significant reduction of 3,450 kg in travelling freight.

Want to hear all the details about how McLaren Racing is now using natural fibre composites off the car as well as on it and what they have learnt about these sustainable lightweighting technologies? Then make sure to read the full article on McLaren Racing’s page!

Read more on the Bcomp website.