{"id":53052,"date":"2020-07-28T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T13:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/?p=53052"},"modified":"2020-07-28T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:39:57","slug":"team-audi-sport-abt-schaeffler-shine-a-spotlight-on-sonax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/index.php\/team-audi-sport-abt-schaeffler-shine-a-spotlight-on-sonax\/53052","title":{"rendered":"Sonax puts the shine on Motorsport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">In autumn 2019, the leading car care specialist waved the starting flag for the first time as a partner of the\u00a0\u201cAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler\u201d team in the \u201cABB FIA Formula E\u201d. After the long break in international motor\u00a0sport, the elite of e-motor sport are now preparing for the season\u2019s grand finale in August in Berlin. The red\u00a0Sonax logo will adorn the cars of the \u201cAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler\u201d team, whose quest for points will be led\u00a0by two-time DTM champion Ren\u00e9 Rast and Lucas di Grassi.<br class=\"\" \/><br class=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23186\" src=\"http:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sonax-Audi-ABT-Schaeffler-Sport.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"606\" \/><br class=\"\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Formula E is returning to the racetrack in grand style: Between 5 and 13 August, the\u00a0purely electric racing series will hold six consecutive races at the former Berlin Tempelhof airport.\u00a0The two \u201cAudi e-tron FE06\u201d cars sporting the Sonax logo will be driven by Lucas di Grassi and\u00a0Ren\u00e9 Rast. The two-time DTM Champion will be taking over the cockpit from Daniel Abt, who is\u00a0going his own way, but will remain associated with the Sonax brand.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/sonax-gmbh\/image\/fetch\/h_420\/dpr_1,f_auto\/https:\/\/www.sonax.de\/var\/site\/storage\/images\/5\/7\/8\/8\/28875-2-ger-DE\/Featured_Image_Xtreme.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/sonax-gmbh\/image\/fetch\/h_480\/dpr_auto,f_auto\/https:\/\/www.sonax.de\/var\/site\/storage\/images\/5\/7\/8\/8\/28875-2-ger-DE\/Featured_Image_Xtreme.png 1200w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/sonax-gmbh\/image\/fetch\/h_420\/dpr_auto,f_auto\/https:\/\/www.sonax.de\/var\/site\/storage\/images\/5\/7\/8\/8\/28875-2-ger-DE\/Featured_Image_Xtreme.png 992w\" alt=\"Produkte der XTREME Serie\" \/><br class=\"\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Lucas di Grassi and Ren\u00e9 Rast will also be presenting the emblem of the German market leader\u00a0in car care products on their racing suits. The red Sonax logo will also feature prominently on the\u00a0pit equipment as well as on the team trucks. Sonax Head of Marketing Franz Fischer: \u201cAs a\u00a0leading manufacturer of car care products, we are particularly pleased to be able to present\u00a0ourselves as a partner of the \u201cAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler\u201d team in Berlin. Even if the spectators\u00a0won\u2019t be able to experience the fascinating environment on the track, the racing series offers us\u00a0unique angle for reaching people interested in car care. We are doing our best to inspire motor\u00a0sport fans with top performance and innovation in beautifully maintained cars.\u201d<br class=\"\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Sonax has been involved in motor sports for decades, which has been crucial in helping to shape\u00a0the global image of the brand. It has also given the products with their red logo a unique attraction.\u00a0Ayrton Senna, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jacques\u00a0Villeneuve \u2013 these big names in motor sports have already zoomed across the finishing line with\u00a0the Sonax logo on their cars or racing suits.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">After helping teams in the DTM to shine, such as the\u00a0\u201cAudi Sport Team ABT Sportsline\u201d, and doing the same as \u201cOfficial Supplier\u201d for the Formula 1\u00a0team \u201cInfiniti Red Bull Racing\u201d, the company now supports numerous international teams on the\u00a0world\u2019s toughest racing circuits, including the \u201cHoonigan Racing Division\u201d headed by Internet icon\u00a0Ken Block.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In autumn 2019, the leading car care specialist waved the starting flag for the first time as a partner of the\u00a0\u201cAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler\u201d team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":53058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1705,1118,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-app-news","category-motorsport","category-news","cat-1705-id","cat-1118-id","cat-1-id","has_thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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