McLaren signs up Lenovo for 2009 season

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The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team has announced a partnership with PC manufacturer Lenovo ahead of the 2009 season.

The team, who will defend its constructor’s championship second place and Lewis Hamilton’s world title next year, said it would use the Lenovo's desktops and laptops to run its mission-critical computing systems.

Lenovo engineers and technology specialists have already begun to specify the mobile wireless computing technology required by the race team, as well as the desktop computing requirements of the pit garage and pit wall stations.

Martin Whitmarsh, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1's chief executive, stated: “We are looking forward to the significant technology contribution that Lenovo will provide through its notebooks and desktop computer solutions.”

High-performance computing has become a mainstay in the sport to support the complex analysis of thousands of data points transmitted from the cars throughout development and to the pits during the races.

But McLaren goes further, by supplying statisticians and engineers back in the UK with real-time race data from anywhere in the world.

“Vodafone McLaren Mercedes performs at the highest level in F1 and integrates PC technology into every aspect of its car design, development and racing – as well as its business operations," said Deepak Advani, Lenovo's senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

The manufacturer added that the McLaren organisation is well known in developing economies like India, China, Brazil and Russia - all of which are strategic growth areas for Lenovo.

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