| Global PC manufacturer Lenovo and Vodafone | | | | high-speed computer technology, using trackside PCs |
| McLaren Mercedes today announced a partnership | | | | to perform a wide variety of tasks ranging from |
| ahead of the 2009 Formula 1 season. Lenovo | | | | starting the cars through to the complex analysis of |
| notebook and desktop PCs will provide the team's | | | | thousands of data points transmitted from the cars to |
| mission-critical computing solutions, both at the race | | | | the pits during the races. Vodafone McLaren |
| track and at the team's headquarters. | | | | Mercedes goes a step further, however, supplying |
| Lenovo engineers and technology specialists have | | | | statisticians and engineers back in the UK with |
| already begun to specify the mobile wireless | | | | real-time race data from anywhere in the world. Such |
| computing technology required by the Formula 1 race | | | | a complex operation provides an excellent platform for |
| team as well as the fast and demanding desktop | | | | showcasing personal computing technologies that |
| computing needs of the pit garage and pit wall | | | | highlight innovation, reliability and performance. |
| battlestations. Lenovo technology is being integrated | | | | About Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
| into the heart of the team as it travels the world on | | | | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes operates a global |
| the Formula 1 calendar. | | | | racing team with more than 1,000 people based at the |
| Martin Whitmarsh, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes CEO | | | | McLaren Technology Centre in Woking and at |
| Formula 1, said: "Both Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | | | | Mercedes-Benz engine and automotive development |
| and Lenovo are committed to the competitive | | | | facilities at Brixworth, U.K., and Stuttgart, Germany. |
| advantages from exceptional engineering. We are | | | | Driver Lewis Hamilton took a first-place finish in the |
| looking forward to the significant technology | | | | 2008 F1 driver's championship, and the McLaren team |
| contribution that Lenovo will provide through its | | | | took a second-place finish in the F1 constructor's |
| notebooks and desktop computer solutions." | | | | championship. The team's drivers are popular |
| The partnership with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | | | | worldwide, and the McLaren organisation is well-known |
| provides a highly visible demonstration of Lenovo's | | | | in such developing economies as India, China, Brazil and |
| exceptional engineering as the corporation strengthens | | | | Russia, which are strategic growth areas for Lenovo. |
| its position in the global marketplace. Lenovo is a leader | | | | About Lenovo |
| in the technology race for fast, reliable and wireless | | | | Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to |
| computing power. | | | | building exceptionally engineered personal computers. |
| "Vodafone McLaren Mercedes performs at the | | | | Lenovo's business model is built on innovation, |
| highest level in Formula 1 and integrates PC technology | | | | operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as |
| into every aspect of its car design, development and | | | | well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. |
| racing –- as well as its business operations," said | | | | Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former |
| Deepak Advani, Senior Vice President and Chief | | | | IBM Personal Computing Division, the company |
| Marketing Officer for Lenovo. "Lenovo has an | | | | develops, manufactures and markets reliable, |
| excellent heritage of computing performance and | | | | high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology |
| reliability in complex, high-profile, global events –- | | | | products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major |
| such as the Olympic Games –- and we look | | | | research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai |
| forward to making a significant contribution to the | | | | and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For |
| team." | | | | more information see lenovo. |
| Formula 1 teams have long been pioneering users of | | | | |