#10 Hankook London E-Prix iON Race Press Kit Season 10 EN - Flipbook - Page 10
GOOD TO KNOW
New world record with the Hankook iON Race
218.71 km/h – faster than any vehicle had ever travelled
Formula E and Hankook can now be found in the Guinness
before in a building. In the run-up to the Hankook London
Book of Records. Manfred Sandbichler (Hankook Motor-
E-Prix, Britain’s Jake Hugues broke the previous indoor
sport Director) and Felix Kinzer (Hankook Communications
speed record by more than 50 km/h in a Gen3 car, which
Director) personally congratulated Jake Hughes and pre-
was modified by Formula E partners Hankook and SABIC
sented the 29-year-old with a voucher for a set of Hankook
and bore the name GENBETA. The result is that both
iON street tyres for his electric car.
Award for Hankook
Hankook’s first Formula E season as official tyre supplier ended with an award. At
the official “Season 9 Awards Gala” after
the finale in London, Hankook received
the award for the Best Fan Experience.
The award saw those responsible at the
FIA and Formula E honour the presence of
the South Korean tyre maker in the Fan
Village.
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