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HOME I 5TH KOREA SUPER PRIX I 2003 I PRESS RELEASE

5th Korea Super Prix, Press Release (KUMHO Tires)

Date: November 21 - 23, 2003
Track: Changwon Circuit (3,014 km)

November 23, 2003 (KUMHO Tires)

KUMHO TIRES A WINNER WITH F3 ELITE
AT THRILLING INTERNATIONAL SEASON CLOSER

Global 9th tire maker, KUMHO Tires supplied all the runners for the 5th International Korea F3 Super Prix and the top drivers in Formula Three have recognised the KUMHO tire as one of the best in international motor sport.

Winner of the International F3 Korea Super Prix, American Richard Antinucci spoke about the effectiveness of the KUMHO tire throughout the practice sessions, qualifying and the two races at the Changwon Raceway street circuit.

The Hitech Racing driver said: "The grip from the KUMHO has been good all weekend, and our team has found a good set-up with the tire. I found it really important to focus on getting a lot of heat into the rear tires on my warm-up lap and that helped me to get a really good start on the shadier side of the track," said Antinucci.

The American burst into the lead at the opening corner and was never headed again, winning both races and taking his first victory in the Formula Three category. His win on the KUMHO tire emphasizes the Korean manufacturers leading position in world motorsport with its high performing ECSTA Formula Technology tire.

In second place on the streets of the Changwon Raceway in the Korea F3 Super Prix was Menu Motorsport's Robert Doornbos. The Dutchman has spent some time racing in the F3 Euroseries this year, where all the runners use the high performance KUMHO tire.

"I've raced all year in the F3 Euroseries on the KUMHO tire, and here with Menu Motorsport in Korea we've found a really good set-up with the tire. It works really well, especially in qualifying and we got a good peak out of the tire. Then during the race we were able to do very consistent lap times without any flat spots. So I was impressed with the tire, it has a good feel," added Doornbos.

Formula Three is a highly technical sport and KUMHO's ECSTA racing slicks have an unrivalled position as the sole tire supplier for the 5th International F3 Korea Super Prix. Through the use of Formula Technology, KUMHO Tires have an extremely high level of grip and it is no surprise that KUMHO Tires is rated 9th in the '2002 Global Tire Company Rankings' by the authoritative US journal, Tire Business. Many of the world's leading Formula 3 drivers were delighted with the performance of the tire this weekend.

Among those future Formula One aspirants who praised the tire was McLaren F1 team protégé Lewis Hamilton. The Manor Motorsport ace drove in only his third Formula 3 race in Korea and was very impressed with the rubber supplied to him by the Korean tire giant.

"I started testing in the UK on the Avon tire and before we came over to do this race, we tested the KUMHO tire in the UK and I definitely felt they were much better than the Avon tire," said Hamilton. "It's really good to test the tires because you can feel all the different characteristics and compounds and I've been happy with the KUMHO tire, and I can get a good time out of them when they're at their best."

KUMHO Tires will continue to dedicate its efforts to develop Formula technology and also apply it to the UHP tires which can satisfy consumers with the proven performances. KUMHO Tires aims to become one of the top 8 tire makers in the world by 2007.

 
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