Imola, 26 June 2024 – Speed, Certain; but also sustainability And innovation. The curtain rises on UniBo’s new racing prototypes Motorsports And UniBoatthe two souls of the University of Bologna racing team: a electric vehicle it’s a hydrogen boat. Last night’s presentation was staged again this year, the third in a row, atEnzo and Dino racetrack Ferrari.
“For us, this moment represents the end of a journey and the beginning of the sporting season – he recalled Nicolò Cavinafaculty advisor of the team, during the crowded initiative in the museum spaces Checco Costa –. It is a moment of transition in which we see first-hand what these months of work have been.”
TO Simona Tondellivice-rector ofAlma Mater, the task of encouraging girls and boys towards the commitments of the coming weeks. “There is great enthusiasm for what you will do – she said, addressing the many students present in the audience –. You are the real driving force behind this initiative.”
And on the choice to organize the presentation at the Autodromo he added: “This is a place that has a great deal meaning, which does not leave those who work in this sector indifferent. That of Imola it is an extremely welcoming area for the University, where the initiatives and projects we carry out are numerous. And at the Autodromo there is the opportunity to test the developed products in the best possible way.”
In the words of Gian Carlo Minardi, president of Formula Imola, “it is important to let the outside world know what is done at the university. And it’s nice – concluded the number one of the company that manages the circuit’s activity – to see so many young enthusiasts dedicating themselves body and soul to a project like this”.
He also placed emphasis on the skills of male and female students Vincenzo Collaregional councilor for Economical progress: “In Emilia-Romagna we have made a law to retain talent. To be in the world today, you need to have heads. Whoever has those will make a difference in the future at an economic, political and institutional level. The match is played there. And here we are inside a great forge of quality.”
For his part, after having also underlined the close link between Imola and the University, the mayor Marco Panieri underlined how the Enzo and Dino Ferrari could be an “excellent incubator for testing vehicles”.
Applause as the new electric vehicle developed by the students was revealed to the public UniBo Motorsport (which includes over 250 kids) and the new hydrogen boat of the UniBoat project, while team leaders Riccardo Lutti and Iacopo Roncuzzi told the public what happened in the past year between design and production and the expectations for the summer races.
In the end, microphone a Pier Luigi Santi, ambassador of the university’s racing team, and to some partners representing UniBo Motorsport’s bond with the territory and the companies that support the project. Namely: Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati; Matteo Ortenzi, production director of Lamborghini Revuelto; Mario Del Vecchio (CEO of Enginium) and Marco Cini (Alma Automotive).
During the event, a Lamborghini Huracàn and a Ducati MotoE were exhibited outside the Checco Costa museum.
