Hamilton wins F1 World Championship with KONI FSD

Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 Formula 1 World Driver’s Championship driving his KONI FSD (Frequency Selective Damping) shock absorber equipped Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racing car.  The championship was won in only the second year in F1 for Hamilton and KONI FSD.

With seven pole positions, ten podium finishes, five Grand Prix victories and the World Driver’s Championship in 2008, Hamilton became the youngest ever World Champion at age 23.  Hamilton and KONI FSD finished second in the 2007 World Driver’s Championship in their F1 debut.  Although Hamilton and KONI FSD are relatively new to F1, both have many years of experience behind them. Hamilton began racing at age 8, and KONI has been involved in motorsports for nearly 60 years.  KONI celebrated their 50th anniversary in F1 in 2008 with 240 total F1 victories.  No other F1 supplier can claim so much success and so many victories. 

As a partner with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team, KONI’s cutting edge FSD adaptive suspension technology ensures high aerodynamic efficiency and optimized grip under all circumstances, especially over bumpy curbs and rough pavement.  KONI offers an FSD aftermarket program allowing street driven passenger cars, light trucks, and RVs to experience the superior road-holding without compromising ride comfort.  KONI FSD is also original equipment on McLaren-Mercedes supercars.  For more information on KONI FSD, click here.