{"id":188335,"date":"2026-03-06T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188335"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:01:43","slug":"speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport-Geschichte: Geschwindigkeit, Stil und die Kraft der Authentizit\u00e4t"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Motorsport-Geschichte: Geschwindigkeit, Stil und die Macht der Authentizit\u00e4t\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Formula-1-Hero.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 47% 24%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fspeed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fspeed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fspeed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Geschwindigkeit, Stil und die Kraft der Authentizit\u00e4t<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >PUMAs Motorsport-Erbe, von der Fahrerelite bis zur Alltagskultur<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">6. M\u00e4rz 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Motorsport History: Speed, Style and the Power of Authenticity&quot;, \"text\": &quot;From the cockpit to culture: for decades PUMA has shaped motorsport through performance innovation, iconic partnerships and the Speedcat \\u2013 turning racing authenticity into style that lives far beyond the track.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fspeed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fspeed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >Wenn sich die Formel 1 auf den Start der neuen Saison in Melbourne vorbereitet, steht der Motorsport wieder einmal im Mittelpunkt - nicht nur auf der Rennstrecke, sondern auch weit dar\u00fcber hinaus.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >PUMA kann auf eine lange Geschichte im Motorsport zur\u00fcckblicken, die mehrere wichtige Meilensteine umfasst: eine fr\u00fche Lifestyle-Schuhkollektion in den sp\u00e4ten 1970er Jahren mit Emerson Fittipaldi, die auf Pr\u00e4zision ausgerichteten Rennstiefel, die Stefan Bellof in den 1980er Jahren trug, die Geburtsstunde des Speedcat in den fr\u00fchen 2000er Jahren, die langj\u00e4hrigen Partnerschaften mit Ikonen wie der Scuderia Ferrari und, in j\u00fcngster Zeit, McLaren Racing und Aston Martin F1. Erfahren Sie mehr \u00fcber unser Verm\u00e4chtnis im Motorsport und wie das, was PUMA f\u00fcr Spitzenleistungen entwickelt hat, auch weit \u00fcber die Rennstrecke hinaus seinen Platz gefunden hat.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Ende der 1970er Jahre: Eine fr\u00fche Verbindung\u00a0<\/h2>PUMAs Verbindung zur Formel 1 reicht viel weiter zur\u00fcck, als vielen bewusst ist. In den sp\u00e4ten 1970er Jahren brachte die Marke zusammen mit dem zweifachen Formel-1-Weltmeister Emerson Fittipaldi eine Lifestyle-Schuhkollektion in Brasilien auf den Markt - ein fr\u00fcher Ausdruck der Rennsportkultur, der einen der ersten Ber\u00fchrungspunkte zwischen PUMA und dem Sport markierte.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>1980s: Der Motorsport als Leistungslabor\u00a0<\/h2>PUMA-Athlet Stefan Bellof war nie auf der Jagd nach Aufmerksamkeit - er jagte Sekundenbruchteile. In den fr\u00fchen 1980er Jahren wurde der Motorsport bereits zu einem Spiel mit mikroskopisch kleinen Abst\u00e4nden, bei dem Pr\u00e4zision, Kontrolle und Vertrauen in die Ausr\u00fcstung eine ganze Karriere bestimmen konnten. Als Stefan Bellof 1983 seinen legend\u00e4ren Rundenrekord auf der N\u00fcrburgring-Nordschleife aufstellte, war dies nicht das Ergebnis eines einzigen dramatischen Durchbruchs, sondern zahlloser marginaler Fortschritte, die in perfekter Harmonie zusammenkamen - einschlie\u00dflich dessen, was Fahrer und Maschine verband.<br><br>PUMA arbeitete unerm\u00fcdlich mit seinen Athleten wie Stefan Bellof, Christian Danner, Manfred Winkelhock und Gerhard Berger zusammen, um Schuhe zu entwickeln, die unter diesen kompromisslosen Bedingungen funktionieren w\u00fcrden. Abgerundete Fersen erm\u00f6glichten sanftere Gas\u00fcberg\u00e4nge, schlanke Silhouetten reduzierten die Beeintr\u00e4chtigung des Cockpits, und feuerfeste Materialien sorgten f\u00fcr Sicherheit bei extremen Geschwindigkeiten. Der Motorsport hatte sich zu einem Hochdrucklabor entwickelt - und PUMA war dabei und gestaltete es mit.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66666666666667  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1986_P_DIA_M_Christian-Danner_Spa-24-hours-_0001.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 46% 13%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristian Danner \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66666666666667  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gerhard-Berger-Shoe-2.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPUMA-Rennschuh f\u00fcr Gerhard Berger entwickelt\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0  ; background-image: url(''); background-size: cover;background-position: 0% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5007215007215  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/198X_P_I_M_Motorsport-Event_Penthouse_Manfred-Winkelhock_3.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManfred Winkelhock\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5007215007215  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/198X_P_DIA_M_Stefan-Bellof-1.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStefan Bellof\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0  ; background-image: url(''); background-size: cover;background-position: 0% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><h2>1999: Ein entscheidender Moment\u00a0<\/h2><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Ende der 1990er Jahre waren PUMAs Motorsport-Ambitionen dabei, eine viel gr\u00f6\u00dfere B\u00fchne zu betreten. Die Formel 1 entwickelte sich mit atemberaubender Geschwindigkeit zu einem globalen kulturellen Ph\u00e4nomen. Die weltweiten Fernsehzuschauerzahlen stiegen in den zweistelligen Millionenbereich, und die f\u00fchrenden Fahrer des Sports wurden zu kulturellen Ikonen, die es in Sachen Bekanntheit und Einfluss mit den Fu\u00dfball-Superstars aufnehmen konnten. Die Formel 1 war nicht mehr nur Rennsport, sie war Theater, Energie und Ambition in einem.<br><br>Zu dieser Zeit fasste PUMA den Entschluss, die auf der Rennstrecke entwickelten Konzepte in Produkte umzusetzen, die auch auf der Stra\u00dfe eine Rolle spielen w\u00fcrden.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Gregor H\u00fcbner, Head of Sports Marketing Motorsport &amp; Racewear bei PUMA, beschreibt diesen Moment als einen Wendepunkt.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"quote\" >\u201cAls wir 1999 wieder in den Motorsport eintraten, dachten wir nicht nur an Rennstiefel. Wir sahen das Potenzial, Leistung und Konsumkultur auf strukturierte Weise zu verbinden. Die Fahrer w\u00fcrden Performance-Schuhe und -Bekleidung tragen, die nach den h\u00f6chsten Standards entwickelt wurden, und gleichzeitig konnten die Fans auf Lifestyle-Versionen zugreifen. Es war das erste Mal, dass der Motorsport f\u00fcr uns eine vollst\u00e4ndig integrierte Kategorie wurde, nicht nur ein Sponsoring, sondern Teil unserer DNA.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gregor-Huebner.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 48% 31%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >2000s: Speedcat - Die Geburt einer PUMA-Ikone\u00a0<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.63803680981595  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2001_P_I_M_SPEEDCAT_Catalog.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">PUMA Speedcat aus dem Jahr 2000<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Die Silhouette des Sneakers, der f\u00fcr Leistung und nicht f\u00fcr Mode entwickelt wurde, stammt aus dem Cockpit: schmal, niedrig und kompromisslos. PUMA brachte genau diese Form auf die Stra\u00dfe. Der Speedcat war geboren und wurde \u00fcber Jahrzehnte hinweg zu einer der best\u00e4ndigsten Ikonen von PUMA.<br><br>Als er Anfang der 2000er Jahre in den Handel kam, hob er sich von den klobigeren Turnschuhen ab, die damals den Markt beherrschten. Sein stromlinienf\u00f6rmiges Profil vermittelte Pr\u00e4zision und Kontrolle. Die Verbraucher reagierten nicht auf einen generischen Rennsport-Look, sondern auf einen Turnschuh, der eindeutig aus dem Motorsport stammte. Authentizit\u00e4t, nicht Dekoration, war der Reiz - von damals bis heute.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><h2>2005: Ferrari - unsere l\u00e4ngste Partnerschaft im Motorsport<\/h2><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Als PUMA im Jahr 2005 die Zusammenarbeit mit der Scuderia Ferrari HP begann, war dies mehr als nur eine neue Partnerschaft. Es war ein Zusammentreffen von zwei Namen, die f\u00fcr Rennsportleidenschaft stehen. Ferrari stand f\u00fcr Geschwindigkeit, Emotionen und Geschichte auf dem h\u00f6chsten Niveau der Formel 1. Und PUMA war bereits tief im Motorsport verwurzelt. Im Laufe ihrer 20-j\u00e4hrigen Partnerschaft erlebten PUMA und Ferrari viele entscheidende Momente auf der Rennstrecke. Sie arbeiteten mit ikonischen Fahrern wie Michael Schumacher, Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton und dem PUMA-Athleten Charles Leclerc zusammen und kreierten Produkte, die bei Verbrauchern auf der ganzen Welt Anklang fanden.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.70796460176991  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2005_P_I_M_Ferrari_Autogrammkarte_47.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Ferrari Autogrammkarte von 2005<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Florian Wein, Head of Sports Marketing Motorsport &amp; Operations bei der PUMA-Gruppe, erkl\u00e4rt, warum Kontinuit\u00e4t wichtig ist.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Florian-Wein_August-2023.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"quote\" >\u201cEine Partnerschaft wie die mit Ferrari \u00fcber zwei Jahrzehnte zeigt, dass Motorsport keine kurzfristige Aktivierung ist. Sie demonstriert Vertrauen und Kontinuit\u00e4t auf h\u00f6chstem Niveau im Motorsport. Wenn Verbraucher Lifestyle-Produkte sehen, die mit Teams und Fahrern mit einer derartigen Geschichte verbunden sind, st\u00e4rkt dies die Authentizit\u00e4t. Diese Glaubw\u00fcrdigkeit ist es, die es dem vom Motorsport inspirierten Sportstyle erm\u00f6glicht, weit \u00fcber Rennwochenenden hinaus Anklang zu finden.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"rowImageSingle spacing\">\n\t<div>\n\t<div class=\"siAsp620 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"full;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Ferrari and PUMA team posing for a photo in a wide industrial studio.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PUMA-x-Ferrari-_-20-years-_-4.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 49% 61%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">20 Jahre PUMA x Ferrari Partnerschaft im Jahr 2025<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Jenseits der Formel 1: Wo der Rennsport tief verwurzelt ist\u00a0<\/h2>Seit Jahren geht PUMAs Motorsportgeschichte weit \u00fcber die Formel 1 hinaus und wird durch Partnerschaften mit Ikonen wie BMW M Motorsport und Porsche Motorsport vorangetrieben. Von Langstreckenrennen \u00fcber GT-Wettbewerbe bis hin zur Formel E stattet PUMA Teams mit Renn- und Teambekleidung aus, die f\u00fcr reale Bedingungen entwickelt wurde. Unterschiedliche Disziplinen, dieselbe Denkweise: Leistung entsteht auf der Rennstrecke.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>2026: McLaren - Das n\u00e4chste Kapitel auf und abseits der Rennstrecke\u00a0<\/h2>Dieser Schwung tr\u00e4gt PUMA nun in sein n\u00e4chstes Kapitel im Motorsport. In diesem Jahr unterzeichnete die Marke eine mehrj\u00e4hrige Partnerschaft mit McLaren Racing und wird die Teams in der Formel 1, IndyCar, F1 Academy, Sim Racing und ab 2027 auch das McLaren United AS WEC Hypercar Team ausstatten. Die Zusammenarbeit spiegelt die gleiche \u00dcberzeugung wider, die PUMAs Weg im Rennsport seit Jahrzehnten begleitet: dass Leistung, Innovation und Kultur zusammengeh\u00f6ren.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"McLaren and Puma logo graphic on an orange background.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26ss-pr-ms-mclaren-race-louder-03.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">PUMA kooperiert ab 2026 mit McLaren Racing<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >F\u00fcr PUMA-CEO Arthur Hoeld ist die Partnerschaft eine nat\u00fcrliche Fortsetzung der Geschichte.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Puma_Board-shoot_Arthur_0240.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"quote\" >\u201cWir bei PUMA sind sehr stolz auf unsere lange und erfolgreiche Geschichte im Motorsport und darauf, dass wir in den letzten Jahrzehnten mit einigen der gr\u00f6\u00dften Fahrer und Teams der Branche zusammengearbeitet haben. Es ist uns eine gro\u00dfe Ehre, mit McLaren Racing das n\u00e4chste Kapitel zu schreiben.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Thomas Josnik, PUMA Vice President Motorsport, erinnert sich an den langen Weg, der zu dieser Partnerschaft f\u00fchrte. \u201cDie Unterzeichnung des Vertrags mit dem Fahrer- und Konstrukteursweltmeister 2025 ab 2026 war eine gro\u00dfe Teamleistung \u00fcber verschiedene Funktionen hinweg\u2019, sagt er. \u2019Wir sind \u00fcber den \u00fcblichen Pitch-Prozess hinausgegangen, was McLaren beeindruckt und letztlich \u00fcberzeugt hat.\u201d<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Betrachtet man PUMAs aktuelle Pr\u00e4senz in der Formel 1, so sieht Thomas das Ergebnis dieses langfristigen Engagements.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"quote\" >\u201cMit McLaren, Ferrari und Aston Martin ist dies das st\u00e4rkste Portfolio, das wir je hatten. Wir arbeiten mit den kultigsten Teams der Formel 1 zusammen - und das spricht f\u00fcr sich selbst.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Josnik_image_0086_low-res.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Three images showing the PUMA Formula 1 teams in McLaren Racing, Scuderia Ferrari HP and Aston Martin Aramco Formula One\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PUMA-F1-Teams.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">PUMA-Teams in der Formel 1: McLaren Racing, Scuderia Ferrari HP und Aston Martin Aramco Formula One<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Und dar\u00fcber hinaus: Vom Cockpit zur Kultur\u00a0<\/h2>Was mit dem Glauben an kompromisslose Leistung begann, hat sich zu etwas viel Gr\u00f6\u00dferem entwickelt. Indem PUMA Produkte, die von den Anforderungen des Cockpits gepr\u00e4gt sind, als Trendsetter f\u00fcr Schuhe einsetzte, verwandelte sich der Motorsport von einer Spezialdisziplin in eine starke kulturelle Kraft. Vom Speedcat bis hin zu langj\u00e4hrigen Partnerschaften mit den bekanntesten Teams in der Startaufstellung hat der Rennsport Design, Innovation und Einstellung kontinuierlich vorangetrieben. Der Motorsport ist nicht mehr nur ein Versuchsfeld - er ist ein Motor, der Kreativit\u00e4t, Glaubw\u00fcrdigkeit und Verbundenheit antreibt. Ein Motor, den PUMA Saison f\u00fcr Saison weit \u00fcber die Ziellinie hinaus in Bewegung h\u00e4lt.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vom Cockpit zur Kultur: Seit Jahrzehnten pr\u00e4gt PUMA den Motorsport durch Performance-Innovationen, ikonische Partnerschaften und den Speedcat - und macht aus der Authentizit\u00e4t des Rennsports einen Stil, der weit \u00fcber die Rennstrecke hinausgeht.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":3091,"meta-headline":"Speed, Style and the Power of Authenticity","footnotes":""},"categories":[1091,18],"class_list":["post-188335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-legacy","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188335,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2026-03-06 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-03-06 06:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188354,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Formula-1-Hero.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"Speed, Style and the Power of Authenticity\",\"content\":\"PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s Motorsport legacy, from elite drivers to everyday culture\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"As Formula 1 prepares for the start of a new season in Melbourne, motorsport once again takes center stage \\u0026ndash; not just on the grid, but far beyond it.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"style\":\"intro\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"PUMA has a long history in motorsport with several important milestones: an early lifestyle shoe collection in the late 1970s with Emerson Fittipaldi, the precisionfocused race boots worn by Stefan Bellof in the 1980s, the birth of the Speedcat in the early 2000s, the longstanding partnerships with icons like Scuderia Ferrari and, most recently, McLaren Racing and Aston Martin F1. 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In the late 1970s, the brand launched a lifestyle shoe collection in Brazil together with two\u2011time Formula 1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi \\u0026ndash; an early expression of racing culture that marked one of PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s first touchpoints with the sport.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;1980s: Motorsport as a Performance Laboratory\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;PUMA athlete Stefan Bellof never chased attention \\u0026ndash; he chased fractions of a second. In the early 1980s, motorsport was already becoming a game of microscopic margins, where precision, control and trust in your equipment could define an entire career. 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Formula 1 was no longer just racing, it was theatre, energy and aspiration rolled into one.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Around that time, PUMA took the decision to translate the concepts it forged on the track into products that would make an impact on the streets.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Gregor H\\u0026uuml;bner, Head of Sports Marketing Motorsport \\u0026amp;amp; Racewear at PUMA, describes that moment as a turning point.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"spacing\":false,\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-cols-image-text {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;When we re-entered motorsport in 1999, we didn\\u0026rsquo;t just think about race boots. 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Over the course of their 20year partnership, PUMA and Ferrari shared many defining moments on the racetrack, working alongside iconic drivers from Michael Schumacher, Kimi R\\u0026auml;ikk\\u0026ouml;nen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and PUMA athlete Charles Leclerc, while also creating products that resonated with consumers around the world.\",\"image\":{\"id\":188343,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2005_P_I_M_Ferrari_Autogrammkarte_47.jpg\"},\"caption\":\"Ferrari autograph card from 2005\",\"className\":\"\",\"order\":\"1\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Florian Wein, Head of Sports Marketing Motorsport \\u0026amp;amp; Operations at PUMA Group, explains why continuity mattered.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"spacing\":false,\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-cols-image-text {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;A partnership like Ferrari over two decades shows that motorsport is not a short-term activation. 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