{"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\/es\/sports\/speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity\/","title":{"rendered":"Historia del automovilismo: Velocidad, estilo y el poder de la autenticidad"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n        Historia del automovilismo: Velocidad, estilo y el poder de la autenticidad\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\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/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%2Fes%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%2Fes%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\/es\/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%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fspeed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Velocidad, estilo y el poder de la autenticidad<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >El legado de PUMA en el automovilismo, de los pilotos de \u00e9lite a la cultura cotidiana<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">6 de marzo de 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\/es\/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\/es\/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\/es\/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%2Fes%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%2Fes%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\" >Mientras la F\u00f3rmula 1 se prepara para el inicio de una nueva temporada en Melbourne, el automovilismo vuelve a ser el centro de atenci\u00f3n, no s\u00f3lo en la parrilla, sino mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de ella.\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 tiene una larga historia en el automovilismo con varios hitos importantes: una primera colecci\u00f3n de zapatillas de estilo de vida a finales de los 70 con Emerson Fittipaldi, las botas de carreras centradas en la precisi\u00f3n usadas por Stefan Bellof en los 80, el nacimiento del Speedcat a principios de los 2000, las asociaciones de larga duraci\u00f3n con iconos como la Scuderia Ferrari y, m\u00e1s recientemente, McLaren Racing y Aston Martin F1. Descubre m\u00e1s sobre nuestro legado en el automovilismo y c\u00f3mo lo que PUMA desarroll\u00f3 para el pin\u00e1culo del rendimiento tambi\u00e9n se gan\u00f3 su lugar mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la pista.<\/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>Finales de los setenta: Una conexi\u00f3n temprana\u00a0<\/h2>La relaci\u00f3n de PUMA con la F\u00f3rmula 1 se remonta mucho m\u00e1s atr\u00e1s de lo que muchos creen. A finales de la d\u00e9cada de 1970, la marca lanz\u00f3 en Brasil una colecci\u00f3n de zapatillas de estilo de vida junto con el bicampe\u00f3n del mundo de F\u00f3rmula 1 Emerson Fittipaldi, una expresi\u00f3n temprana de la cultura de las carreras que marc\u00f3 uno de los primeros puntos de contacto de PUMA con el deporte.\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: El automovilismo como laboratorio de rendimiento\u00a0<\/h2>El atleta de PUMA Stefan Bellof nunca persigui\u00f3 la atenci\u00f3n, sino fracciones de segundo. A principios de la d\u00e9cada de 1980, el automovilismo ya se estaba convirtiendo en un juego de m\u00e1rgenes microsc\u00f3picos, en el que la precisi\u00f3n, el control y la confianza en tu equipo pod\u00edan definir toda una carrera. Cuando Stefan estableci\u00f3 su legendario r\u00e9cord de vuelta en N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife en 1983, no fue el resultado de un avance espectacular, sino de innumerables ganancias marginales que se unieron en perfecta armon\u00eda, incluyendo lo que conectaba al piloto y a la m\u00e1quina.<br><br>PUMA trabaj\u00f3 sin descanso con sus atletas, como Stefan Bellof, Christian Danner, Manfred Winkelhock y Gerhard Berger, para crear unas zapatillas que rindieran en estas condiciones inflexibles. Los talones redondeados permit\u00edan transiciones m\u00e1s suaves con el acelerador, las siluetas delgadas reduc\u00edan las interferencias en la cabina y los materiales ign\u00edfugos daban confianza a velocidades extremas. El automovilismo se hab\u00eda convertido en un laboratorio de alta presi\u00f3n y PUMA estaba all\u00ed para darle forma.<\/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\tZapatilla de carreras PUMA creada para Gerhard Berger\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: Un momento decisivo\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\" >A finales de la d\u00e9cada de 1990, las ambiciones de PUMA en el mundo del motor estaban a punto de saltar a un escenario mucho m\u00e1s grande. La F\u00f3rmula 1 se estaba convirtiendo en un fen\u00f3meno cultural mundial a una velocidad vertiginosa. Las audiencias televisivas mundiales se disparaban a decenas de millones, y los principales pilotos del deporte se estaban convirtiendo en iconos culturales, rivalizando con las superestrellas del f\u00fatbol en visibilidad e influencia. La F\u00f3rmula 1 ya no era s\u00f3lo carreras, era teatro, energ\u00eda y aspiraci\u00f3n todo en uno.<br><br>Por aquel entonces, PUMA tom\u00f3 la decisi\u00f3n de trasladar los conceptos que hab\u00eda forjado en la pista a productos que tuvieran impacto en las calles.<\/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, Director de Sports Marketing Motorsport &amp; Racewear de PUMA, describe ese momento como un punto de inflexi\u00f3n.\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\" >\u201cCuando volvimos a entrar en el automovilismo en 1999, no pensamos s\u00f3lo en botas de carreras. Vimos el potencial de conectar el rendimiento y la cultura de consumo de una forma estructurada. Los pilotos llevar\u00edan calzado y ropa de alto rendimiento desarrollados con los m\u00e1s altos est\u00e1ndares y, al mismo tiempo, los aficionados podr\u00edan acceder a versiones de estilo de vida. Fue la primera vez que el automovilismo se convirti\u00f3 en una categor\u00eda totalmente integrada para nosotros, no s\u00f3lo un patrocinio, sino parte de nuestro ADN.\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 - El nacimiento de un icono PUMA\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 de 2000<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Dise\u00f1ada para el rendimiento, no para la moda, la silueta de la zapatilla naci\u00f3 en la cabina: fina, baja y sin concesiones. PUMA llev\u00f3 esa forma exacta a la calle. As\u00ed naci\u00f3 la Speedcat, que durante d\u00e9cadas se convirti\u00f3 en uno de los iconos m\u00e1s duraderos de PUMA.<br><br>Cuando entr\u00f3 en el mercado minorista a principios de la d\u00e9cada de 2000, se desmarc\u00f3 de las zapatillas m\u00e1s voluminosas que dominaban el mercado en aquel momento. Su perfil aerodin\u00e1mico transmit\u00eda precisi\u00f3n y control. Los consumidores no respond\u00edan a una imagen gen\u00e9rica de carreras, sino a una zapatilla que proced\u00eda claramente del automovilismo. La autenticidad, no la decoraci\u00f3n, era el atractivo, desde entonces hasta hoy.<\/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: nuestra colaboraci\u00f3n m\u00e1s duradera en el automovilismo<\/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=\"\" >Cuando PUMA empez\u00f3 a trabajar con la Scuderia Ferrari HP en 2005, fue algo m\u00e1s que una nueva asociaci\u00f3n. Era el encuentro de dos nombres sin\u00f3nimos de pasi\u00f3n por las carreras. Ferrari representaba la velocidad, la emoci\u00f3n y la historia al m\u00e1s alto nivel de la F\u00f3rmula 1. Y PUMA ya estaba profundamente arraigada en el automovilismo. Y PUMA ya estaba profundamente arraigada en el automovilismo. A lo largo de sus 20 a\u00f1os de asociaci\u00f3n, PUMA y Ferrari compartieron muchos momentos decisivos en la pista, trabajando junto a pilotos ic\u00f3nicos como Michael Schumacher, Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton y el atleta de PUMA Charles Leclerc, al tiempo que creaban productos que resonaban entre los consumidores de todo el mundo.<\/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\">Tarjeta aut\u00f3grafo Ferrari de 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, Director de Marketing Deportivo, Automovilismo y Operaciones del Grupo PUMA, explica por qu\u00e9 es importante la continuidad.\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\" >\u201cUna asociaci\u00f3n como la de Ferrari durante dos d\u00e9cadas demuestra que el automovilismo no es una activaci\u00f3n a corto plazo. Demuestra confianza y continuidad al m\u00e1s alto nivel del automovilismo. Cuando los consumidores ven productos de estilo de vida vinculados a equipos y pilotos con ese tipo de historia, se refuerza la autenticidad. Esa credibilidad es lo que permite que Sportstyle, inspirado en el automovilismo, resuene mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los fines de semana de carreras\u201d.\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 a\u00f1os de colaboraci\u00f3n entre PUMA y Ferrari en 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>M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la F\u00f3rmula 1: Donde las carreras son profundas\u00a0<\/h2>Durante a\u00f1os, la historia del automovilismo de PUMA ha ido mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la F\u00f3rmula 1, impulsada por asociaciones con iconos como BMW M Motorsport y Porsche Motorsport. Desde las carreras de resistencia hasta las competiciones GT y la F\u00f3rmula E, PUMA equipa a los equipos con ropa de competici\u00f3n y de equipo fabricada para condiciones reales. Diferentes disciplinas, misma mentalidad: el rendimiento nace en la pista.<\/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 - El pr\u00f3ximo cap\u00edtulo dentro y fuera de la parrilla\u00a0<\/h2>Ese impulso lleva ahora a PUMA a su siguiente cap\u00edtulo en el automovilismo. Este a\u00f1o, la marca firm\u00f3 una asociaci\u00f3n plurianual con McLaren Racing, suministrando equipaciones para los equipos de F\u00f3rmula 1, IndyCar, F1 Academy, Sim Racing y, a partir de 2027, el McLaren United AS WEC Hypercar Team. La colaboraci\u00f3n refleja la misma creencia que ha guiado el viaje de PUMA en las carreras durante d\u00e9cadas: que el rendimiento, la innovaci\u00f3n y la cultura van de la mano.<\/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\">A partir de 2026, PUMA se asocia con 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\" >Para Arthur Hoeld, Consejero Delegado de PUMA, esta asociaci\u00f3n representa una continuaci\u00f3n natural de la historia.\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\" >\u201cEn PUMA estamos muy orgullosos de nuestra larga y exitosa historia en el automovilismo y de haber trabajado con algunos de los mejores pilotos y equipos de la industria en las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas. Es un gran honor escribir el siguiente cap\u00edtulo dando la bienvenida a McLaren Racing\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, vicepresidente de PUMA Motorsport, recuerda el largo camino que condujo a la asociaci\u00f3n. \u201cFichar a los Campeones del Mundo de Pilotos y Constructores de 2025 a partir de 2026 fue un enorme esfuerzo de equipo en diferentes funciones\u2019, afirma. \u2019Fuimos m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del proceso de presentaci\u00f3n habitual, lo que impresion\u00f3 a McLaren y acab\u00f3 convenci\u00e9ndoles\u201d.\u201c<\/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\" >Si observamos la presencia actual de PUMA en la parrilla de la F\u00f3rmula 1, Thomas ve el resultado de ese compromiso a largo plazo.\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\" >\u201cCon McLaren, Ferrari y Aston Martin, \u00e9sta es la cartera m\u00e1s s\u00f3lida que hemos tenido nunca. Trabajamos con los equipos m\u00e1s emblem\u00e1ticos de la F\u00f3rmula 1, y eso habla por s\u00ed solo\u201d.\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\">Equipos PUMA en la F\u00f3rmula 1: McLaren Racing, Scuderia Ferrari HP y Aston Martin Aramco F\u00f3rmula 1<\/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>Y m\u00e1s all\u00e1: De la cabina a la cultura\u00a0<\/h2>Lo que comenz\u00f3 como una creencia en el rendimiento sin concesiones se ha convertido en algo mucho m\u00e1s grande. Al permitir que los productos moldeados por las exigencias de la cabina marcaran las tendencias del calzado, PUMA transform\u00f3 el automovilismo de una disciplina especializada en una poderosa fuerza cultural. Desde el Speedcat hasta las asociaciones a largo plazo con los equipos m\u00e1s emblem\u00e1ticos de la parrilla, las carreras han impulsado continuamente el dise\u00f1o, la innovaci\u00f3n y la actitud. El automovilismo ya no es s\u00f3lo un campo de pruebas: es un motor que alimenta la creatividad, la credibilidad y la conexi\u00f3n. Un motor que PUMA mantiene en movimiento, temporada tras temporada, mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la l\u00ednea de meta.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Del cockpit a la cultura: durante d\u00e9cadas PUMA ha dado forma a los deportes de motor a trav\u00e9s de la innovaci\u00f3n en el rendimiento, las asociaciones ic\u00f3nicas y el Speedcat, convirtiendo la autenticidad de las carreras en un estilo que vive mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la pista.<\/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":3021,"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. When Stefan set his legendary N\\u0026uuml;rburgring Nordschleife lap record in 1983, it was not the result of one dramatic breakthrough, but of countless marginal gains coming together in perfect harmony \\u0026ndash; including what connected driver and machine.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;PUMA worked relentlessly with its athletes, like Stefan Bellof, Christian Danner, Manfred Winkelhock and Gerhard Berger, to create shoes that would perform in these uncompromising conditions. Rounded heels enabled smoother throttle transitions, slim silhouettes reduced cockpit interference, and fire-resistant materials delivered confidence at extreme speeds. 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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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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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