{"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\/fr\/sports\/speed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity\/","title":{"rendered":"Histoire du sport automobile : Vitesse, style et pouvoir de l'authenticit\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        Histoire du sport automobile : Vitesse, style et pouvoir de l'authenticit\u00e9\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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fspeed-style-and-the-power-of-authenticity%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Vitesse, style et pouvoir de l'authenticit\u00e9<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >L'h\u00e9ritage de PUMA en mati\u00e8re de sport automobile, des pilotes d'\u00e9lite \u00e0 la culture quotidienne<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">6 mars 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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\" >Alors que la Formule 1 se pr\u00e9pare \u00e0 entamer une nouvelle saison \u00e0 Melbourne, le sport automobile occupe une fois de plus le devant de la sc\u00e8ne, non seulement sur la grille de d\u00e9part, mais aussi bien au-del\u00e0.\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 a une longue histoire dans le sport automobile et a franchi plusieurs \u00e9tapes importantes : une premi\u00e8re collection de chaussures lifestyle \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1970 avec Emerson Fittipaldi, les bottes de course ax\u00e9es sur la pr\u00e9cision port\u00e9es par Stefan Bellof dans les ann\u00e9es 1980, la naissance de la Speedcat au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 2000, les partenariats de longue date avec des ic\u00f4nes telles que la Scuderia Ferrari et, plus r\u00e9cemment, McLaren Racing et Aston Martin F1. D\u00e9couvrez notre h\u00e9ritage dans le sport automobile et comment ce que PUMA a d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 pour le summum de la performance a \u00e9galement gagn\u00e9 sa place bien au-del\u00e0 de la piste.<\/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>Fin des ann\u00e9es 1970 : Une connexion pr\u00e9coce\u00a0<\/h2>Les liens entre PUMA et la Formule 1 remontent \u00e0 bien plus longtemps qu'on ne le pense. \u00c0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1970, la marque a lanc\u00e9 une collection de chaussures \" lifestyle \" au Br\u00e9sil avec le double champion du monde de Formule 1 Emerson Fittipaldi - une expression pr\u00e9coce de la culture de la course qui a marqu\u00e9 l'un des premiers contacts de PUMA avec le sport.\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 : Le sport automobile en tant que laboratoire de performance\u00a0<\/h2>Stefan Bellof, athl\u00e8te PUMA, n'a jamais cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 attirer l'attention - il a cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 gagner des fractions de seconde. Au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1980, le sport automobile devenait d\u00e9j\u00e0 un jeu aux marges microscopiques, o\u00f9 la pr\u00e9cision, le contr\u00f4le et la confiance dans l'\u00e9quipement pouvaient d\u00e9finir toute une carri\u00e8re. Lorsque Stefan a \u00e9tabli son l\u00e9gendaire record du tour de la Nordschleife du N\u00fcrburgring en 1983, ce n'\u00e9tait pas le r\u00e9sultat d'une perc\u00e9e spectaculaire, mais d'innombrables progr\u00e8s marginaux qui se conjuguaient en parfaite harmonie - y compris ce qui reliait le pilote et la machine.<br><br>PUMA a travaill\u00e9 sans rel\u00e2che avec ses athl\u00e8tes, tels que Stefan Bellof, Christian Danner, Manfred Winkelhock et Gerhard Berger, pour cr\u00e9er des chaussures capables de fonctionner dans ces conditions sans compromis. Les talons arrondis permettent des transitions plus douces, les silhouettes fines r\u00e9duisent les interf\u00e9rences dans le cockpit et les mat\u00e9riaux r\u00e9sistants au feu donnent confiance \u00e0 des vitesses extr\u00eames. Le sport automobile s'est transform\u00e9 en un laboratoire sous haute pression, et PUMA \u00e9tait l\u00e0 pour le fa\u00e7onner.<\/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\tChaussure de course PUMA cr\u00e9\u00e9e pour 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 moment d\u00e9cisif\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\" >\u00c0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1990, les ambitions de PUMA en mati\u00e8re de sport automobile \u00e9taient sur le point d'entrer dans une phase beaucoup plus importante. La Formule 1 est devenue un ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne culturel mondial \u00e0 une vitesse stup\u00e9fiante. Les audiences t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9es mondiales atteignaient des dizaines de millions de t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs et les principaux pilotes de la discipline devenaient des ic\u00f4nes culturelles, rivalisant avec les superstars du football en termes de visibilit\u00e9 et d'influence. La Formule 1 n'est plus seulement une course automobile, c'est un th\u00e9\u00e2tre, une \u00e9nergie et une aspiration r\u00e9unis en un seul et m\u00eame \u00e9v\u00e9nement.<br><br>C'est \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque que PUMA a pris la d\u00e9cision de traduire les concepts forg\u00e9s sur la piste en produits qui auraient un impact dans les rues.<\/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, responsable du marketing sportif pour le sport automobile et les v\u00eatements de course chez PUMA, d\u00e9crit ce moment comme un tournant.\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\" >\u201cLorsque nous sommes revenus dans le sport automobile en 1999, nous n'avons pas seulement pens\u00e9 aux bottes de course. Nous avons vu le potentiel de relier la performance et la culture de consommation de mani\u00e8re structur\u00e9e. Les pilotes porteraient des chaussures et des v\u00eatements de performance con\u00e7us selon les normes les plus strictes, tandis que les fans auraient acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des versions \u201dlifestyle\". C'\u00e9tait la premi\u00e8re fois que le sport automobile devenait une cat\u00e9gorie totalement int\u00e9gr\u00e9e pour nous, pas seulement un parrainage, mais une partie de notre 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 - La naissance d'une ic\u00f4ne 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=\"\" >Con\u00e7ue pour la performance et non pour la mode, la silhouette de la sneaker est n\u00e9e dans le cockpit : fine, basse et sans compromis. PUMA a transpos\u00e9 cette forme exacte dans la rue. La Speedcat \u00e9tait n\u00e9e et est devenue, au fil des d\u00e9cennies, l'une des ic\u00f4nes les plus durables de PUMA.<br><br>Lorsqu'elle est entr\u00e9e dans l'espace de vente au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 2000, elle s'est d\u00e9marqu\u00e9e des baskets plus volumineuses qui dominaient le march\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque. Son profil a\u00e9rodynamique communique la pr\u00e9cision et le contr\u00f4le. Les consommateurs ne r\u00e9agissaient pas \u00e0 un look de course g\u00e9n\u00e9rique, mais \u00e0 une basket qui provenait clairement du sport automobile. C'est l'authenticit\u00e9, et non la d\u00e9coration, qui a s\u00e9duit les consommateurs, d'hier \u00e0 aujourd'hui.<\/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 - notre plus long partenariat dans le sport automobile<\/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=\"\" >Lorsque PUMA a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 travailler avec la Scuderia Ferrari HP en 2005, il s'agissait plus que d'un nouveau partenariat. Il s'agissait de la rencontre de deux noms synonymes de passion pour la course automobile. Ferrari repr\u00e9sentait la vitesse, l'\u00e9motion et l'histoire au plus haut niveau de la Formule 1. Et PUMA \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 profond\u00e9ment ancr\u00e9 dans le sport automobile. Au cours de leurs 20 ann\u00e9es de partenariat, PUMA et Ferrari ont partag\u00e9 de nombreux moments d\u00e9cisifs sur les circuits, travaillant aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de pilotes embl\u00e9matiques tels que Michael Schumacher, Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton et l'athl\u00e8te PUMA Charles Leclerc, tout en cr\u00e9ant des produits qui ont trouv\u00e9 un \u00e9cho aupr\u00e8s des consommateurs du monde entier.<\/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\">Carte d'autographe 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, responsable du marketing sportif, du sport automobile et des op\u00e9rations au sein du groupe PUMA, explique pourquoi la continuit\u00e9 est importante.\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\" >\u201cUn partenariat comme celui de Ferrari sur deux d\u00e9cennies montre que le sport automobile n'est pas une activit\u00e9 \u00e0 court terme. Il t\u00e9moigne de la confiance et de la continuit\u00e9 au plus haut niveau du sport automobile. Lorsque les consommateurs voient des produits de style de vie li\u00e9s \u00e0 des \u00e9quipes et \u00e0 des pilotes ayant une telle histoire, l'authenticit\u00e9 s'en trouve renforc\u00e9e. C'est cette cr\u00e9dibilit\u00e9 qui permet \u00e0 Sportstyle, inspir\u00e9 par le sport automobile, de trouver un \u00e9cho bien au-del\u00e0 des week-ends de course.\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 ans de partenariat PUMA x 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>Au-del\u00e0 de la Formule 1 : L\u00e0 o\u00f9 la course est profonde\u00a0<\/h2>Depuis des ann\u00e9es, l'histoire de PUMA en mati\u00e8re de sport automobile va bien au-del\u00e0 de la Formule 1, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des partenariats avec des ic\u00f4nes telles que BMW M Motorsport et Porsche Motorsport. Des courses d'endurance aux comp\u00e9titions GT en passant par la Formule E, PUMA \u00e9quipe les \u00e9quipes avec des v\u00eatements de course et d'\u00e9quipe con\u00e7us pour les conditions r\u00e9elles. Diff\u00e9rentes disciplines, m\u00eame \u00e9tat d'esprit : la performance na\u00eet sur la piste.<\/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 - Le prochain chapitre sur la grille et hors grille\u00a0<\/h2>Cet \u00e9lan porte d\u00e9sormais PUMA vers son prochain chapitre dans le sport automobile. Cette ann\u00e9e, la marque a sign\u00e9 un partenariat pluriannuel avec McLaren Racing, fournissant des \u00e9quipements aux \u00e9quipes de Formule 1, IndyCar, F1 Academy, Sim Racing et, \u00e0 partir de 2027, \u00e0 l'\u00e9quipe McLaren United AS WEC Hypercar Team. Cette collaboration refl\u00e8te la m\u00eame conviction qui a guid\u00e9 le parcours de PUMA dans le monde de la course automobile depuis des d\u00e9cennies : la performance, l'innovation et la culture vont de pair.<\/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\">\u00c0 partir de 2026, PUMA s'associe \u00e0 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\" >Pour Arthur Hoeld, PDG de PUMA, ce partenariat repr\u00e9sente une suite naturelle de l'histoire.\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\" >\u201cChez PUMA, nous sommes tr\u00e8s fiers de notre longue et fructueuse histoire dans le sport automobile et d'avoir travaill\u00e9 avec certains des plus grands pilotes et \u00e9quipes de l'industrie au cours des derni\u00e8res d\u00e9cennies. C'est un grand honneur d'\u00e9crire le prochain chapitre en accueillant 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, vice-pr\u00e9sident de PUMA en charge du sport automobile, se souvient du long chemin qui a men\u00e9 \u00e0 ce partenariat. \u201cSigner les titres de champion du monde des pilotes et des constructeurs de 2025 \u00e0 partir de 2026 a \u00e9t\u00e9 un \u00e9norme travail d'\u00e9quipe \u00e0 travers diff\u00e9rentes fonctions \u2019, explique-t-il. \u2019Nous sommes all\u00e9s au-del\u00e0 du processus de pr\u00e9sentation habituel, ce qui a impressionn\u00e9 McLaren et l'a finalement convaincu.\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\" >En observant la pr\u00e9sence actuelle de PUMA sur la grille de d\u00e9part de la Formule 1, Thomas voit le r\u00e9sultat de cet engagement \u00e0 long terme.\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\" >\u201cAvec McLaren, Ferrari et Aston Martin, c'est le portefeuille le plus solide que nous ayons jamais eu. Nous travaillons avec les \u00e9quipes les plus embl\u00e9matiques de la Formule 1 - et cela se passe de commentaires.\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\">Les \u00e9quipes PUMA en Formule 1 : McLaren Racing, Scuderia Ferrari HP et 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>Et au-del\u00e0 : Du cockpit \u00e0 la culture\u00a0<\/h2>Ce qui a commenc\u00e9 comme une croyance en des performances sans compromis s'est transform\u00e9 en quelque chose de bien plus grand. En permettant aux produits fa\u00e7onn\u00e9s par les exigences du cockpit de d\u00e9finir les tendances en mati\u00e8re de chaussures, PUMA a transform\u00e9 le sport automobile d'une discipline sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e en une puissante force culturelle. De la Speedcat aux partenariats de longue date avec les \u00e9quipes les plus embl\u00e9matiques de la grille, la course automobile a continuellement pouss\u00e9 le design, l'innovation et l'attitude vers l'avant. Le sport automobile n'est plus seulement un terrain d'essai, c'est un moteur qui alimente la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9, la cr\u00e9dibilit\u00e9 et la connexion. Un moteur que PUMA fait tourner, saison apr\u00e8s saison, bien au-del\u00e0 de la ligne d'arriv\u00e9e.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Du cockpit \u00e0 la culture : depuis des d\u00e9cennies, PUMA fa\u00e7onne le sport automobile gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses innovations en mati\u00e8re de performance, ses partenariats embl\u00e9matiques et la Speedcat - transformant l'authenticit\u00e9 de la course en un style qui perdure bien au-del\u00e0 de la piste.<\/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":2784,"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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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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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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