Emma Raducanu: fast laps in the Porsche 911 Carrera S at Silverstone
From Wimbledon’s grass courts to the racetrack at Silverstone: tennis star and Porsche Brand Ambassador Emma Raducanu lived out her passion for Porsche and motorsport at the Porsche Experience Centre before travelling to the US tournaments.
The 19-year-old Briton who sensationally won the US Open in 2021 to become the first ever qualifier to triumph at a Grand Slam tournament, has been a motorsports fan and admirer of Porsche since childhood. She became a Porsche Brand Ambassador in March 2022 and after the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, one of her first appointments took her to Brands Hatch in May for a Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain race. At her local track, she met drivers and engineers who gave her an insight into the design and technology of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars deployed in the popular single marque series.
By visiting the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone, which sits next to the world-famous Grand Prix circuit, Emma Raducanu has now fulfilled another of her greatest dreams. Backed by the experience of having to adapt quickly to a variety of playing surfaces on the worldwide WTA Tour, the changing grip levels of the specialist tracks of the Porsche Experience Centre unfazed the Grand Slam winner as she acquainted herself with the Porsche 911 Carrera S. With guidance and advice from a Porsche Driving Consultant on hand, Emma Raducanu explored the dynamic capability of the 331 kW (450 PS; 911 Carrera S: Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 11.1 – 10.1 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 251 – 229 g/km, Fuel consumption* combined (NEDC) 10.0 – 9.6 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (NEDC) 227 – 220 g/km) sports car in wet and dry conditions, including testing her reactions on the special surfaces that simulate ice and snow driving.
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From Wimbledon’s grass courts to the racetrack at Silverstone: tennis star and Porsche Brand Ambassador Emma Raducanu lived out her passion for Porsche and motorsport at the Porsche Experience Centre before travelling to the US tournaments.
The 19-year-old Briton who sensationally won the US Open in 2021 to become the first ever qualifier to triumph at a Grand Slam tournament, has been a motorsports fan and admirer of Porsche since childhood. She became a Porsche Brand Ambassador in March 2022 and after the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, one of her first appointments took her to Brands Hatch in May for a Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain race. At her local track, she met drivers and engineers who gave her an insight into the design and technology of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars deployed in the popular single marque series.
By visiting the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone, which sits next to the world-famous Grand Prix circuit, Emma Raducanu has now fulfilled another of her greatest dreams. Backed by the experience of having to adapt quickly to a variety of playing surfaces on the worldwide WTA Tour, the changing grip levels of the specialist tracks of the Porsche Experience Centre unfazed the Grand Slam winner as she acquainted herself with the Porsche 911 Carrera S. With guidance and advice from a Porsche Driving Consultant on hand, Emma Raducanu explored the dynamic capability of the 331 kW (450 PS; 911 Carrera S: Fuel consumption* combined (WLTP) 11.1 – 10.1 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (WLTP) 251 – 229 g/km, Fuel consumption* combined (NEDC) 10.0 – 9.6 l/100 km, CO₂ emissions* combined (NEDC) 227 – 220 g/km) sports car in wet and dry conditions, including testing her reactions on the special surfaces that simulate ice and snow driving.
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