JCB Loadall Powers the 2017 F1 British Grand Prix

The 2017 F1 British Grand Prix will be held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, England from July 14th to July 16th. The 531-70 JCB telehandlers prepared by JCB for this event were sent to the venue last week. This is another announcement since JBB announced in February 2017 that it has partnered with the world's top Williams F1 team in the 2017 season.

JCB Loadall Powers 2017 F1 British Grand Prix

The on-site use of these vehicles will be the responsibility of George Cooper, a development engineer for telehandlers and Sam Goodman of JCB's global sales headquarters. George has been responsible for the development of special attachments for telehandlers intended for on-site emergency rescue. This attachment can quickly restore collision vehicles in the race and has been certified in the F1, F2 and GP3 series.

Previously, George had spent six months to reconfigure the 531-70 and its attachments. He will drive these devices along with four other JCB employees and nine certified drivers during this weekend's race to escort the stadium.

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George said: "In the past six months, we have been working with FIA staff to develop Loadall for special applications. This weekend, these equipment will be tested at Silverstone. We design new energy Quickly and safely pull the crashed vehicle off the track quickly. The 14 equipments will be in the vicinity of the corners of the race and accident-prone points, so as to quickly deal with on-site accidents."

In addition to telescopic handlers, JCB also supplied six other equipment to ensure the on-site needs of the Silverstone track, such as the 8026 mini-digging, the VMT260-120 compactor, a dump truck and a backhoe loader. (This article comes from JCB)