Chinese wheels to scorch the F1 track from 2018

China-made wheels are about to be used by Williams Martini Racing in Formula One in the 2018 season, which will be the first time that Chinese products are used at the highest class of single-seat auto racing.

CITIC Dicastal Co Ltd, wholly owned by CITIC Group, has joined hands with Williams Martini Racing to research and develop light-weight wheels, and their innovative products will appear in the Formula One in the 2018 season after passing technical tests this year.

"F1 racing represents the highest level in automobile technology. We are pleased to see that the innovation-driven growth of CITIC Dicastal over the past 29 years has won the recognition of such an established engineering company. We will carry on technical innovation in pursuit of more impressive performances in F1," Wang Jiong, vice-chairman and CEO of CITIC Group, said on Sunday.