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Links of London 2008 Sponsorship Henry Arundel

Links of London is proud to be the title sponsor for Henry Arundel’s exciting debut season in motor sports international British Formula Three.
Just 20 years old and considered one of Great Britain’s up and coming young talents, Henry has an impressive record to date. He started karting at the age of 12, achieving success at top British and European level. In 2006, he moved to racing cars, competing in the UK Formula BMW series becoming rookie champion in his first year and third overall in the championship in 2007.
Henry was one of six drivers selected as finalists for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Young British Driver of the Year Award for 2007 and is involved with the Motorsport Associations Elite Young Driver Scheme.
2008 looks set to be an incredible year for Henry. He’s been signed up by Raikkonen Robertson Racing (Double R Racing) in the international British Formula Three Championship. Double R Racing is one of the top F3 teams owned by Formula One World Champion, Kimi Raikkonen and his racing manager Steve Robertson.

Henry’s two year target is to achieve podium finishes in Formula Three in the first season and win the championship outright the year after. International Formula Three is a recognised stepping stone to Henry’s ultimate goal, a seat in a Formula One team.
To mark the beginning of Henry’s inaugural year in Formula Three, Links of London have developed a new edition to the Driver watch collection launched in AW07.
The Driver Chicane Chronograph PVD watch features a highly scratch resistant stainless steel case. Coated in titanium PVD (a powder vaporised deposit) this a sports watch adapted for F3 race conditions.
Henry Arundel says “As an F3 driver, I need a watch I can rely on in extreme conditions and my Driver Chicane Chronograph watch has never missed a beat. It’s a great looking watch and I wear it every where I go.”

Andrew Marshall, Managing Director
Links of London
“Links of London are incredibly keen to support young British talent which is why we are delighted to sponsor Henry at such an important time in his career.
It was an exciting opportunity to develop a watch for Henry from our already established Driver range. With flexible lugs for maximum comfort on the wrist in any position combined
with high performance materials, our new Driver Chicane Chronograph is suitable for the testing conditions of F3.
We have very high hopes for him and his first season in F3 and who knows? With his feet firmly on the ground and his sights set high, he could be challenging the likes of Lewis Hamilton in the not to distant future.”

Henry Arundel
“It is fantastic to have the support of such a well known British brand as Links of London. With the hope of moving from Formula Three to GP2 in two years and eventually through to F1, I have a challenging season ahead of me but start in a strong position within the Double R racing team and with the support of my main sponsor, Links of London.”



Eddie Norfolk
“With Links of London being a young, growing British brand, the alliance with Henry seemed obvious. We are thrilled with the support Links of London have been able to offer Henry in F3 and so help him to achieve his dream of a place in F1.
He is keen to have a good season and make the all important jump into GP2 in two years time.”

Racing Dates
24th March Oulton Park, Cheshire
27th April Croft, North Yorkshire
18th May Monza, Milan, Italy
26th May Rockingham, Northamptonshire
8th June Snetterton, Norfolk
29th June Thruxton, Hampshire
13th July Brands Hatch, Kent
1st /2nd August Spa, Belgium
17th August Silverstone, Northamptonshire
24th Aug Bucharest, Romania
12th Oct Donington Park, Leicestershire

Background Info
Henry is the eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk who raced sports cars himself in the 1980’s known then as Eddie Arundel.
Henry currently studies Economics at Bristol University. His passion for motor sport started early and he began competitive karting at the age of 12. initially at club level in Junior TKM. He then progressed into Senior Rotax and in 2005 Henry competed in the Intercontinental A British Super One Champsionship finishing 6th overall. He also finished 18th
out of 250 drivers in the fiercely competitive European Championship finals at La Conca, Italy.

Raikkonen Robertson Racing
Although a relatively young team, Double R Racing already has an impressive track record. Since their formation in 2005, they’ve run drivers such as Bruno Senna (nephew of the late great Ayrton Senna), Dan Clarke and in 2006 they won the championship outright with Mike Conway who currently has a test contract with the Honda formula one team.