Turin, 18th May 2009 - The new seat "Abarth Corse by Sabelt", a technologically evolved product, is born.

Nowadays, the seats "Abarth Corse by Sabelt" match the typical features of sport seats with the ergonomy and comfort of the seats conceived for road use.

The first seats "Abarth Corse by Sabelt" have been installed on 200 Abarth 500s used as courtesy cars by European Ferrari dealers.

Sabelt is part of the Brembo Group.

28th June 2009 - Ben Spies triumphs in the ninth round of the Superbike World Championship, winning both races at Donington Park. See standings.

The texan reduces the 48 point gap from Noriyuki Haga to 14, while the championship leader crashes out on lap 5 in race two, being taken at Derby hospital because of his injuries. An interesting result for the Italian pilot Max Biaggi, who gets his first podium since the Grand Prix of Qatar.

Ben Spies' s motorcycle - a Yamaha YZF-R1 - is brembo-equipped.

Stezzano / Wiesbaden, May 28, 2009. Brembo S.p.A. – a world leader in high performance brake systems – and SGL Group – The Carbon Company – announced today the contract closing of a joint venture, in the area of carbon ceramic brake discs, with each parent company owning a 50% share in the new entity.

The objective of the joint venture is to further develop carbon ceramic brake systems as well as to produce and market carbon ceramic brake discs, exclusively for the passenger car and commercial vehicle markets.