INEOS Britannia will challenge Team New Zealand for the Hundred Guineas Cup

INEOS Britannia will challenge Emirates Team New Zealand for the Hundred Guineas Cup. trophy received by the winner of the America’s Cup, starting on October 12.. The crew of Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful Olympic sailor in history, added their seventh victory over Italian Luna Rossa in the Louis Vuitton Cup (7-4) and therefore it was proclaimed Champion Challenger Trophy. The British, expected to win one of two regattas scheduled for this Friday, did not fail in their first match and returned to the final after 60 years. The Italian “silver bullet”, in turn, will not be able to repeat the 2021 final against the New Zealanders.

Great Britain was the country that created this competition in 1851, but never won it. In Barcelona, ​​the British challenger will have the opportunity to change history against the New Zealanders, who defend the title they won in the last two matches. Today they won a ticket to compete in the best of 13 regattas against the Kiwis, starting October 12.

INEOS, who was absent throughout the 37th America’s Cup, is Withrecord holderthat is, He was the first to challenge New Zealand in 2021 after they were crowned champions. From the very beginning, Ainslie was clear that he needed a competitive team that could compete for victory in the next tournament, so INEOS Britannia collaborates with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. For bringing together the best of the worlds of high-performance naval and automotive technology.

British, trains with two-time Olympic medalist Xabi Fernandez.they crossed the finish line with 17-second advantage over the Italians. Both teams went parallel on the port tack and although INEOS was in the lead from the very beginning, the first section of the eight went quite smoothly.

With a southerly wind of 16 knots, Ainslie and Fletcher’s team set the first buoy with a 10-second lead over Luna Rossa, a lead they gradually extended and, with the exception of the fifth section, which the transalpines reduced somewhat, they succeeded. I don’t see it jeopardizing victory. Hands raised in celebration as they crossed the finish line. They could continue to dream of winning their first America’s Cup.

I’m very proud of not only those of us on the boat, but also those of us who work on land.

Ben Ainslie, INEOS Britannia helmsman

“This is an incredible day for us. “I’m very proud of not only those of us on the boat, but also those of us working on land.”

– explained the four-time Olympic champion. All credit must be given to Luna Rossa. “They are incredible competitors and Spithill and Bruni did a superb job,” said the four-time Olympic champion. Ben Ainslie.