As part of the multi-year partnership between LENOVO and the CRG Group, announced on Tuesday, September 2nd in Milan, the new official name of the Kalì Kart Factory Team was also unveiled: from now on, it will appear in all official Entry Lists as Lenovo Kalì Kart Team.
The IT giant, Global Partner of F1, will become the Main Sponsor of the Kalì Kart team, helping raise the technical, organizational, and performance standards of the squad. The goal is to implement new processes in data acquisition and processing, as well as to provide the team with a budget to support the drivers who will be selected for the 2026 Line Up. Lenovo’s project also includes the creation of a training Academy to support the growth of drivers from karting to higher categories of Motorsport.
Lenovo will be the Title Sponsor of a team that immediately aims to position itself among the top teams in international karting, thanks to a strong technical leadership under the coordination of Mariano De Faveri. A key element will also be the partnership with TM for engines, along with the arrival of a pool of new technicians to strengthen the team in several strategic areas.
The Lenovo Kalì Kart Team will be a “premium” squad, equipped with prestigious logistical resources, and will exclusively manage under-16 drivers in the Mini, Junior, and OK categories. The sporting program will focus on FIA races and the most important international meetings, while also including a division to introduce younger drivers in the Mini and OKN Junior categories within national championships in Italy. Lenovo will select certain team drivers to support them through its Academy program, also covering aspects such as athletic preparation, coaching, and educational support, given that most of the drivers study online.
Alberto Spinelli of LENOVO emphasized the goals of the sponsorship agreement with the official Kalì Kart team:
“Our goal is to support an Academy in karting, which will serve as the natural foundation for our initiatives and partnerships in Motorsport, including F1. CRG and Kalì Kart have already produced many champions now in F1, from Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen and, most recently, Gabriel Bortoleto. Gabriel himself enthusiastically welcomed our initiative with a video message during the presentation evening of the agreement. Kalì Kart will be a platform where we will bring our technological know-how and enhance the technical staff to quickly become one of the most authoritative karting Academies, while also achieving significant sporting results that will allow us to support our drivers in their transition to cars. We already have a list of ambitious drivers under evaluation with the Kalì Kart management, and soon the first official announcements will be made regarding the race program for the end of the season and for 2026.”
