The collaboration between Epsilon Euskadi and CRP Technology began at the end of 2007 with the aim of optimizing some crucial safety features of the new Epsilon Euskadi ee1 for the Le Mans Series and the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours: front and rear uprights cast in titanium using the CRP Rapid Casting method.
The key to the success of the project was a close partnership between CRP Technology and Epsilon Euskadi that began from the CAD drawings through the first prototype and into the final construction phase.
The ee1 project began in 2004, the year in which Joan Villadelprat, with his 30 years of experience, took over the reins of Epsilon Euskadi (until then only a team in the Renault World Series). 2005 saw the official launch of the ee1 project, under the technical direction of John Travis, previously an engineer with Lola and then with Penske and in F1.
At the end of 2007, the technical management of the project was taken over by Sergio Rinland, who in his turn had a past in F1.

CRP Technology s.r.l. has been one of the most famous and perhaps representative names in racing environs for more than 30 years. It has had an important role in the success of many teams in F1, MotoGP, Rally Raid, ALMS and the World Rally Championship.
Most of the company’s success is down to the collaboration that has been created with the various teams. CRP is involved right from the initial stages of design and development, and its innovative approach to the use of materials and original technologies is widely recognised by the racing car industry. Just one of the many examples is the winning partnership that it developed in 2006 and 2007 with Mitsubishi for the Paris-Dakar project.
The synergy between Epsilon Euskadi and CRP Technology has, therefore, been fully achieved in the development of one of the key components of the suspension system, as well as the core business for CRP: titanium uprights.
In particular, considering the vast experience that CRP has gained in Formula 1 and in WRC (World Rally Championship) in the research and manufacture of the parts mentioned above, the specialised technicians within the company are devoted to engineering Epsilon uprights with the use of high-precision investment casting, in titanium alloy, with patterns made in Rapid Prototyping.
Sergio Rinland confirms: “CRP is one of the most experienced companies when it comes to Titanium castings, I have work with the Cevolini family since a long time. They are professionally competent and they understand the Motorsport business like not many suppliers do.”