At the FIA Americas Awards ceremony in Mexico City, OMDAI Vice President José Abed honored Stand 21 and its foundation, Racing Goes Safer.  Represented by their founder, Yves Morizot, Stand 21 received the award for their contribution to the safety of drivers in motor racing.

This award was presented in the presence of Jean Todt (FIA’s President), Emerson Fittipaldi, the mayor of Mexico City Miguel Ángel Mancera, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, over 250 FIA representatives from various countries in South, Central and North America and award- winning racing drivers.

This ceremony took place on the Formula 1 circuit in Mexico City.

Stand 21 addresses the needs of all racers, from vintage to top-flight racing, in every auto-racing category, for the ones willing to seek the best protection there is against not only fire or impacts, but the intense heat-stress generated inside hot cockpits. Stand 21 works in tight collaboration with the knowledgeable medical doctors and safety experts through its “Racing Goes Safer” Foundation.

As a motorsports safety source, the Stand 21 Safety Foundation, "Racing Goes Safer" is a non-profit organization with a primary purpose of promoting enhanced motorsports safety. Achieving this goal in collaboration with medical and scientific bodies, as well as with major series' organizers (FIA, SFI, NHRA, SCTA, SCCA, SCORE...) in order to bring awareness of safety issues, and solutions to the forefront of motorsports world.

For more information, please visit www.racinggoessafer.org.