Unregulated Tuning Aid
| ExxonMobil is looking forward to a 14th season as Technology Partner to the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One Team, in a racing series where engine lubrication has become one of the unregulated tuning aids available to teams.
Mobil 1 lubricants are used exclusively in the Mercedes-Benz engine of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23, driven by British phenomenon Lewis Hamilton and Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen.
|
| |
|
|  | Race-winning Power
| Grand Prix racing teams were required to submit an engine design at the end of the 2006 season, which they must adhere to until the end of the 2010 FIA F1™ World Championship. This FIA regulation has forced engineers to re-examine every aspect of their cars to find the tiny performance advantages that can make the difference between first and second place on the track. Added regulations with tyres, high-performance biocomponent containing fuel and aerodynamics mean lubricants, as an unregulated engine component, may hold the key to unleashing that race-winning extra power.
Mobil 1 technology, currently used within the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23, is “tuned” to ensure optimum engine performance for each race of the Championship’s 18-rounds. Over the course of a season many different blends of Mobil 1 will be tested, each one designed to maximize engine power.
|
|
|
