Mobil 1 Lubricants Deliver Boost to Mercedes-Benz V8 Engine of Team McLaren MercedesMobil 1 lubricants are delivering a boost t
23 Avril 2006 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Mobil 1 lubricants are providing additional power to the
Mercedes-Benz engine of the Team McLaren Mercedes MP4-21 Formula
One car for the 2006 season. Ron Dennis, Team Principal, Team
McLaren Mercedes, Chairman and CEO, McLaren Group remarked: "Does
Mobil 1 really improve the performance of the car? The answer is
yes. We can measure it on our test beds; we measure it in real time
analysis. We know that it makes a difference. It's a great product,
constantly evolving and ever improving." Norbert Haug, Vice
President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, accredits Mobil products
with further increasing performance of the Mercedes-Benz Formula
One engine. He said: "Mobil 1 lubricants have given us performance
advantages of between 3 percent and 5 percent, demonstrating, in a
very practical way, the excellent gains of working with
ExxonMobil." This year, Formula One engines have been reduced from
V10s to V8s and from 3L to 2.4L and these changes represent key
challenges for the Mobil 1 team over the 2006 season. The faster
running speed of the smaller engine demands greater oil cooling
efficiency and this in turn means the car requires the highest
specification of lubricants available. Jonathan Neale, Managing
Director, McLaren Racing, added: "If you look at the rate at which
a competitive V8 engine will be running, the kind of work that's
being done inside the engine is phenomenal. We need ExxonMobil's
research and development expertise to win championships." For the
2006 season, Team McLaren Mercedes has a permanent team member
assigned from ExxonMobil to assess Mobil 1 lubricant performance.
The Mobil 1 team's approach to each race relies on a continual
improvement process to determine the best formulation or blend of
engine lubricant to use, and the Mobil 1 Motorsport Technical
Coordinator, Tony Harlow, who travels with Team McLaren Mercedes to
each Championship round, is on hand to monitor the success of this
selection. Bruce Crawley, Mobil-McLaren Technical Team Lead,
recognises the advantages of this: "Through Tony Harlow, we have a
member of our development team present during our most severe
testing conditions. This arrangement provides real-time technical
guidance to Team McLaren Mercedes race engineers and each driver."
Mobil 1 - tuned for excellence at every race circuit Mobil 1
technology, currently used within the MP4-21, 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.
"The precision with which we can develop Mobil 1 lubricants to
anticipate an engine's needs is the key," comments Tony Harlow.
"With the new V8 engines revving higher than before and engine
temperatures internally soaring in excess of 300(degree)C
(570(degree)F) the slightest inaccuracy in calculating the correct
lubricant could be seriously detrimental to the performance of the
engine." Data collated from a successful 12-year partnership with
Team McLaren Mercedes has helped advance Mobil 1 lubricants
technologically, a fact recognised by the team drivers. As Juan
Pablo Montoya explains: "At approximately 340 kph I'm not thinking
about the engine oil because I know we have the best technology
available to us." ExxonMobil's lubricant databank also provides
insight into the enormous forces to which F1 engines are subjected.
Mobil 1 lubricants must withstand extremely high engine
temperatures, particularly as the car sits on the grid waiting for
the green light, as at this point, there is no air rushing through
to cool the engine. Formula One also provides an opportunity to
test and develop other Mobil 1 products supplied to Team McLaren
Mercedes, such as gearbox oil and greases. Mobil 1 - success
through motorsports Throughout 2006, ExxonMobil will continue to
develop and prove Mobil 1 products through its technical
partnership with Team McLaren Mercedes and other race teams in
motorsports as diverse as Indycar, NASCAR and DTM. Such a variety
of testing conditions enables ExxonMobil to offer performance and
protection for almost any driving condition, something which
benefits all motorists through the supply of products which help
reduce engine wear and improve fuel economy and performance. "We
can trace the mechanical improvements achieved through our F1 and
DTM activities to the Mobil 1 lubricants used and developed in
partnership with ExxonMobil," said Norbert Haug. The partnership
between ExxonMobil and Team McLaren Mercedes is an ongoing one.
ExxonMobil will continue to evolve its products like Mobil 1 in
response to the ever increasing demands of the sport, ensuring Team
McLaren Mercedes is equipped with unsurpassed lubricant technology
for the 2006 season and beyond. The Mobil 1 range is available from
Exxon, Esso and Mobil service stations, leading franchised car
dealerships, automotive stores and other independent retailers.
Customers have relied on ExxonMobil lubricants for more than 130
years. Marketed in nearly 200 countries and territories worldwide,
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expertise. As the industry leader in synthetic lubricants, a full
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