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Ferrari car on racetrack

From racetrack to roadside

Learn how we use Scuderia Ferrari’s Formula 1® cars as the ultimate test bed to develop products that boost your engine’s performance.

Shell scientist on the scuderia ferrari lab

Shell invests over 21,000 man hours per year to support Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1® , with over 50 technical staff involved in supporting the Formula 1® programme.

To date, Shell has powered Scuderia Ferrari to ten FIA Formula 1® Constructors’ titles and 12 Drivers’ Championship wins.

Can of shell helix ultra and shell v power
Hands holding a v-power tube on a shell lab

Each bespoke formulation of Shell V-Power race fuel blended for Scuderia Ferrari can contain over 200 different compounds.

Formula 1® engines can run in excess of 1,000 degrees Celsius. It is the job of Shell Helix Ultra race lubricant to protect Scuderia Ferrari’s engines, even in these punishing conditions.

Testing shell helix in lab
Shell lorry with v-power products

All bespoke blends of Shell V-Power race fuel used by Scuderia Ferrari contain at least 5.75% of bio-components by weight.

The Shell V-Power race fuel used by Scuderia Ferrari contains 99% of the same types of compounds as found in Shell V-Power Unleaded road fuels available to customers worldwide.

Hand holding a sample tube of v-power on a lab

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