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450 Races of Technical Partnership - Transcript
Shell celebrates the 450th race in its close technical partnership with Scuderia Ferrari at the 2010 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne - Read the full transcript here.
| Time | Person | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00.06 | PIERO FERRARI | THIS IS 1929. THIS PICTURE IS THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY... |
| 10.00.12 | V/O | When Piero Ferrari's father, Enzo, started racing, he had little more than talent and tenacity at his disposal. But even then, there was one source of expertise he could rely on. |
| 10.00.25 | PIERO FERRARI | YOU SEE AT THE FRONT OF THE FACILITY THE PETROL STATION OF SHELL |
| 10.00.31 | V/O | At the Australian GP in Melbourne, Shell and Ferrari celebrate the 450th race of their technical partnership... |
| 10.00.38 | V/O | … a collaboration that's produced over 150 race victories... |
| 10.00.42 | V/O | … a success rate unparalleled in motor-racing... with few equals anywhere in professional sport... |
| 10.00.50 | V/O | Shell's technical partnership with Ferrari has never been more significant, or their Formula 1 fortunes more closely aligned. |
| 10.00.57 | STEFANO DOMENICALI | FERRARI AND SHELL IS A UNIQUE BRAND, A COMBINATION OF TWO COMPANIES THAT CANNOT LIVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. |
| 10.01.04 | V/O | During the off-season, the 2010 refuelling regulations and new fuel specifications helped create a fresh impetus for technological improvement. |
| 10.01.13 | MARMORINI | WHEN YOU DEVELOP A FUEL AND OIL, YOU CANNOT JUST TAKE A GOOD FUEL, PUT IN AN ENGINE AND EXPECT IT TO WORK. ENGINE AND FUEL AND LUBRICANT HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED TOGETHER. |
| 10.01.23 | V/O | Once again, the partners have been as much spurred on by each other as the new opportunities to find a competitive edge. |
| 10.01.30 | ALDO COSTA | YES WE NORMALLY APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE BUT THEY KNOW US SO THEY ACCEPT THIS PRESSURE BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THE TEAM, THEY ARE PART OF THE GAME |
| 10.01.40 | V/O | The focus of the effort since the new rules were announced has been in developing a fuel that is lighter, more efficient and smaller by volume – without sacrificing performance. |
| 10.01.50 | MARMORINI | FUEL CONSUMPTION NOW IS BECOMING A TRUE PERFORMANCE PARAMETER....SO WE HAVE WORKED A LOT TO REDUCE ENGINE FUEL CONSUMPTION. LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION MEANS LOWER WEIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RACE. |
| 10.02.08 | SALTERS | THORNTON'S RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT IS INVALUABLE TO US BECAUSE WE HAVE A CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF FUELS AND OILS. WE NEED TO KEEP AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE COMPETITION. |
| 10.02.19 | LISA LILLEY | THESE MODELS ARE BASED ON THE 14 YEARS WE'VE BEEN WITH FERRARI SINCE 1996... AND ONE OF THE KEY THEMES AS I TAKE YOU THROUGH THE LABS IS WE HAVE THOSE 14 YEARS OF DATA WHICH MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. I THINK THAT DEPTH OF THE TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIP IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE FOR SHELL AND FERRARI. |
| 10.02.35 | SALTERS | YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. JUST THROWING IDEAS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH – WE NEED TO DO GENUINE RESEARCH WORK TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS IN AN ENGINE WORKING AT RIDICULOUSLY HIGH LOADS AND SPEEDS. |
| 10.02.47 | LISA LILLEY | I DON'T THINK THE OTHER OIL COMPANIES HAVE THAT. |
| 10.02.53 | V/O | 10 F1 constructors' titles suggest the chemical and mechanical components of the Shell-Ferrari relationship seem to work but, just as importantly, the human elements appear to be in harmony, too |
| 10.03.06 | LISA LILLEY | I'VE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER BUT IT IS VERY DIFFERENT. I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THE ITALIAN CULTURE WOULD BE SO DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN BUT IT DOESN'T GET IN THE WAY OF US DOING OUR JOBS. I HAVE MANY, MANY GOOD FRIENDS IN FERRARI AND IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE. |
| 10.03.24 | FERNANDO ALONSO | I THINK FROM A DRIVER'S POINT OF VIEW, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUR TEAM AND THE PARTNERS IS VERY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY BETWEEN SHELL AND FERRARI WHICH HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LONGEST PARTNERSHIPS IN MOTORSPORT, SO THAT GIVES US THE CONFIDENCE AND THE POSSIBILITY TO FOCUS ON OUR JOB BECAUSE WE KNOW WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS. |
| 10.03.48 | MONTEZEMOLO | SHELL WAS CRUCIAL IN OUR VICTORIES, PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST 15 YEARS WHERE THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN VERY TIGHT – ONE TENTH, TWO TENTHS. THE WORK WITH SHELL HAS BEEN CRUCIAL TO GAIN WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO BECOME COMPETITIVE. |
| 10.04.08 | STEFANO DOMENICALI | I THINK IT'S A HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS LASTED SO LONG BECAUSE IT IS SUCCESSFUL. |
| 10.04.14 | FELIPE MASSA | THE ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN SHELL AND FERRARI, THE 450 GRAND PRIX IS JUST AMAZING – IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE, HOW MANY VICTORIES, HOW MANY CHAMPIONSHIPS, HOW MANY INCREDIBLE RESULTS SHELL AND FERRARI IS DOING TOGETHER. AND I WILL BE THERE TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE I AM A LITTLE PART OF THIS – WHICH IS FANTASTIC |
