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Shell rises to the refuelling rules challenge with Scuderia Ferrari - Transcript
The video explores the challenges of this Formula One season’s refuelling rules change for Shell’s technical partnership with Scuderia Ferrari. See how Shell has been working alongside Ferrari to develop the best possible formulation of Shell V-Power. Here is a transcript of the video.
| Time | Person | Commentary |
| 10.00.04 | V/O | Shell's Formula 1 partnership with Ferrari goes back over 60 years... |
| 10.00.09 | V/O | … a relationship based on mutual respect and a shared passion for technological advance. |
| 10.00.16 | FRABONI | LET US KNOW IF YOU SEE SOMETHING ... THANK YOU |
| 10.00.18 | JAMIESON | NO PROBLEMS – I'LL COME AND FIND YOU. |
| 10.00.21 | V/O | This season that partnership will be seeking to capitalise on two of the biggest opportunities to come along for many years - the refuelling restriction and the new fuel specifications laid down by the FIA. |
| 10.00.34 | LILLEY | BOTH THESE CHANGES ARE REALLY POSITIVE FOR SHELL. THEY ARE GIVING US A LOT MORE FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO DESIGN FUELS THAT CAN REALLY BE OPTIMISED FOR PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION. |
| 10.00.44 | MASSA | WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS, IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THE JOB BETWEEN FERRARI AND SHELL – WE USE V-POWER WHICH IS A GREAT FUEL ANYWAY – BUT WE'RE WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO IMPROVE AND FIND EVEN MORE POWER IN TERMS OF THE ENGINE AND RELIABILITY, WHICH IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO START AND FINISH THE RACE. |
| 10.01.03 | LILLEY | IT'S A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CHANGE WE'LL HAVE SEEN IN FUEL DEVELOPMENT FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS |
| 10.01.11 | FRABONI | THE FIRST STEP IS FROM THE TRACK... |
| 10.01.15 | FRABONI | WE KNOW BASICALLY FROM EXPERIENCE WHAT WE NEED, WE KNOW WHICH ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PARAMETERS TO WORK ON. THEN WEEKLY WE HAVE MEETINGS WITH SHELL TO GIVE THEM THE MAXIUMUM INFORMATION. |
| 10.01.28 | V/O | Work on the new fuel formulation began last summer at Shell's Technological Centre at Thornton in the UK with exhaustive modelling and analysis of over 200 individual fuel components. Without the opportunity to refuel, preventing the fuel already on board from overheating will be a key factor in the team’s success. |
| 10.01.48 | EVANS | THE CARS THESE DAYS ARE MUCH TIGHTER PACKAGED THAN THEY WERE IN THE EARLY 90'S - YOU'VE GOT THE ENGINE MUCH CLOSER TO THE FUEL TANK, SO THE FUEL TANK TEMPERATURE IS GOING TO GET REALLY HOT... |
| 10.01.57 | LILLEY | ONE OF THE WAYS TO GET AROUND THIS IS IN THE FUEL FORMULATION ITSELF. WE ARE DESIGNING THE FUEL TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THESE HOTTER TEMPERATURES AND NOT TO VAPOURISE IN THE FUEL TANK - YOU CAN GET VAPOUR LOCK ISSUES. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS YOU CAN GET AIR BUBBLES IN THE FUEL AND THIS CAN CAUSE WHAT'S CALLED CAVITATION AND IF YOU'VE GOT THE MOST EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE FUELLING SYSTEM WOULD BE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. |
| 10.02.20 | V/O | Fuel cooling is not the only issue. Maximising performance is a given but weight and volume will also be critical. |
| 10.02.29 | EVANS | YOU'RE TALKING 20% OF THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AT THE START IS MADE UP OF FUEL SO WE'VE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THE FUELS FOR THS SEASON TO GIVE THEM GOOD PERFORMANCE ON A WEIGHT BASIS. CONVERSELY, IF YOU'VE GOT A TANK ON A CAR THAT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALL, YOU WANT GOOD PERFORMANCE ON A VOLUME BASIS, SO WE'RE HAVING TO COVER BOTH ANGLES. |
| 10.02.48 | V/O | Alongside the fuel, new lubricants have been developed to help prolong the life of each Ferrari engine and to meet the demands of the longer Formula 1 calendar, not least the hot and sandy conditions of the first Grand Prix in Bahrain, now imminent... |
| 10.03.03 | V/O | Whatever happens, it's sure to be one of the most competitive and engaging F1 seasons for years. |
| 10.03.09 | ALONSO | I THINK WE ARE READY – WE HAVE SOME INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM SHELL THAT WE'VE BEEN TESTING ALL WINTER AND I THINK WE'VE FOUND THE RIGHT COMPROMISE. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY OPTIMISTIC. |
| 10.03.19 | LILLEY | WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST FORMULATORS HERE AT SHELL ON THE FUELS AND LUBRICANTS SIDE AND THEY HAVE MANAGED TO COME UP WITH A FANTASTIC FUEL. WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT WE WILL START THE SEASON WITH A FUEL THAT WILL HELP FERRARI GET BACK TO ITS WINNING WAYS. |
