 For the first time in MotoGP, Shell technicians have been on site in the Sachsenring paddock to test the Ducati riders’ race oil and fuel. As part of Shell and Ducati Research & Development programme, on site analyses have been carried out.
Samples have been collected by Ducati and data have been generated by Shell to confirm Shell V-Power race fuel performance and efficiency. These analyses also helped to control Shell Advance race oil properties which ensure reliability, helping Casey Stoner storming into Sachsenring.
The Shell track lab is a mobile facility in which samples of Shell V-Power race fuel and Shell Advance race oil have been tested by Shell technicians during the whole race week end.
In the truck, placed behind the Ducati pit box, analyses have been done after all the riding sessions. The Shell Advance race oil analyses confirmed that the level of wear metals was in the expected range known as per the Shell database and allowed the Shell technicians to give their green light. On the V-Power race fuel side, additional tests have been made to ensure that the fuel in the Desmosedici tank was exactly the same that was certificated by FIM and left the Shell Global Solutions laboratories in Hamburg. As a genuine technical partner, Shell worked physically next door to Ducati, underlining the strategic relationship in which both parties embrace engineering development to ensure that the fuels and the lubricants are optimised for the benefits of all bikers.
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