Marko Hanželic
With the end of this season Honda says goodbye from Formula 1, even before the fame, the Japanese brand provided the best powertrain in its most recent period of participation in the queen of motorsport. The Japanese are known for their meticulousness and it seems to be Honda made an additional one in this area in the last year step forward.
In development, they looked at just about every detail and also in the field of lubricants they managed to take matters to an even higher level. In the last two races Red Bull namely, it uses a new oil formulation ExxonMobil, which they have been developing for the last eight years.
As explained in the said fuel supplier and lubricants, the new oil withstands higher temperatures and leaves less residue, which should benefit the team in the long run Red Bull. “These are the first steps in determining how high a new oil can be used. At the same time, we can also thank Honda for everything, which has prepared a powertrain that allows it to operate under such high oil temperatures. It's all interdependent and we have a way to respond appropriately to cooling. " he said Red Bullov chief engineer Paul Monaghan.
Still Monaghan acknowledges that they do not yet know to what extent they will gain from the new oil: “We’re still getting data and learning. The more we learn, the more we will be able to extract from new lubricants. To what extent we will succeed in this, we will see during the season. We are still in the initial phase, so there are no major effects yet. “
