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When Ferrari won his first race in 1951, in England, was using Shell gasoline. Since then, fuel evolved and the partnership between the two companies was consolidated. Today, the driver that supplies additives Shell V-Power Nitro + in posts throughout the Brazil is benefiting from the same technology used on the slopes, a one-two success over 60 years.

Gasoline comes to Brazil does not have exactly the same chemical formula as used in F1 with Ferrari. First, because the race cars need a different composition due to different compression ratios. According to Brazilian law because the placement of 25% ethanol in gasoline. This requires Shell a unique formula for the Brazilian market. But all the technology used by Ferrari is applied to develop the fuel you can access.

Gasoline Shell V-Power Nitro + contains the same technology as additives used in Formula 1 cars, one of the best -sucedidas in the history of motorsport. It is designed for maximum protection and better response. At the same time, the unique formulation is designed to ensure internal engine cleanliness and protect the parts in contact with the product, helping to ensure better response.

An example of how the technology used to Ferrari arrives Brazilians posts is the FMT (Friction Modification Technology), a substance present in the Shell V-Power Nitro + developed to reduce friction between internal parts of the engine. It forms a film between the first piston ring and the cylinder walls. This film reduces the friction (friction). Thus, the energy that would be lost as a form of heat is utilized better by the engine. The car may have accelerations and resume faster speed. The FMT is used by the Italian team to extract the maximum performance of the engines, and has been adapted to the Brazilian fuel.

In addition, the V-Power Nitro Shell + has detergent and dispersant action which prevents the formation of clean deposits and keeps the collectors, valves and nozzles.

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The Shell petrol stations that reaches the Brazilian was developed by a team 50 scientists in the laboratories of Shell Global Solutions in England, the United States and Germany, and Maranello (Italy), the Ferrari factory. These teams share ideas in fixed laboratories and in the center of Formula 1 Ferrari operations, where the Shell Trackside, a gift mobile laboratory in every race of the season.

Scientists collect and analyze samples on site fuel and lubricant as the cars returned to the pits after training sessions, classification and race. All this learning can be transformed into products for use in road vehicles and engines.

So, every new Ferrari deployed in gasoline is evaluated to see if it is possible to implement also in gasoline reaching the Brazil. Despite the difference in the formula, the fuel Shell of the tracks is very similar to the streets in terms of technology. The result for the driver is improved performance and better cleaning for the engine.