TEAM McLAREN MERCEDES EXTEND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
Silverstone, Great Britain, 11th June 2006: Team McLaren
Mercedes and ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties
Company are delighted to announce a long-term extension to
their Technology Partnership, which sees the Formula 1 team
supplied with performance fuels and fully synthetic motor
oils and lubricants through the Mobil 1 brand.
The Mobil 1, McLaren and Mercedes-Benz Partnership began
in 1995, and has seen continuous advances in the technologies
used by the team in Formula 1, as the sport concurrently provides
the ultimate testing environments for fuels and lubricants
in the everyday world of motoring.
The Mobil 1 brand will continue to feature prominently on
the Team McLaren Mercedes MP4-21, in addition to presence
across the team including on the overalls and helmets of drivers
Kimi Raikkonen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Pedro de la Rosa and Gary
Paffett, as well as on the team kit of the Team McLaren Mercedes
personnel and the team's transporters.
"Our Technology Partnership with ExxonMobil is an integral
element to the functioning of the Team McLaren Mercedes Formula
1 team, and it is immensely satisfying that we are today announcing
a multi-year extension to what has been a productive 12 years,"
added Ron Dennis, Chairman and CEO of the McLaren Group. "Mobil
1 provides genuine performance enhancements to our car, which
can be measured in real time analysis. The 2006 season has
seen an increased dependence on the technological capabilities
within ExxonMobil, with the change from V10 to V8 Mercedes-Benz
engines providing additional challenges, which have been met
and we are looking forward to continuing our relationship
in the long-term."
"We're very pleased to continue this Technology Partnership
with Team McLaren Mercedes." said Jerry Kohlenberger,
President, ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties
Company. "It's a great fit for our Mobil 1 brand to be
aligned with McLaren and Mercedes in a legacy of technology
excellence as well as providing an excellent global venue
for our brand presence. Finally, for ExxonMobil, a key benefit
-- apart from winning Formula 1 races with a truly outstanding
motorsports team -- is to use our on-track research and testing
to develop and deliver new products that benefit everyday
drivers under the most demanding driving conditions."
“The Technology Partnership between ExxonMobil, McLaren
and Mercedes-Benz is a long lasting, successful and very productive
one," said Norbert Haug, Vice-President, Mercedes-Benz
Motorsport. "Since Team McLaren Mercedes and Mobil became
partners the collaboration has always been exemplary. ExxonMobil
fuels and lubricants have contributed to the performance of
our Formula 1 engines and gearboxes and we can’t imagine
a better technology partner. Our successful relationship in
motor sport has led to a co-operation in Mercedes-Benz roadcars
as well. Mobil 1 lubricants are first fill and first choice
for all Mercedes-Benz AMG cars and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
We are now looking forward to the long term continuation of
our excellent partnership.”
In the 12 years of the Mobil 1, McLaren and Mercedes-Benz
Technology Partnership the team has competed in 193 Grands
Prix, winning 44. The two Drivers' and one Constructors' Formula
1 World Championships have been supported by 43 pole positions,
135 podiums, 227 points finishes and 58 fastest laps.
|
