The Malaysian company’s celebrations for its first 50 years of activity continue. From the commitment in Formula 1 alongside the Mercedes-Amg team, with the development of sustainable fuels for the 2026 season, to the research and development work in the Santena Center
In the Singapore Grand Prix last September, the team Mercedes–Amg F1 celebrated Petronas’ 50 years of activity with a livery created specifically for the W15 E Performance single-seater by Lewis Hamilton e di George Russell. Just one of the initiatives promoted by the Malaysian company on the occasion of this anniversary: ​​in recent weeks the Global Research & Technology Centre Of Santenaa few kilometers from Turin, has in fact hosted a long series of activities always promoted to celebrate the first fifty years of Petronas. On the other hand, in the premises of the former Fiat oil (with some relics that are still present in the so-called Heritage Museum, ed.), the multinational has created a reference point in the world of high-tech lubricants, with products mainly intended for the Emea (Europe, Middle East and Africa) which are developed in the shadow of the Mole Antonelliana. And it is precisely on the occasion of the fourth edition of Piedmont Open Factories and of Turin Auto Show that the company presented the latest news relating toautomotive and commitment to the world of motorsport.
today’s technologies
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One of the objectives set by Petronas as part of the corporate strategy concerns thetotal zero carbon emissions by 2050. In the short-term future, however, there is certainly no shortage of challenges for the Malaysian multinational. “One is the mobility of tomorrow,” he underlines Andrea Dolfihead of fluids technology solutions of Petronas Lubricants Italy, “This is an important challenge, because it will be met by mixed solutions, not by a single and unambiguous one, as electric could be. Instead, there will be various solutions focused on sustainability. For this reason we are committed to the development of fluids forelectrification with ours brand Petronas Ionaon cars hybrid with our brands Petronas Synthiumwhich are not just commercial products, but represent the culmination of study and technology. For us, then, the study and research and development work that derives directly from our commitment to the world of motorsport with, first and foremost, Formula 1 is important.”
the formula 1
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On the livery of the single-seaters of Formula 1 del team Mercedes–Amg the Petronas logo has been present since 2010. “For us it is a very important partnership,” he explains Salvatore SchembriF1 Project Leader Petronas Lubricants International, “For several years now we have been developing and supplying all the fluids used by the F1 car, from branded fuel Primax then passing through Syntium for engine oil and transmission fluids. These are tailor made products that we carry out with the Mercedes Formula 1 team specifically for the applications of this championship”. The Malaysian company, moreover, is present at all the events of the world championship series calendar with a specific structure located a few meters away from the British team’s paddock. “We have a small laboratory which we carry around the world and which provides real-time support on fuels and, more generally, on all our products. After taking samples from the F1 car at the start and end of each session, we are able to analyze engine oil and to give the team an idea of ​​the health of the engine. We can also potentially anticipate some of the engine-related problems through our analyses.”
past and future in f1
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For Petronas, the commitment to the Formula 1 World Championship is also the result of a strategy linked to the development of products intended for road cars for daily use. But what is the difference between a specific fuel for an F1 single-seater and the more classic variant found in service areas? “They are not that far away, given that the FIA ​​regulations are made in such a way that the fuel for competitions is not too far from the traditional one”, continues Salvatore SchembriF1 Project Leader Petronas Lubricants International, “Obviously the ingredients are very pure, they have a very high level of purity, and that’s where the difference lies. In future perspective the challenge of e-fuels it is very close to my heart, because I am the head of the development team of the project linked to the debut, expected in the 2026 season, of 100% sustainable fuels. It is a product without compromises, which must guarantee both sustainability and top-level performance. The FIA ​​regulations for 2026 give space to both sustainable fuel and biofuels, so there is the possibility of choosing and exploring different avenues”. But, while the gaze is already turning to the competitions of tomorrow, in the Santena headquarters there There is also space to open the drawer of memories to relive the most beautiful emotions. “I had the pleasure and honor of having been a track engineer from 2014 to 2019 in which I was responsible for the analysis of fluids on the track. “, he concludes Schembri. “I had the pleasure of winning four constructors’ championships and as many drivers’ championships (with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg). Obviously for me the first, that of 2014it was very special, I still remember it with great pleasure, but Formula 1 represents a continuous evolution in which we never stop.”
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