Exx marks the spot – Racing Bulls welcomes ExxonMobil as new fuel partner

Racing Bulls staff principal Laurent Mekies believes the squad’s new collaboration with ExxonMobil will assist with the problem of racing with sustainable gas from 2026 onwards.

Already working with Pink Bull, it was introduced on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix that ExxonMobil will now even be gas associate to Racing Bulls, bringing with it a trackside laboratory at each F1 grand prix this season.

So, whereas there might be a visual presence with Mobil, Esso and Mobil 1 branding on the Racing Bulls livery and the race fits of Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar, the brand new partnership may also help the staff with gas and lubricant evaluation, serving to to maintain throughout the technical rules.

Transferring ahead, the partnership will grow to be all of the extra vital with the sweeping rule adjustments in F1 from subsequent season, together with a swap to 100 % sustainable fuels.

“It is unbelievable information for the staff to associate with ExxonMobil,” stated Mekies. “The problem of the 2026 rules with the 100% advance sustainable gas goes to be an enormous one, not just for System 1 and for motor racing, however for us as a sport as we grow to be a frontrunner in creating new applied sciences for broader mobility and society.

“Having a associate as sturdy as ExxonMobil will assist us carry out on the highest stage with the facility unit and its full integration into our chassis.”

ExxonMobil’s involvement in F1 stretched again all through the sequence’ 75 years and the corporate has been companions of Pink Bull since 2017 – though it’s going to tailor its work with Racing Bulls particularly.

“Turning into the gas associate to VCARB strengthens our dedication to pushing the boundaries of efficiency in motorsport,” Katy Howell, ExxonMobil international sponsorship supervisor, stated.

“We’ve got a unbelievable established relationship via Oracle Red Bull Racing, and this new partnership solely additional extends the collaboration we are going to foster collectively on the racetrack.”

The brand new partnership will start instantly, with ExxonMobil technicians on the bottom in Melbourne supporting Racing Bulls for this weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix.