Fast forward to today and you will find our Track Lab team in the thick of the action throughout the race weekend, sampling and testing the race fuels and lubricants to ensure they give Scuderia Ferrari a competitive edge on the track.

Meet the Team

Guy Lovett

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Guy Lovett

Guy is responsible for the technology projects within Shell’s Innovation Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, its Technical Partnership with Ducati in MotoGP and Hyundai in WRC. He is based out of the Shell Technology Centre in Hamburg, where he leads the teams delivering performance for our OEM partners in motorsport.

Benoit Poulet

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Benoit Poulet

Benoît currently leads the team that develops Shell V-Power fuels for Scuderia Ferrari. He splits his time between the Shell Technology Centre in Hamburg and the Scuderia Ferrari Gestione Sportiva in Maranello, working with a team of fuel scientists and engineers to co-create new fuel formulations as the new Scuderia Ferrari power unit is being developed and improved.

Drew Stinton

Drew Stinton

Drew Stinton

Drew supports Scuderia Ferrari in the Shell Trackside Laboratory at Formula 1 races. He is in charge of setting up, servicing and maintaining Shell’s analytical equipment and facilities in the paddock, and conducting fuels and lubricants tests over a race weekend. When he isn’t on the road, Drew is often in Maranello, conducting maintenance on Shell’s two Trackside Labs.

Marcel Ehlert

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Marcel Ehlert

Marcel spends his time supporting the Shell Trackside team in Formula 1, working closely across the Shell Innovation Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, helping to develop race fuels in the STCHA Trackside Labs.

Jochen Lach

Jochen Lach

Jochen works on Shell’s engine oil development for Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1, Ducati in MotoGP and Hyundai in WRC. Based out of the Shell Technology Centre in Hamburg, one of his important responsibilities is to develop the engine oils that help the Ferrari SF71-H power unit to deliver maximum performance and efficiency without compromising on protection.

Paul Johnson

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Paul Johnson

Paul is part of the team of Shell scientists that support Scuderia Ferrari at each race, testing fuels and lubricants from the Shell Trackside Laboratory. On top of setting up the laboratory at each race and making sure all instruments are functioning exactly as they should, he also supports the development of new Shell V-Power race fuel formulations in between race weekends.

Roman Brockel

Roman Brockel

Roman is the newest member of the team and is about to begin his first Formula 1 season with the Shell scientists providing analytical support to Scuderia Ferrari at each race. When not on the road, he helps support the development of new Shell V-Power race fuels through analysis in the Shell Technical Centre in Hamburg. Like the Formula 1 teams, he is constantly on the lookout for improvements in speed, however, Roman is in search of speed of analysis, so that his team can rule out or proceed with developing a fuel candidate as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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Shell V-Power® NiTRO+ Premium Gasoline

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Shell’s Innovation Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari

Shell’s partnership with Scuderia Ferrari has been around since the first ever FIA Formula One World Championship™ series in 1950, making it one of the longest running and most successful collaborations in motorsport history.