How David Tsurusaki and the ExxonMobil team plan to power Red Bull Racing to future success

• The new ExxonMobil Global Motorsport Technology Manager, David Tsurusaki, looks ahead to an exciting challenge alongside Technology Partner Red Bull Racing

• New powerful blends of fuel as well as lubricants are the ambition for ExxonMobil this season

14 th June 2017, Singapore – A new era of Grand Prix racing is well and truly underway as is the ExxonMobil Technology Partnership with the Red Bull Racing Formula One TM Team. David Tsurusaki, the new Global Motorsport Technology Manager for ExxonMobil, is charged with helping to power Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen to success. Speaking publicly for the first time this season, the leader of the most advanced team of technical experts from ExxonMobil outlines his ambition for the races ahead.

David is responsible for managing the Technology Partnership with Red Bull Racing and leads a team of research engineers, scientists and track lab technicians that develop cutting-edge Mobil 1 TM Engine Oil and Esso TM Synergy Race Fuels to power and protect the RB13 Formula One car.

David commented: “We’ve been working very closely with Red Bull Racing since our partnership began at the start of the year, both at our base and trackside at every Grand Prix. Over these past five months we’ve established a very effective and trustworthy relationship with the engineering team at Red Bull Racing as we look to further develop our Esso fuels and Mobil 1 lubricants throughout the season.

“Our ambition is to introduce as many product upgrades as possible to the car this season, which in turn, will deliver an increase in horsepower and reliability to the engine. Now that our ExxonMobil team is fully integrated into the engineering heart of Red Bull Racing, we can focus on delivering maximum performance from the power unit for the remainder of the year.”

Many scientists and technicians from around the world contribute to the ExxonMobil Grand Prix racing development programme. In addition to David, who will travel to at least eight Grand Prix races this season, a trackside technician will be present at each race to analyse the fuels and lubricants inside Daniel and Max’s cars to ensure they are efficient and provide optimal performance.

The state-of- the-art ExxonMobil research and engineering facility located in Paulsboro, New Jersey, USA, is where the Grand Prix Racing product development takes place while technical support for fuel is also provided by a team in the United Kingdom. The US facility features world-class laboratories for product development and performance testing to deliver innovative technology on and off the track.

There is no greater environment than a V6 turbocharged engine for ExxonMobil to test and develop its Mobil 1 lubricant and Esso Synergy Race Fuel, transferring its technology and learnings directly to the road.