Jaguar Racing has confirmed a long-term partnership renewal with Castrol, for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
The renewal further extends the partnership which originally started in the 1980s in motorsport.
Castrol will continue to support the team with technical expertise on and off the track, helping drive Jaguar Racing to more points, podiums and wins with powertrain efficiency gains from lightweight, low-friction greases and oils.
Jaguar Racing uses Castrol e-Transmission Fluid, which has reportedly delivered a step up in performance, for both cooling and reducing friction losses.
Together, the teams are currently developing a powertrain fluid for coming seasons that will aim to further improve performance through cooling and component design in the Jaguar I-TYPE.
As a key technical partner Castrol is said to understand Jaguar Racing’s ‘Race to Innovate’ philosophy, which aims to influence the next generation of electric vehicles. Castrol’s e-Fluids, e-Transmission Fluids, e-Coolants and e-Greases, have been designed to extend the life of powertrain systems in Jaguar Land Rover’s current and future road car products such as the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE.
AS Ramchander, Vice President Marketing at Castrol, said: “Extending our partnership with Jaguar Racing is testament to our shared goals. Pushing our Castrol e-Fluids to the limit in the tough Formula E race environment is the ideal way to develop the electric vehicle technology of the future. We want to encourage faster adoption of EVs by delivering what drivers want, such as going further on a single charge, as revealed by our recent Accelerating the EVolution study.”
James Barclay, Panasonic Jaguar Racing Team Director, added: “We are delighted that Castrol will continue in partnership with Jaguar Racing. Together we have a shared vision for sustainability, innovation, performance and technology. Bringing their leading expertise and performance enhancing products to Jaguar Racing is crucial for our powertrain efficiency development both within our race cars and in Jaguar Land Rover’s future vehicles. Working with Castrol to understand how e-Fluids can give maximum benefit to our racing application is crucial to find those vital performance and efficiency gains together.”
