Petronas is the official technology partner to the eight-times FIA Formula One World Championship-winning Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, engineering high performance, bespoke engine oil, race fuel and other lubricants, greases, and fluids.

A critical part of the team’s success lies in the car’s unrivalled ability to convert fuel into useful work. Most engines only convert around 35 percent of the potential fuel energy into power. Petronas Syntium’s CoolTech technology enables the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One car to achieve more than 50 percent thermal efficiency – making it the most efficient racing engine ever created.

PETRONAS technicians are world leaders when it comes to maximising the potential of every drop of energy – and they pour all their experience working with the world’s fastest, most efficient hybrid car, into developing advanced fluids for drivers all over the world.

Petronas Syntium engine oils with CoolTech technology is able to target and cool critical engine parts, controls damaging heat, reduces wear and maintains optimal performance, allowing the car to convert the maximum amount of fuel energy into power, for more efficient, cleaner motoring.

For more information about Petronas Lubricants, please visit au.pli-petronas.com or call Aktron, the Petronas New Zealand Distributor at 0800 70 10 10.