Behind the scenes of Shell Ferrari F1 Partnership

With the new refuelling regulations in place for the 2010 Formula 1 season this set of images takes a look at what goes on behind the scenes of the technical partnership between Ferrari and it's main sponsor and technical partner Shell to increase performance.

• Shell Technology Centre Thornton, F1 Trackside Support team member Mike Evans with some of the 200 compounds that make up Shell Vpower fuel used by the Ferrari F1 team this season.
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  Shell Technology Centre Thornton: Shell F1 Trackside Support Team Scientist Dan Jamieson prepares an Air Release test to check the change of density in lubricants

• Samples of Shell lubricants are undergoing a Viscosity Test. Knowing the change in viscosity at different temperatures is vital for a successful race.
• Shell F1 Support Team Scientist Mark Wakem works on some of the 20 special compounds and base oils he uses to create Shell's winning formula of lubricants for F1.
• Shell F1 Support Team Scientist Mike Evans is overlooking the 200 compounds he uses to mix and produce one 200l drum of Shell F1 fuel V-power.
• Ready blended V-power fuel is stacked and ready to be shipped out to the Grand Prix races.
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  The fuel blending plant at Shell Technology Centre in Thornton has never been photographed before. An elaborate fuel mix developed in the lab is replicated at the fuel plant and filled into drums that are shipped to the races.

• Finishing touches are put to the latest F1 car at Ferrari HQ in Maranello.
• The latest Ferrai F1 car is put together only weeks before the start of the Grand Prix at Ferrari HQ in Maranello.
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  The latest Ferrai F1 car is put together only weeks before the start of the Grand Prix at Ferrari HQ in Maranello.
• The Ferrari F1 race car assembly area in Maranello.  Due to the sensitivity it can only be shown at a distance.
• A close up of a Foam test on lubricants.  Air is injected at high pressure into Lubricants to test the amount of foaming at higher temperatures.
• The Fiorano test track at Maranello.
• Piero Ferrari, son of the late Enzo Ferrari with a picture showing the beginning of the Shell Ferrari technical partnership.
• Felipe Massa and Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali share a surprise moment when they bumped into each other at Ferrari HQ in Maranello.
• The house of the late Enzo Ferrari at the Fiorano race track in Maranello.
• A sign celebrating the Michael Schumacher years at the Fiorano test track in Maranello.
• A display at the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello. 
• Engine bench testing at Ferrari HQ in Maranello.
• Engines are put together at the Ferrari GT factory in Maranello.
• GT engines are built and put together in Maranello.
• The Ferrari GT assembly line at Maranello.
• The Fiorano race track in Maranello.