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Ricciardo experiences life as a Mobil 1 engineer in Abu Dhabi

Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo took time out from being behind the wheel of a Formula 1 machine, to become a race engineer for the day, when he joined the ExxonMobil trackside team on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. The Australian received an engineering masterclass from ExxonMobil as he got his hands dirty and learnt the importance that lubricants can play in a race weekend, and how they can give Red Bull an advantage on track. First up for Ricciardo was a quick session on the technological advantages of lubricants with ExxonMobil Motorsports Technical Advisor, Mike Frost, in the trackside Laboratory. The lesson included testing a Mobil 1 sample, and understanding the science behind race...
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