Our partnership with BWT Alpine F1® Team
The current BWT Alpine F1® Team hybrid power unit tests Castrol hybrid oil in one of the most demanding forms of motorsport.
Our partnership with BWT Alpine F1® Team allows us to gain knowledge and insights from hybrids which are put under extreme stress and pressure race after race.
Explore our videos below to see the partnership in action. From driving challenges to expert insights, you'll see how we collaborate to help drive progress and innovation for hybrids both on and off the track.
HYSPEC Technical Challenge
BWT Alpine Fl® Team driver Esteban Ocon goes head-to-head with Youtuber Sam Fane from Seen Through Glass in a race to test hybrid engine efficiency on the track.
The world’s most efficient hybrid* series
Episode 1
Episode 1: Welcome to F1®
BWT Alpine Fl® Team drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly join us to chat about the evolution of hybrid technology in FI® and how the learnings from motorsport are applied to road-going cars.
Coming soon
Episode 2: Optimising a high-performance hybrid
A discussion around the optimisation of F1® hybrid power units with BWT Alpine F1® Team's Nicolas Cuterello and Castrol's Trackside Technologist Lucy Taylor.
Episode 3: A hybrid relationship
Watch Vincent Maître, Power Unit Test Engineer, chat about the collaborative efforts that go into creating the hybrid power unit.
Episode 4: Castrol’s HYSPEC standard
Castrol's expert technologist shares insights into HYSPEC and how motorsport has played a key role in the development of our technical standard.
