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Half a second of Ferrari's gain down to fuel - Shell

Almost half a second a lap of Ferrari's 2015 improvement was down to fuel and lubricant development alone, the Italian team's supplier has claimed. Ferrari's competitive gains in the F1 season just ended was one of the big stories of the campaign, as the Scuderia's results were transformed from just two podium finishes and fourth place in the constructors' standings in its difficult 2014, to 16 podiums - including three wins - and runners' up spot overall this time. According to its long-time partner Shell the improvement in fuel and lubricant alone equated to nearly half a second per lap or to around 30 seconds per race, as well as representing a...
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