The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, which fields Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder in MotoGP, has decided to change its fuel supplier.
The press release which informs us of this does not really do well, headlined “ Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MotoGP™ Team Gets Extra Boost With ETS Racing Fuels » retailer « The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MotoGP team counts on the additional performance of ETS Racing fuels Fuels” and specifying “ ETS Racing Fuels will develop, manufacture and supply bespoke premium fuels to the racing team. »
Okay, so we understand that until now, it shouldn't have been very efficient...
But who supplied the fuel for the official KTM team until Le Mans, since apart from Motorex for lubricants, a Swiss brand, nothing appeared on the fairings of the blue and orange RC16s?
In fact, Total/Elf supplied fuel, as did, sometimes discreetly, to four other teams in MotoGP.
ETS Racing Fuels, originally founded in 1989 under the umbrella of ESSO in France, is now a brand of the German HCS Group GmbH which has three production sites in Germany, two in the United Kingdom, one in France and one in the United States. -United. It already had agreements with KTM for cross since 2013, allowing the Austrian factory's racing division to acquire more than 20 FIM Motocross and AMA SX/MX titles during this period. It is now extending its reach in MotoGP, adding KTM to the Suzuki Ecstar team which it has already supplied since last year, while it also supplies, among others, the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team teams in Superbike and Bardahl Evan Bros in Supersport.
Pete Beirer, director of KTM Motorsport: “ ETS Racing Fuels has been a valuable partner to us and their products have helped us in other disciplines where we have been able to really demonstrate our engines and the technology we bring to the circuit. It is extremely positive that we can count on more benefits for MotoGP where we have made so much progress in such a short time and where the level of competition is very high and very close. Our agreement with ETS Racing Fuels represents another strategic asset for the MotoGP program. »
Yann Labia, ETS Racing Fuels & Global Motorsport Manager HCS Group, said: “ We are delighted to be part of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team in MotoGP. Our expertise is in providing tailor-made solutions for our clients' needs. We are proud and honored to make our contribution to KTM’s success in MotoGP. We are ready to race! »
