Originally Posted By: Garak
You might want to look into Formula 1 a little more deeply. This isn't a situation where they pay to have a brand name on a car, and they happen to use whatever other brand racing oil floats their boat. All Formula 1 lubes are bespoke for the engines in question, by their petroleum partner, and are adjusted for each race. The same goes for their fuels.
You don't need to tell me how F1 works as I am well aware, although I was a heretic and ran M1 in my 308 GT4 instead of AGIP.
Those oils and fuel are bespoke for F1, agreed. So what is the logic for hillbillies on here stating "I run PYB in my Ford pickup and it must be good oil because Pennzoil sponsors Ferrari." Or judging how good an oil is because of their marketing budget. Whatever is commercially available has nothing to do with what they run in their cars, nor should it be. The people on here with pedestrian Honda Odysseys don't need oils that can withstand 14k rpms and laps at Monaco.
Read his quote. "I doubt they could AFFORD to sponsor an F1 team otherwise...." implies they are big, they have money, their name is on the side of the car.....it must be good. That's not necessarily the case.