{"id":141287,"date":"2025-09-16T14:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/141287\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:21:07","slug":"motul-makes-f1-return-with-mclaren-supplier-deal-from-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/141287\/","title":{"rendered":"Motul makes F1 return with McLaren supplier deal from 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McLaren Racing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mclaren.com\/racing\/partners\/motul\/mclaren-racing-announces-motul-as-an-official-supplier-of-the-mclaren-formula-1-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have agreed<\/a> a multi-year supplier deal with lubricants brand Motul.<\/p>\n<p>Contract:Motul becomes an official supplier of the McLaren Formula One teamThe company will supply McLaren with transmission lubricants from next seasonContext:<\/p>\n<p>Motul has not been involved in Formula One since the 1970s, supplying teams such as Williams and BRM. Since then, it has had no visible presence at the highest level of single-seater motorsport. However, the brand has a strong presence in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), as well as being the official lubricant partner of MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p>For McLaren, the pact comes ahead of a significant regulation overhaul in Formula One. The most relevant of these changes for this deal is the all-new power unit for 2026, something that will require an evolved approach to the existing fuels and lubricants used in races. The tie-up with Motul will focus specifically on transmission lubricants \u2013 engine lubricants will continue to be supplied by Petronas via the team\u2019s Mercedes engine deal.<\/p>\n<p>Comment:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Motul to the McLaren Formula One Team,\u201d said Nick Martin, co-chief commercial officer of McLaren. \u201cMotul has a proud history of innovation and technical excellence, attributes that closely mirror our own legacy. We look forward to working together in this exciting partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andreea Culcea, chief brand and communications officer of Motul, said: \u201cThis partnership with McLaren marks Motul\u2019s return to Formula One, a discipline where we have written some of the most exhilarating moments of our history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great opportunity to combine both of our expertise in the pursuit of performance and innovation. We are particularly proud that our fluids contribute to the outstanding performance of one of the most prestigious racing teams in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coming next:<\/p>\n<p>This deal won\u2019t be in place until the start of the 2026 season, otherwise McLaren would have reached a hefty 56 commercial partners this year. Next up for the team is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which takes place from 19th to 21st September.<\/p>\n<p>Go deeper:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McLaren Racing have agreed a multi-year supplier deal with lubricants brand Motul. Contract:Motul becomes an official supplier of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1687,372,6537,65645,65646,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-141287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-mclaren-racing","tag-motul","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}