VIDEO: Ask The Experts #1 – F1 fuel for the road?

Welcome to the Ask The Experts video series, where Driven guest host Megan Tan and I engage fuel experts from Petronas in light-hearted, yet informative conversation, and ask them everything you ever wanted to know about fuel.

We had a great time compiling questions from you, our dear readers, and the first episode sees Megan and I with fuel expert Chan Ming Yau, who tells us about the ties with the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team, the difference between consumer and race fuels, and even how modern fuels cope with down-sized, direct-injected and force-inducted engines. Enjoy watching!

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • FI fuel could have been long time implemented on our roads. I thought V-power was F1 fuel? what’s the use of implementing race fuels when everything is haywire here with our loving gov!

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  • I like the way Megan pronounced “lubricant”

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  • iskhalifah (Member) on Dec 11, 2014 at 11:04 am

    Its time for Petronas to hasten release of Euro-4 quality fuels, which is rather obsolete now in Europe.

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  • Information too high level, like talking to a manager not a technical person or expert as this so claims.

    I would have hoped that it covers stuff like octane rating in Malaysia and comparisons with other countries on how good or bad our rating is. We might have Ron95 and Ron97, Europe might have Ron 95 to Ron 100, while US has 89 to 93. Does it mean we have better fuel than US while worse than Europe? Also what would happen if we use a lower octane rating fuel for our cars than that recommended by the manufacturer.

    The other topic I would have liked it to cover is on sulfur content and it’s effects on GDI and force induction engines.

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    • Kangkung Minyak on Dec 11, 2014 at 11:49 am

      Actually, our fuel RON95,97 are Euro2 standard.
      Europe, US 89/93 Actually is 89+6, 93+6.
      Europe and US using AKI index, not using purely RON index.

      Therefore, their fuel grade is equivalent or even higher than us. Convert to Malaysia Ron rating.

      Actually, they using 89 (Ron95) and 93 (Ron99).
      Both emission standard are minimum Euro 5 compliance

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  • electricarpliz on Dec 11, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    Proton, speed up the development of the electric car so that we don’t rely too much on fossil fuel. We have abundant of electricity in S’wak and the tariff is going down beginning January ’15…yeaa

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  • takNakP1 on Dec 11, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    sounds more like a scripted session.

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  • holofanboi on Dec 11, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    @jonathan

    You put on 4kg @@! Looking alot manlier now! *thumbs up*

    @megan

    Exposed forehead makes your face look abnormally huge when compared to your petite frame ><

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  • screwu (Member) on Dec 11, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Mr chan, shirt too big bro….Sajelah…since u were talking about ‘tailor made’…

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  • too short and too general

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  • Actually, PETRONAS fuel for 97 is already Euro 4 standard. Some of their 95 (if I’m not mistaken – from their Klang Valley & Kerteh Depot) already Euro 4 — so for 95 ppl in KL, Terengganu, Kelantan & Pahang already enjoying Euro 4. PETRONAS can’t declare this due to government regulation.

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    • Littlebear on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:10 am

      Where did you obtain your source from? If Petronas is indeed using Euro 4 standard, they can announce it to consumers even if the dateline of providing such fuel is set a few years later.

      BHP already announced that their fuel are of Euro 3 standard since 2 years ago.

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  • truely malaysian on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:58 am

    We also drives like F1 on the road…

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