BP says more performance remains in sustainable fuel developed for Audi

BP evaluated dozens of components and hundreds of samples with Audi’s engine pre-season, and believes further usable performance can be extracted especially given planned 2027 fuel-flow changes.

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- BP assessed about 70 fuel components, produced 400 pilot samples and tested roughly 200 blends in Audi’s engine pre-season.
- BP delivered large volumes of test fuel to Audi’s facilities to evaluate compatibility and performance.
- Development balanced peak power with reliability margins required over a season’s engine allocation.
- BP expects 2027 increases in fuel energy flow to alter in-cylinder behaviour, not just consumption rates.
- That will require new fuel optimisation to match combustion/electrical power balance under updated regulations.
- BP sees on-track feedback from Audi’s engineers and drivers feeding the next development cycle.

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