In Malaysia, Shell Bitumen renovates the Sepang International Circuit

The road surface of the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia has been renovated by using the Shell Cariphalte Racetrack, a high performance bitumen specially developed for using in the racing circuits.

Shell Bitumen provides bitumen solutions to the Sepang International Circuit since 1998. The last rehabilitation of the runway began in February 2016 to meet the latest international FIA standards, and improve driving conditions on curves for pilots. "We have worked hard to achieve at the Sepang circuit a unique running surface quality and to ensure that the performance of the racetrack is optimized the running in competition. Shell has contributed as bitumen solutions supplier by providing flexibility in adapting to particular specifications linked to the surface need, "said John Read, General Manager of Technology at Shell Bitumen.

Malaysia is one of the most demanding circuits on the calendar, especially with such temperatures and humidity, but the bitumen offered by Shell is able to withstand these conditions and the constraint of 22 Formula 1 ™ through all the circuit . “I look forward to testing this surface for the first time during the free practice sessions, "said for his part the driver Sebastian Vettel.