Ahead of the F1 Mexican Grand Prix last weekend, Shell Mexico held a special event to showcase the future of energy efficient vehicles, with Kimi Raikkonen
switching seats to test a new ultra-efficient car of the future. ‘Shell From The Racetracks to the Roads of the Future’ allowed Mexican students, Formula 1 fans and other partners to meet the former World Champion and learn what it’s like to perform at the very top. Local students from UNAM had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to talk Kimi through their state of the art Shell Eco-marathon vehicle, showing the legendary driver how they are shaping the future of mobility in Mexico through science and engineering.
The Shell Eco-marathon is a long-running event that challenges young engineers from around the world to design, build and drive energy-efficient vehicles. The local team were able to swap valuable insights with Kimi as they discussed how cars of the future will look. Shell’s innovation partnership with Scuderia Ferrari is the 
most successful in F1 history over the past 60 years, and has been an inspiration for Mexican students looking to achieve ultimate performance from vehicles. Since 1954, Shell Mexico has worked closely with the local government, businesses, civil society and communities to provide high-quality energy and mobility solutions.
most successful in F1 history over the past 60 years, and has been an inspiration for Mexican students looking to achieve ultimate performance from vehicles. Since 1954, Shell Mexico has worked closely with the local government, businesses, civil society and communities to provide high-quality energy and mobility solutions.Kimi Raikkonen: “Meeting the students from UNAM was inspiring. It was great to see young minds working together to help find efficient energy solutions for mobility in Mexico but with implications for the rest of the world. I enjoyed seeing their impressive Shell Eco-marathon vehicle and enjoyed taking Shell’s UrbanConcept car out for a drive. I’m always at home behind the wheel but this was definitely something different!”.
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