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Team Mercedes revealed the design of his new one on Tuesday Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance, the full name of the car you aspire to continue to dominate Formula 1 World Cup with English Lewis Hamilton and the Finn Valtteri Bottas as pilots.
“Every year we turn our attention and set the right goals. It may sound simple, but it is very difficult and it is probably the reason why there are no sports teams with seven titles in a row. It is very natural to get used to success, but this team showed none of that. I see the same fire, hunger and passion as the first time I entered through these doors in 2013 “, warned the team leader, Toto Wolff, in the presentation.
At the beginning of this twelfth Mercedes project, its top manager remarked that “every season presents a new challenge”. “2021 brings changes to the rules that could affect our competitiveness, in addition to the new cost limit and have to work on the main changes to the 2022 rule. We are excited about these challenges, “he said.
In turn, Hamilton stressed that “the launch day of a new car is always very interesting “. “It’s great to reveal to the world the result of the hard work of everyone in the factory and to see some of my teammates in person, which I barely managed to do last year. I was in touch with the engineers over the winter, watching their training in as I prepared for next season, the excitement grew more and more, so now I’m looking forward to getting on the right track with W12. ” seven world champions.
More, Boots acknowledged that “it’s good to be able to see the end result of the car in person.” “That makes me even more excited for the new season. The cars are quite similar to last year, but there are some interesting aerodynamic changes which will have an impact on the car’s behavior and performance, so I’m looking forward to meeting these new sensations in the Bahrain test, “he said.
Changes in the Mercedes car
The new Mercedes car keeps as its main color the black it adopted last season to replace the silver, while the red of Ineos, the new owner of 33% of the team, is gaining importance. W12 will debut during the three pre-season days in Bahrain (March 12-14) before the World Cup begins with the Bahrain Grand Prix (March 28).
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