- The team marks F1’s 75th anniversary at Silverstone by commemorating Mercedes’ incredible racing history.
- An evolution of the team’s livery with run this weekend which utilises the sunset beam orange colour; taken from the recently launched CONCEPT AMG GT XX, Mercedes-AMG’s pioneering concept car, inspired by F1 technology.
- The team has also launched its special Silver Arrows fanwear collection which utilises the tartan pattern seat of the 1955 British Grand Prix winning Mercedes-Benz W196 car, the team’s first of so far 10 successes at this race.
- Ahead of the race weekend, George Russell returned to Aintree, the site of that win to drive the legendary W196, following in the wheel tracks of victor Sir Stirling Moss who became the first Briton to win the British Grand Prix 70 years ago.
- A render of the team’s Silverstone livery and teaser imagery of the Aintree event is available on our media site. Further imagery of the Aintree event will be available tomorrow. All imagery is rights-free for editorial use.
As F1 gets set to celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team will mark the occasion with a tribute to the incredible past, present, and future of the three-pointed star.
Mercedes-Benz invented the car, and racing has been a part of our story almost from the start. From the earliest victories in the 19th century to eight consecutive World Constructors’ Championships in the modern era, a commitment to performance and innovation in motorsport runs throughout.
This weekend, the team will mark the past, the present, and future.
The past is represented by the all-conquering Mercedes-Benz W196, the first Mercedes to race in the Formula One World Championship. It won nine of the 12 races it entered and captured two titles. Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team driver George Russell drove the W196 at Aintree in Liverpool recently, the venue at which Stirling Moss became the first British driver to win his home race in 1955. Imagery of the event will be available tomorrow.
The W196 will be on display in the team’s Silverstone Club hospitality all weekend at the British Grand Prix. Its tartan seat pattern has also been the inspiration for the adidas x Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Silver Arrows pack, a fanwear collection that brings a bold, eye-catching look to the track.
The present will be represented by several activations, including the appearance of the Mercedes-AMG ONE, the marque’s high-performance hypercar that features F1 technology and Power Unit, and developed collaboratively between Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.
The future will be seen with the CONCEPT AMG GT XX, Mercedes-AMG’s pioneering technology programme, that recently launched at Mercedes-AMG’s Affalterbach headquarters with George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Valtteri Bottas. A concept car that offers insight into the first series-production model based on AMG.EA high performance will be on display at Silverstone. Its revolutionary drive train features three axial flux motors and delivers over 1,000 kW (>1,360 hp) peak output. Its top speed of more than 360 km/h puts the CONCEPT AMG GT XX in the realm of the all-time F1 speed record of 378 km/h (Valtteri Bottas during Qualifying in Baku, 2016).
The concept car’s eye-catching sunset beam orange livery is inspired by the revolutionary Mercedes C111 vehicles of the 1960s and 1970s; sunset beam orange accents will feature on the W16 including the famous three-pointed stars on its nose and engine cover, driver overalls, and both George and Kimi will run special helmets incorporating the colour in celebration of the CONCEPT AMG GT XX launch.
The high-voltage battery in the CONCEPT AMG GT XX is a completely new development. It benefits from all the experience from the AMG ONE and Formula 1® as well as the knowledge of the best engineers from Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach and Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) in Brixworth (UK).
Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer, Development & Procurement, said: “The best minds in our global R&D network have contributed their extensive expertise – from Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen and Untertürkheim to Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach and YASA in the UK to our Formula 1 drivetrain experts at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth. Together, they have developed the CONCEPT AMG GT XX and are providing an insight into pioneering drivetrain technology and the future of performance.”
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