The bargeboards appear unrevised from this angle also, suggesting Mercedes is being cute with what it shows at this early stage of development. The brake ducts seem to be significantly revised, moving the large protrusion below the lower wishbone instead of above as it was before. While Mercedes have said it’s “not a closed book” (Echoes of ground effect anyone?), it shouldn’t return in its original form this year. One component in this area Mercedes will have changed is the highly controversial DAS system used to warm its front tyres. The end and footplate appears unchanged from before, and Mercedes have retained the S duct and cape used on the now familiar and relentlessly imitated narrow nose they pioneered through this era of rules.
Where previously the top element extended right over the top of the one below, is stops short, Mercedes using a slot in the plane below to maintain the maximum element count under the rules.
Although, revision has been made to the front wing elements, featuring the required 4, though the top two are slightly reconfigured on the inboard side.
(Both images edited for increased visibility) Left: W11 in Abu Dhabi, Right: 2021 W12 RenderĪt the front of the car, Mercedes has stuck with essentially the same design as in 2020. This cleaner look also extends to the Petronas green flashes flowing down the car. The Ineos branding is larger, with cleaner lines, particularly on the air intake above the driver.
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The stars that took pride of place just 3 months ago are gone, replaced by the in-house tuner’s logo and a striking new typeface for the required driver numbers. The new livery is refined, with larger AMG branding, particularly at the rear of the car. The car itself was shown in studio-style renders around half an hour before the event, sporting a revised version of 2020’s design. It’s good to see Brackley hasn’t lost its knack of recent, giving its creations absurd names for the sake of the road car project.Ī rather muted launch for the new car, holding just a couple of interviews with Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas with some glimpses of Mercedes’ motorsport endeavours before showing the car in the light of day.
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The most notable change is the trimmed floor which is required as per the new regulations for the upcoming season.The first team to put their hat into the ring this week is Mercedes, holding a digital launch for the Mercedes AMG F1 W12 E Performance, to give it its full name. Although the new car carries most of the technology from last season's W11, there are some key changes. In the image below, fans can see the unveiling of Mercedes' W12. With Mercedes having picked up every Driver's and Constructor's Championship since the switch to turbo-hybrid engines in 2014, it was no surprise that their launch was the most awaited one.
However, all eyes were on the launch of Mercedes' F1 2021 car as they remain the team to beat, having won both the Driver's as well as the Constructor's Championships in the past seven seasons.Īlso Read Mercedes F1 Team Reveals Two BIG Reasons Behind Short 1-year Deal With Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 2021 car Most of the teams have launched their F1 2021 cars for the new season with Aston Martin the latest F1 team to launch theirs. The countdown for the new F1 2021 season has begun as the season opener in Bahrain is less than four weeks away.
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