Mercedes-AMG F1 launch - 2021 | Formula 1 Stuffs | All you need to know

W12

All the time is over now. Mercedes unveiled their new W12 livery today.

New hope of winning 8th consecutive championship title.

Name of the new car called as the "Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance" to head the car in 2021.

Dominance of Mercedes performance after switching to turbo-hybrid technology engine.

Notable point is that last year Black car support of diversity and stand against racism all over the world.

This was continued throughout the whole season. This year also they have continued to perform with black car maximizes, silver at the end and red color to show the sponsors.

Hamilton signed the one-year contract with Mercedes, aimed to 8th time world champion title with W12.

last year he has made history by with wining world champion title & equalling Michael Schumacher’s champion title.

Now, he has joined along with Valtteri Bottas who also targeting to win the world champion title with W12.

We may have question in our mind - Why Lewis signed only 1 year contract with Mercedes?

He actually answered for this question today at launch.

he said ,“I’m kind of in a fortunate position where I’ve achieved most of the stuff I’ve wanted to achieve up until this point, so there’s no real need to plan too far ahead into the future. I think we live in quite an unusual period of time in life and just wanted one year. We can talk about if we want to do more and keep adding one if we have to.”

“The main priority for 2021: in the past it was just about winning championships but... last year there was a lot of discussion about equality and inclusion and I think there was a lot of talk; this year it’s about pushing for diversity and really making sure that action is taken,

“That’s at the core of the drive for me, but of course, we exist to win. That’s what all these guys and girls here are working towards so that’s my goal: to deliver that.”

A dominant part freeze on specialized advancement somewhere in the range of 2020 and 2021 methods groups will confront a ton of remainder between the two vehicles in a move expected to reduce expenses following the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

James Allison said -"What's carried over will be different from team to team, because the rules didn't require you to carryover the same things,"

"The only thing we can say with certainty at this stage is that everybody's cars will have significant areas that are the same as their 2020 car but those areas will vary from car to car, depending on how they chose to spend their tokens.

"In addition, there are some parts of the car that you can change token-free, for example the power unit, the cooling systems, the suspension and of course all of the aerodynamic surfaces.

"We have spent our tokens, but we won't reveal how we used them just yet. That'll become clear in good time."

"The fact that many of the systems under the bodywork remain the same will mean that if we're in decent shape, we won't need to spend as much of winter testing accruing mileage as we normally would,"

"That will buy us more time pursuing performance investigations and learning about the tyres. If we have made a reliable car, we will be fine with three days of testing.

"If we have dropped the ball on one or more the main car systems, then there is a risk that we will be playing catch-up all year."

Technical Specification:

CHASSIS - Moulded carbon fibre and honeycomb composite structure

Suspension - Wishbone and pushrod-activated torsion springs and rockers for front where pullrod-activated inboard springs & dampers for rear.

Carbon plate clutch with Sequential, semi-automatic, hydraulic activation gear selection 

Power Unit -Mercedes-AMG F1 M11 EQ Performance

IC Engine with ERS(Energy Recovery System)

Weight - 752 Kg

According to the source from Mercedes F1.

The four key modification to the floor are

1) A triangular cut-out on the edge of the floor, in front of the rear wheels.

2) Reducing the span of the rear brake duct winglets, by a few centimetres.

3) Reducing the height of the two inboard strakes nearest the car centreline in the diffuser.

4) Sealing up the slots in the floor around the bargeboards.

Toto words -

“We had to change the structure of our team, the way we work with each other, streamline our processes and become more efficient,” 

 “And we fundamentally believe that the more efficient we are, the more performance gain that will translate to out on the circuit. So, it’s had a huge impact, but it has also provided us with the opportunity to re-evaluate our organisation. That’s why we set up Applied Science, bringing F1 know-how to many different customers, and it’s going to really play a big part in our evolving business.”