Mercedes presented its new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season, the first with the new technical rules that will try to reduce dirty air to benefit the number of overtaking and battles on the track.
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Brackely’s team unveiled the look of their new car, with which they will be aiming for their ninth consecutive constructors’ title, something no team has done in the previous 72 seasons of Formula 1 history.
The Germans will have a new duo of drivers, made up of Lewis Hamilton, seven-time world champion and who will face his tenth year in silver, and George Russell, who debuts with the star at just 24 years old.
Mercedes, after a presentation event at its factory, traveled to the Silverstone track to put the machine defending the world title on the track for the first time. On a filming day , the W13 savored what it was like to be on the asphalt to check that all the redesigned elements were in the right place.
The Germans had at their disposal a total of 100 kilometers of filming, which is equivalent to 17 complete turns on the British track. A single day earlier, their main rivals, with whom they had been battling all season, also tested their weapon for 2022, as Red Bull, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, came out on the same stage to debut the RB18 .
