After admiring the new Ferrari F1-75 it is the turn of the Mercedes-AMG F1 W13 E Performance. In Formula 1 World Championship 2022 the silver arrow, despite the faded riders’ championship Abu Dhabiremains the car to beat if only because it has just returned from 8 consecutive constructors’ titles.
The biggest novelty concerns the duo of drivers with George Russel alongside Lewis Hamilton and the return to the classic silver livery.
From a technical point of view, the Mercedes-AMG engineers have given their interpretation of the new technical regulationwhich reported the ground effect in F1.
The Mercedes-AMG F1 W13 E Performance is a 98% new car. At the wheel of the W13 for the 2022 season are the new driver duo formed by Lewis Hamilton And George Russellwith the latter replacing Valterri Bottas in turn passed into Alfa Romeo.
The denomination “E Performance” indicates the continued close cooperation between the team and Mercedes-AMG, with the label present on all new cars AMG high-performance hybrid cars. In addition, in 2022, after two years, Mercedes-AMG abandons the black livery and goes back to the classic silver one of the Silver Arrows.
There Power Unit 2022 is based on the generation of championship-winning PUs produced by the Mercedes AMG team since 2014 and while the changes to the PU regulation for 2022 have not been as significant or noticeable as the chassis changes.
The big news in the engine lies in the regulated introduction of the fuel E10 for 2022, which is obtained by mixing the 10% ethanol with 90% fossil fuels. This is the first step that F1 will bring to use synthetic gasoline.
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