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Ahead of the start of the 2022 season, Mercedes has revealed the stunning new Formula 1 Safety Car and Medical Car!
The new 2022 Fromula 1 Safety Car will be the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, while the Medical Car will be the Mercedes‑AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+. The two cars are the most powerful variants ever of these two vehicles.
CEO of Mercedes‑AMG GmbH Philipp Schiemer gave his comments on the announcement.
“Recent years have seen Mercedes-AMG celebrate a huge number of amazing successes in the FIA Formula One World Championship,” Schiemer said.
“Eight constructors’ titles and seven drivers’ titles in the last eight years speak emphatically for themselves.
“Added to that is the extensive and widespread transfer of technology and image from this greatest of all motorsport stages and our series-production vehicles.
“Motorsport means so much to us, as does the best possible level of safety. There was absolutely no question that, after more than 25 years, we would extend our commitment as the provider of the safety car and medical car – with two absolutely outstanding vehicles from our line-up,” he concluded.
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Head of Motorsport of Mercedes-AMG GmbH Christoph Sagemüller emphasized the history of Mercedes providing F1 with these important vehicles.
“Since 1996 – that’s every single year for more than a quarter of a century – Mercedes-AMG has been supplying the vehicles Formula 1 needs in emergencies,” Sagemüller said.
“In their role as Official F1 Safety Car, our performance vehicles have been safely leading the Formula 1 field around the track when called upon in bad weather or in the event of an incident. When needed, our Official F1 Medical Car is on the spot as quickly as possible.
“To ensure this, we have upped the ante even further for the 2022 season with our most powerful models to-date, the AMG GT Black Series and the AMG GT 63 S.
“What’s more, their on-track performance displays their unfiltered motorsport DNA more than any of their predecessors.
“As always, of course, I nevertheless hope that these vehicles are called upon for support as little as possible”, he concluded.
And, finally, Bernd Mayländer, who has been driving the F1 Safety Car since 2000, said he is pleased to be driving the new machines.
“I’m so happy that I will once again be at the wheel of the Formula 1 safety car for the 2022 season,” Mayländer said.
“And I’m especially pleased that this year it’s a Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series. I’ve already had the chance to test this amazing vehicle many times and I’m simply blown away by how close it is to a thoroughbred race car.
“It really is a major step compared to last year’s GT R – which was already at an extremely high level.
“To have a workplace like this in the name of safety is a dream come true,” he concluded.
