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Lewis Hamilton goes on the hunt for his eighth Formula 1 world title in a Mercedes with black paintwork. On the way there, the record world champion and his team also want to send a message to society.
As the Silver Arrows announced at the presentation of the new car on Tuesday in Brackley, England, the color should continue to set an example for the team's commitment to greater diversity and integration.
"So this topic will remain in our focus in the coming years, then we will build on the foundation that we have laid in the past few months," said Toto Wolff.
In terms of sport, the head of Mercedes motorsport sees his team facing a major challenge.
Mercedes is the favorite
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“We realign our focus every year and define the right goals.
That may sound easy, but it is damn difficult and probably the reason why there are no other sports teams with seven consecutive World Cup titles, ”emphasized Wolff.
"So much can happen and it would be natural to get used to success and therefore not fight so hard for it."
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The new car with the full name Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance is a further development of the car from the previous season.
There are changes due to new regulations in the aerodynamics, also some silver color accents in the paintwork are new.
There is also a turquoise stripe on the car and a gray rear panel with a distinctive red start number on it.
Here Mercedes modernized its design from the previous year.
Lewis Hamilton extended his contract for a year just a few weeks ago
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"The tension keeps mounting, and now I can hardly wait to take the W12 out onto the track," said the Briton Hamilton.
Test drives in Bahrain
The 36-year-old had drawn level with the previous record holder Michael Schumacher last year with his number seven title.
For the fifth year in a row, Hamilton and Finn Valtteri Bottas will also form the driver duo for the industry leader in 2021.
In the past seven years, Mercedes had won all world titles among drivers and designers.
The works team is also going into the record season starting on March 28th in Bahrain as a big favorite with 23 races currently planned.
Before that, the only official test drives are on the program in the desert state from March 12th to 14th.
The new Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E should drive Hamilton to the eighth world title
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