Formula 1 Safety Car and Medical Car show up in bright red this season

The Formula 1 Safety Car and Medical Car show up in bright red this season. The Mercedes-AMG GT R and the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Estate bear the logo of their new partner, a market leader in cyber security.

The Mercedes-AMG GT R Safety Car comes with a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine that develops 585 horsepower. It is capable of reaching a top speed of 318 km/h and runs from a standstill to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds. Meanwhile, the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Estate benefits from the presence of 510 horsepower.

“Accidents cannot be completely avoided. And this is when we see how important the work of the stewards and the dependability of the safety car and medical car are. We have two tailor-made, racetrack-tested cars in our portfolio that have proved their worth as the FIA Safety Car and FIA Medical Car. The new look also suits them extremely well,” says Philipp Schiemer, CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.

CrowdStrike has been a partner of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team since 2019. From this season, the partnership extends to the the commitment to the Mercedes safety car.

AMG Brand Ambassador and Instructor at the AMG Driving Academy Bernd Mayländer has been the FIA appointed driver of the Official Safety Car of the FIA Formula One World Championship™ since 2000.

“In all the years my safety cars have never let me down. The high race track performance thrills me over and again. I am delighted that I am continuing to drive the FIA Safety Car and in this season it will be even more interesting, not just because of the new colour”, Mayländer says.

The Formula 1 Safety Car from Mercedes-AMG along the years:

The Formula 1 Medical Car from Mercedes-AMG along the years:

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