Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com Autoblog http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Mercedes-Petronas AMG W04 launched to little fanfare, lots of pressure [w/video]]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/05/mercedes-petronas-amg-w04-launched-to-little-fanfare-lot-of-pre/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/05/mercedes-petronas-amg-w04-launched-to-little-fanfare-lot-of-pre/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/05/mercedes-petronas-amg-w04-launched-to-little-fanfare-lot-of-pre/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Mercedes-Petronas AMG W04 launch

No indoor cocktail hour for the launch of the W04, the newest chassis built by the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team. Instead, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton spent a morning in photo and video sessions at the track in Jerez, Spain then paused a moment to introduce the car. The team will want the W04 to demonstrate the World Championship credentials of the team personnel and one of the team drivers, instead of the mostly humble performances we've seen over the past three years.

The W04 has been fitted with a new five-element front wing, pushrod front and pull-rod rear suspension, a second-generation Coanda exhaust and an "aggressively packaged" rear end. A small vanity panel, à la Infiniti Red Bull's RB9, covers the stepped nose.

Team principal Ross Brawn has called it "a clear step forward in design and detail sophistication," but as much as we truly respect Brawn's abilities and achievements, we heard him say similar things about the updated W03 last year before almost every race weekend from about mid-season. We really hope he's right this time, and so does the team's newest driver, Lewis Hamilton. We'll do our best to ignore the parallels of the Mercedes F1 team having signed a sponsorship deal with Blackberry, another company trying to find its way back to the top and still struggling, and just point you to the video below of the W04 in action.

Continue reading Mercedes-Petronas AMG W04 launched to little fanfare, lots of pressure [w/video]

Mercedes-Petronas AMG W04 launched to little fanfare, lots of pressure [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amgf1formula onelewis hamiltonmercedes amg petronasmercedes amg petronas w04mercedes-benzmercedes-benz amgnico rosbergpetronasw04wo4Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:00:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/20448037/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2013/02/05/mercedes-petronas-amg-w04-launched-to-little-fanfare-lot-of-pre/20448037/article-detail.xml 20448037 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/mercedesamgf1w04_thumbnail.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/mercedesamgf1w04.jpg <![CDATA[Mercedes GP Petronas unveils 2010 F1 livery]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/25/mercedes-gp-unveils-2010-f1-livery/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/25/mercedes-gp-unveils-2010-f1-livery/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/25/mercedes-gp-unveils-2010-f1-livery/#commentsFiled under: , ,


2010 Mercedes GP Petronas livery - click above for high-res gallery

While many parents get their baby's first set of booties dipped in bronze, Mercedes GP Petronas have gone and dipped their whole new baby in silver. After taking over the Formula One championship-winning Brawn GP team at the end of the 2009 season, Mercedes-Benz renamed the team and got to work on a 2010 car. While that new MGP W01 won't be officially unveiled until testing at Valencia begins, the team has just shown off the car's new livery on the '09 car.

The new color scheme debuted at a special event held at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, and will show up on the new car February 1 in Valencia. The new liquid metal hue recalls the classic Silver Arrows grand prix cars of Mercedes and Auto Union from Germany's glory days of racing. And hard as it is to believe, it's been 55 years since Mercedes had its own racing team.

The MGP W01 will be piloted by Nico Rosberg and some guy named Mike during the 2010 season. Seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher will of course be rejoining team boss Ross Brawn, reviving a partnership that resulted in seven World Championship trophies for Schumi before his retirement in 2006.



Gallery: 2010 Mercedes GP Petronas livery


[Source: Autosport | Images: Mercedes-Benz]

Mercedes GP Petronas unveils 2010 F1 livery originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2010 Mercedes GP Petronas2010 Mercedes GP Petronas W012010 mercedes-benz2010 MGP W012010Mercedes-benz2010MercedesGpPetronas2010MercedesGpPetronasW012010MgpW01brawnBrawn GPBrawnGpF1formula 1formula oneFormula1FormulaOneliveryMercedes GPMercedes GP PetronasMercedes GP Petronas W01mercedes-benzMercedesGpMercedesGpPetronasMercedesGpPetronasW01MGP W01MgpW01michael schumacherMichaelSchumacherNico RosbergNicoRosbergpetronasRoss BrawnRossBrawnschumacherW01Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:29:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/19330051/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2010/01/25/mercedes-gp-unveils-2010-f1-livery/19330051/article-detail.xml 19330051 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/2010mgpw01livery---opt_thumbnail.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/2010mgpw01livery---opt.jpg -1 2