F1 Safety Car
F1 Safety Car
The 2010 Formula 1 season marked the debut of the Mercedes SLS F1 Safety Car. The 571-horsepower car was first seen by the public at the first Grand Prix of the season at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Mercedes SLS F1 Safety Car presents itself as the most breathtaking and powerful Safety Car of all time. It replaces the Mercedes SL63 which was used during the two previous years.
Mercedes AMG’s CEO Volker Mornhinweg was proud to announce that the new Mercedes SLS AMG was the official F1 Safety Car. He was very enthusiastic for all the Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes AMG fans as they will be able to see the gullwing model together with the new Mercedes GP Petronas Team in the F1 circuirts.
F1 Safety Car
The Mercedes SLS F1 Safety Car is deployed whenever problematic situations such as bad weather or even accidents endanger normal racing. The car, piloted by German pilot Bernd Mayländer, will be on standby in the pit lane throughout the entire race. The pilot and his British co-driver, Pete Tibbetts from the FIA, will take it tο the track at the head of the field in order to guide the Formula 1 cars safely around the circuit when necessary.
Interestingly, the7 tailpipe is the only mechanical change made to the Mercedes SLS to bring it up to F1 Safety Car specs. Mercedes left everything else on the car, including the engine, suspension and carbon-ceramic brakes. You will still be able to tell the difference between the Mercedes SLS F1 Safety Car and a standard Mercedes SLS though, because of the carbon fiber hood with front-mounted camera, rear number plate with a camera and an aerodynamically optimized roof light bar.
