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F1 News & Discussions => General F1 Discussion => Topic started by: Wizzo on March 09, 2008, 12:48:31 PM

Title: New Safety Cars
Post by: Wizzo on March 09, 2008, 12:48:31 PM

Mercedes' performance brand, AMG, revealed details and photos of the new F1 Safety Car and Medical Cars for the 2008 season.

The 525 BHP Safety Car, to be driven as usual by 36-year-old German pilot Bernd Maylander, is based on the newly launched SL 63 AMG roadster.

The Safety Car was last updated by Mercedes-Benz in 2006, in the form of the CLK 63 AMG.

The new model is 220 kilograms lighter than its factory counterpart, and also features better brakes, cooling, a rollover bar, some carbon fibre bodywork and numerous other racing modifications.

Mercedes also supplies the medical car which is a C63 AMG Estate. They have supplied safety and medical cars since 1996 using these models:

Safety Cars

1996: C 36 AMG (W 202)
1997-99: CLK 55 AMG (C 208)
2000: CL 55 AMG (C 215)
2001-02: SL 55 AMG (R 230)
2003: CLK 55 AMG (C 209)
2004-05: SLK 55 AMG (R 171)
2006-07: CLK 63 AMG (C 209)
2008: SL 63 AMG (R 230)

Medical Cars

1996: C 36 AMG (W 202)
1997: E 60 AMG (W 212) starting with Grand Prix in Imola (Italy)
1998-2000: C 55 AMG (S 202)
2001-03: C 32 AMG (S 203)
2004-07: C 55 AMG (S 203)
2008: C 63 AMG (S 204)

Title: Re: New Safety Cars
Post by: romephius on March 09, 2008, 01:13:55 PM

Hey Wiz, get me one of them as my tech car and I'll come work for you......

Nice Car

Rom