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Over the past five years, the Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 team has been enjoying some of its best seasons. The German carmaker has won the constructors' title every single time since 2014, closing in on the record Ferrari run of the early 2000s. And now they’re going for the sixth, with the help of this year’s racer.
Officially called Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+, the car successfully took the team’s two drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, past the finish line in first place in 11 of the 16 races so far, making the Germans the dominating team of the season once again.
Formula 1 fans could undoubtedly pick the W10 out of a lineup with ease, but how many of them could do so if they were asked to pick the car just by looking at its bottom?
Thanks to Formula 1, we now have the chance to answer that question and at the same time get a glimpse of how a Formula 1 car looks like when seen from beneath.
In this case, we're talking about the W10 driven by Hamilton in Hungary in August. The most prominent element of the underside – in fact, the only thing standing out – is the car’s skid block, the mandatory piece of equipment introduced as part of the safety revisions following Ayrton Senna’s death in 1994.
Made of a special material that does not restrict airflow, the skid block is there to cap the ride height of the car and act as a telltale sign of somebody trying to dodge regulations.
Other than that, the car looks smooth as a mirror, and chances are that without any other indication one would have a very difficult time picking the W10 from a lineup of other Formula 1 racers.
You can see the Mercedes AMG F1 W10 in action - this time right side up - at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan this Sunday.
Formula 1 fans could undoubtedly pick the W10 out of a lineup with ease, but how many of them could do so if they were asked to pick the car just by looking at its bottom?
Thanks to Formula 1, we now have the chance to answer that question and at the same time get a glimpse of how a Formula 1 car looks like when seen from beneath.
In this case, we're talking about the W10 driven by Hamilton in Hungary in August. The most prominent element of the underside – in fact, the only thing standing out – is the car’s skid block, the mandatory piece of equipment introduced as part of the safety revisions following Ayrton Senna’s death in 1994.
Made of a special material that does not restrict airflow, the skid block is there to cap the ride height of the car and act as a telltale sign of somebody trying to dodge regulations.
Other than that, the car looks smooth as a mirror, and chances are that without any other indication one would have a very difficult time picking the W10 from a lineup of other Formula 1 racers.
You can see the Mercedes AMG F1 W10 in action - this time right side up - at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan this Sunday.
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