After being crowned world champions for the eighth consecutive time, a record that the other teams view with suspicion, Mercedes begins its journey in 2022 with a completely renovated and daring single-seater within the legal framework that governs the new regulations.
Formula 1 has not known a different winner in the constructors’ championship since the hybrid era began in the premier category of motorsport back in 2014: Mercedes.
Those commanded by Toto Wolff have been unbeatable since then, amassing an unstoppable streak that those from Brackley intend to extend over time with the presentation of their new single-seater. The W13 comes to represent the yearning of the Germans for continue to reign even though everything changesthus remaining impassive in the face of adversity.
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The controversial end of last season in Abu Dhabi, with which Mercedes was dissatisfied after the decisions made by Michael Massi but without appealing the refusal of the FIA, it has concluded with the dismissal of the Australian less than a week before the start of the pre-season tests at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Thirst for revenge
Leading all but the last lap of a race took a toll on the morale of a Lewis Hamilton who recently returned from voluntary exile after 56 days away from social media. The #44, at 37 years oldwill be the spearhead of a project that aspires to be a winner, being only younger than Fernando Alonso on the entire grid.
By your side you will have George Russell, a driver in the Mercedes young talent program who will officially make the jump to the first team after spending three years at Williams. The British will seek to repeat the great performance that he showed in Sakhir by replacing his new teammate, when only several mechanical setbacks in a chain separated him from his first victory in Formula 1.
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Faced with the imminent freezing of the power units, Mercedes is confident that it will continue to be benchmark in top speed against possible rivals that may arise along the way thanks to a regulation designed to level the level of all the teams, once again beating a record that is only within their reach.