Mercedes-AMG has presented the new colors of its GT R safety car and C63 S Estate medical car for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The two cars feature a new red paintwork, corresponding to the Affalterbach brand’s signature color, and display the name of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team partner CrowdStrike.
Sharing the safety tasks with the Aston
Martin Vantage safety car, which will hit the track at the season opener on
March 28 at the Gulf Bahrain Grand Prix, the GT R will debut on April 18, at
the second round of the F1 World Championship in Imola, with AMG’s Brand
Ambassador and Driving Academy instructor Bernd Maylander at the helm.
The GT R, which features the AMG Track
Package with roll-over protection and ceramic brakes, has no mechanical
changes. Thus, the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 still produces 577 HP, allowing it to hit 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds from a standstill and
reach a maximum speed of 318 km/h.
With Alan van der Merwe behind the wheel,
the C63 S Estate medical car will carry medics to the scene of an accident as
quickly as possible. It retains the stock engine, producing 503 HP, and has the optional ceramic brakes and four individual racing seats
inside with four-point seat belts. In addition to the carbon fiber roof light
bar, both cars have two additional screens inside, one that broadcasts the race
and a second one that shows the current track position of the racers on a graphic.
