What's new on Mercedes' 2021 F1 car - and what it's keeping secret
Mercedes has launched the car everyone will be aiming at (or getting beaten by...) in 2021, the W12. The team revealed plenty about the new car at its launch - including a revised livery - but it was also up front about what it's trying to keep secret until the car appears in public when testing begins. In this video Edd Straw takes a closer look at the new bits we saw, and a few that we didn't.
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I'm getting really into f1 thanks to you guys
Ao much AMG that you forget their sponsor AMD.
I love how there push the things that will count when the aro all getting dumped power train there electrics and there turbo lol mm 2022 mmmm Merc #1 still
I wander what will be the next engine in F1. I bet it'll be worse than this one.
its bull shit you got to keep a level playing field to all teams it makes it better not just one team Mercedes they need a team that will Dominate them and give them a run for their money and more
Cant wait for 2022 and see some real racing again. Mercedes just ruined the sport basically. Although they have every right too ofcourse and you cant really blame them. Its just very disapointing to see one car so far ahead. The titles dont really have much to do with racing anymore.
Outstanding
looks better in silver. bring the silver arrows back.
BOT will beat HAM in 2021, but will it be enough to win the _WDC?_
Ugh, it's rather ugly, luckily this doesn't impact the performance. It should be completely silver though.
A small correction: The minimum overall car+driver weight increased by 3 kg from last season, not 6 (746 to 749).
The sticky congo histomorphometrically scrub because kamikaze thoracically stop above a different geese. seemly, gorgeous detective
Not worth watching f1 anymore. ....imo all controls and buttons should be removed from the steering wheel......All that wheel should be able to do is steer.
The Livery WOW! It looks faster already is this another 8th victory 4 Mercedes? 10 months 2 find out!
10 months? They'll have it wrapped up by July, at least.
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if they made the amount of gains on the pu as they claim, then it does not look good for the other teams.
3:36 WHAT?!
They got two small ecm pods that knock out the electric to the car behind with unlimited ammo if you like.
There are so many things to look forward to this year (Alonso's return, Vettel at Aston, Perez at RB), it's such a shame Merc will destroy everyone again
Strip away the engine and F1 could have had a glorious era during the hybrid years. Biggest turn off in the sport/own goal inflicted on itself in recent memory.
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*ONE last push for Mercedes.* Once an "unbeatable record" is reached (8 in a row), Mercedes leaves F1 as a constructor. Staying on as an PU supplier, imo.
The most efficient run team I've seen in F1 in all my years watching the sport
I really don't like the livery
Mercedes W12 is the best car i think Lewis and Valterri will push each other to an 8th consecutive championship season gooooo Mercedes👌👌🔥🔥😍😍
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Is it just me - am I the only one who thinks these 2021 F1 cars are butt-ugly? Colin Chapman would be rolling in his grave. Aero bolloxed up all auto racing.
driving with that pillar in front of my face would drive me insane!
HAHA! "Along with his favourite team-mate". I see what you did there :-)
This car will win Lewis Hamilton his 8th title
HAM VER BOT it is for 2021
"The striking new livery," Next sentence; "still green, and black that still covers the majority of the car." Trash video you may as well just spend 5 minutes begging people to subscribe and let us mute it and look at the pictures of the stunning new livery made up of shades of Petronas green and Pandering black.
"A rather sexy looking bulge" Leave it to Mercedes to be such a tease.
Let's hope the car goes missing
2020 livery looks better
Go Hamilton
Car looks great, hope it performs as well!
Just give them the 8Th Championship tittle and move on to the next 2022 regulations... LMAO.
So the car which won on 3 wheels will be even faster
"petronas emerald green" uhhhhh that's teal-
The petronas clash too much IMO.
Wish there were more silver, like 1/4.
The red and white ruins an otherwise nice livery
Anyone here for the 10th time since yesterday from a rival F1 team?
The Livery is quite below average, if not for the AMG and some uncessary placement of sponsors, otherwise, they are not the team who relies on design over performance.
What a bs. Why should the TOP team be given less testing? Pathetic fools.
All im hoping is that mercedes don't win this season
Good luck with that. Hoping does nothing. They've had ample time and the biggest budget to produce an even better car. They'll win both championships with ease again.
pain
Airbox looks like a sunburnt balding grey haired head
The bulge in the sidepod is in a very similar place to the intake plenum. So it's quite likely that and the variable intake system are connected
Ah yes, repeat after me, Mercedes 1-2. Whatever redbull has done, I doubt it'll do the trick.
What's new? Nothing. What's secret? Mercedes still uses a bigger turbo as the other teams are allowed.
I know longevity does not seem like an f1 feature needed but , everybody will understand next season
the change merc made will not make the car faster! but should bring insane predictability in part duration! imagine longevity of big rig but scaled to f1 !
I ll be dam ! Merc implemented it! Another stupidity spirit tweak! Mm I like the choice merc made ! Good idea !
Mercedes una auténtica bestia Hamilton los va abatir a todos
By winning another title?
reversing the pick-ups for the rear suspension allows for even longer wheel base, in pursuit of the Mercedes principles of previous models. That gives more performance (instability of rear) which suits Hamilton's handling capabilities!
I am black, all lives must matter equally always ❤️
Are you, or are you just saying that?
Is the car black as part of Lewis contract to do with Black Lives Matter as the car was changed part way in last season. Mmmmmm makes one think. Did like the silver livery.
F1 took away out V8s and is apparently all for "saving the planet" yet they allow ineos here that ruins it from the ground. What a joke, where there is money to be made, there is no controversy
I hate F1 I hate everything about it from the dickheads that run the FIA to the tediousness of the racing but I do like to keep up with Mercedes
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McLaren is the team that is bound to get more competitive because of Mercedes power in the midfield. It would be great to see them fighting it out with Red Bull and Ferrari. Expecting Mika's era of McLaren this season.
I think there should be an open year as in a free rain on design and engine power unit but have a emission cap and hp cap Let the teams go wild on there cars and see what’s comes of it. You never know something grate mite happen, along with put some excitement back into F1 again
Hate to say it but this looks like another year of domination
You're absolutely right.
Thank you, fantastic video.
Bring back the Silver!
What the fuck even is this livery? It seems that not even they knew what they were going for.
Here's hoping it's a dud and we can actually go racing this season..........yyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn.
Not gonna happen.
I bet it's got flaps underneath the floor to help with aerodynamics since das is illegal It was predicted in the 90s that if AMG did f1 it would annulate all Competition!! I think having the fastest driver is imperative to developing a faster car Why doesn't BMW do F1 !?
I’d be very surprised if this doesn’t beat some of the w11’s times regardless of the downforce restrictions for this year
@J T ye defo, the time loss is supposed to be a 5-10% decrease in downforce but I think the teams will have made most of that back and the merc engine has been upgraded again
Especially at Monza, where the articles keep saying Hamilton's 2020 lap will be fastest. Why not faster again this year, with more power and a similar level, I don't see why not.
The back looks Haasy.
Mercedes will be untouchable.
Agree.
F1 really needs a Ferrari resurgence cos the only Mercedes/Hamilton wins is getting tiresome
I bet its because theres something dodgy. Like fucking DAS which they should never have been allowed to run. If someone like Renault/Alpine had brought DAS instead it would have been banned on the spot.
The only exciting thing about 2021 is, where Ferrari will end up?
Battling McLaren for 4th.
In a nutshell rinse and repeat - another season with the end result know before it even starts... and it will be even worse for 2022 simply because Merc had vastly more "free" resources to deploy to tackle new rules due to massive advantage they already enjoy. I dont even want go into completely immoral, in the current climate, LH's contract "negotiations" - there is no end to greed with some ppl. He should have taken 50% pay cut!
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Brake duct arrangement is where you can see where a team expects to be. Mercedes go for the cool air close to the surface. Red bull try to avoid debris from the car in front.
I love it, but I also hate it. I want it traditional white or traditional naked. No to black paint job, hello naked carbon fiber or if you must have paint, just one coat so you can still see the fiber weave. Black is cool & that car looks mean, in a subtle way. Could possibly find a better place to put enos, maybe a swap with Epson on the R/W endplates😍
Loving the livery, Batmobile-esque, surely that means the car must go faster!
Looks absolutely amazing
Even if they didn't change last year's car they would still be at the front cuz they have a huge advantage in terms of the car and engine. Another predictable season for sure.
the sexy bulge is the best part of the car
The white on turqouise is invisible, and the livery is pretty shit
DAS is already there
Every year the ROworldrs act like the other cars stand a chance. The only thing that's gonna beat a Mercedes F1 car is the second Merc in the race
@Diana Maioru 3rd to 6th in general terms. A great improvement on the shambles of last year, is my prediction.
Then, I think the “Green Mercedes” at Aston Martin and customer team McLaren have a genuine advantage to the rest of the grid (excluding Mercedes themselves) because they’re powered by Merc PU. Should be interesting to see what that does to the upper midfield. Vettel could be trying to make it to a few podiums this year. Another big question mark is what Ferrari will be like this year?
James Allison is Best👍👍
They aren't hiding what they've developed but what they haven't figured out yet 😂😂😂😂 HONDA WILL OWN THEIR ASS BIG TIME THIS YEAR.wait and watch
No they won't. Honda might bring a power parity, but watch their engines go up in smoke too many times. Merc will also have race longevity, while others will have to conserve more fuel to get to the finish.
The wing mirror comparison at 2:55 dos NOT match the mirrors on the car presented, see 3:39 and you can clearly see thy are the right angle of last years car........ So do we believe the car presented or the digital representations circulated??
Ugly livery
I know we all want closer racing/championships but boy, you just cant be not impressed by mercedes finding performance every single year while already beeing the best... I doubt this season will be any different
You didnt mention their sick new underglow
Probably the only thing to stop us hearing ‘get in there Lewis’ every weekend, is some sort of unreliability with the new PU. That never happens though. Hamilton hasn’t had a DNF in so long.
@J T I think so. He's a lucky boy.
@Richard S You're right, it was. Was that the last one?
@J T 2018 I think it was?
Austria 2019?
AMG! AMG! A. M. G. !!!!
the livery is trash
Bottas needs to go away and eat porridge
There isn't enough in the world to give Bottas the final enhancement he requires to beat Hamilton. If Bottas could somehow find another tenth of a second a lap, he would have it in him, but alas, he's reached his ceiling.
No one: Mercedes livery: *AMG AMG AMG AMG AMG AMG AMG AMG AMG AMG*
I like it how the AMG and AMD logos sit side by side
Im not sure if this is an AMG sponsored car. Can someone please clarify????