Mercedes F1 W04

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Mercedes F1 W04

Lewis Hamilton in the W04 during the pre-season tests in Barcelona

Constructor: GermanyGermany Mercedes
Designer: Aldo Costa
Predecessor: Mercedes F1 W03
Successor: Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid
Technical specifications
Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108F , V8 engine
Weight: 642 kg (including driver and ballast)
Tires: Pirelli
Petrol: Petronas
statistics
Driver: 9. Nico Rosberg 10. Lewis HamiltonGermanyGermany 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
First start: 2013 Australian Grand Prix
Last start: 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR
19th 3 8th 1
World Cup points: 360
Podiums: 9
Leadership laps: 170 over 707.056 km
Status: end of season 2013
Template: Infobox racing car / maintenance / old parameters

The Mercedes F1 W04 is the Formula 1 - racing cars from Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team for the Formula 1 2013 season . It is the fifth Mercedes Formula 1 car. The car was presented on February 4, 2013 at the Circuito de Jerez .

Technology and development

The Mercedes F1 W04 is the successor to the Mercedes F1 W03 . The car hides the "nose hump" through the newly introduced vanity panel . The car developed by Aldo Costa is powered by a V8 engine called Mercedes-Benz FO 108F with a displacement of 2.4 liters, which develops an output of around 550 kW (≈750 hp). The KERS is an in-house development by Mercedes and the tires are provided by the standard supplier Pirelli .

Like all Formula 1 vehicles of the 2013 season, the W04 is equipped with KERS and DRS .

The Mercedes F1 W04 represents a further development of the previous year's model. The side pods are clearly undercut, on the edge of the cockpit there are horizontal fins at the height of the exterior mirrors. The air inlet above the cockpit has been made smaller, there is a small slot in the side box right next to the pilot. In the central area of ​​the rear wing there is a new mechanism for activating the DRS , apparently the wing is not opened by a cable, but by a lever. The exhaust with the Coandă effect has also been redesigned.

Painting and sponsorship

The Mercedes F1 W04 is predominantly painted in silver , based on the Mercedes Silver Arrows . The side pods and parts of the front and rear wing are painted cyan because of the main sponsor Petronas . In addition to stickers from Daimler AG (with the Mercedes-Benz brand ), advertising logos from Allianz , BlackBerry , Isofotón , MIG Bank , Monster Energy , Pirelli, Puma , spg and IWC Schaffhausen are attached to the vehicle.

driver

Nico Rosberg stayed with Mercedes. His new teammate was Lewis Hamilton , who came into the team as successor to Michael Schumacher . Sam Bird , Brendon Hartley and Anthony Davidson are used as test drivers .

Results

driver No. 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th Points rank
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GermanyGermany N. Rosberg 09 DNF 4th DNF 9 6th 1 5 1 9 19 * 4th 6th 4th 7th 8th 2 3 9 5
United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Hamilton 10 5 3 3 5 12 4th 3 4th 5 1 3 9 5 5 DNF 6th 7th 4th 9
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Mercedes F1 W04  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Mercedes F1 W04: The sharpened silver arrow. Motorsport-Total.com, February 4, 2013, accessed February 6, 2013 .
  2. ^ F1 W04: Aerodynamically "a good step". Motorsport-Total.com, February 4, 2013, accessed February 22, 2013 .
  3. partner. Mercedes-AMG-F1.com, accessed February 6, 2012 .