Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid

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Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid

Nico Rosberg at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

Constructor: GermanyGermany Mercedes
Designer: Aldo Costa
Predecessor: Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid
Successor: Mercedes F1 W08 EQ Power +
Technical specifications
Engine: Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid
Weight: 702 kg (including driver)
Tires: Pirelli
Petrol: Petronas
statistics
Driver: United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Nico Rosberg
GermanyGermany 
First start: 2016 Australian Grand Prix
Last start: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016
Starts Victories Poles SR
21st 19th 20th 8th
World Cup points: 765
Podiums: 33
Leadership laps: 1054 over 5385.9 km
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The Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid is the Formula 1 - racing cars from Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team for the Formula 1 World Championship 2016 . It is the eighth Mercedes Formula 1 car. The car was presented to the public for the first time on February 21, 2016 via Twitter . The first videos of the vehicle could already be seen on February 19, 2016, when it was used for a few laps as part of a film day in Silverstone .

Technology and development

The F1 W07 Hybrid is the successor to the Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid and a further development of the model. The biggest visual difference between the vehicles is the airbox above the driver's helmet, which is significantly wider than on the previous model.

The F1 W07 Hybrid is powered by the Mercedes-Benz PU106C Hybrid , a 1.6-liter V6 engine with a turbocharger .

Painting and sponsorship

The Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid is predominantly silver-colored , 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 , the upper part of the engine cover, the rear part of the side pods and the side panels of the rear wing are black. In addition to stickers from Daimler AG (with the Mercedes-Benz brand ), advertising lettering from Epson , Hugo Boss and Pirelli is attached to the vehicle.

driver

Mercedes competed again in the 2016 season with drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg . Test drivers were the Manor -Pilot Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon , the first the DTM denied and was in the second half of the season team-mate Wehrlein at Manor.

2016 season

As with the two previous models, the F1 W07 Hybrid was also superior to all other vehicles in the field. Hamilton and Rosberg achieved 20 pole positions and 19 victories in the 21 races of the season , eight of which were a one-two. Only the two races in Spain , where both collided and eliminated on the first lap, and in Malaysia , where Rosberg fell far behind after a collision with Sebastian Vettel in the first corner and Hamilton suffered an engine failure while in the lead, Mercedes could not win.

In addition, the drivers drove the fastest race lap eight times . Mercedes won the Constructors' World Championship early at the Japanese Grand Prix , the 17th race. In the last race of the season, Rosberg secured his only drivers' championship title with a second place, Hamilton was vice world champion five points behind.

With 765 World Championship points in one season, Mercedes set a new record in the Formula 1 World Championship with the W07 Hybrid.

Results

driver No. 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st Points rank
Formula 1 World Championship 2016 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 765 1.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Hamilton 44 2 3 7th 2 DNF 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 DNF 3 1 1 1 1
GermanyGermany N. Rosberg 6th 1 1 1 1 DNF 7th 5 1 4th 3 2 4th 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2
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 W07 Hybrid  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Dominik Sharaf: Mercedes presents the F1 W07 Hybrid: Fast becomes reliable. Motorsport-Total.com, February 21, 2016, accessed February 21, 2016 .
  2. Norman Fischer: Mercedes is making its first exit with the F1 W07 Hybrid. Motorsport-Total.com, February 19, 2016, accessed February 21, 2016 .