Mercedes MGP W01
Constructor: | Mercedes GP | ||||||||
Designer: | Kevin Taylor | ||||||||
Predecessor: | Brawn BGP 001 | ||||||||
Successor: | Mercedes MGP W02 | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
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Engine: | Mercedes-Benz FO 108X 2.4 l V8 | ||||||||
Length: | 4890 mm | ||||||||
Width: | 1800 mm | ||||||||
Height: | 900 mm | ||||||||
Wheelbase: | 3285 mm | ||||||||
Weight: | 620 kg (including driver) | ||||||||
Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
Driver: | 3. Michael Schumacher 4. Nico Rosberg |
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First start: | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last start: | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 | ||||||||
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World Cup points: | 214 | ||||||||
Podiums: | 3 | ||||||||
Leadership laps: | 17 over 92.667 km | ||||||||
Status: end of season 2010 |
The Mercedes MGP W01 was the Formula 1 racing car of the Mercedes GP team in the 2010 season . The car designed by Loïc Bigois , John Owen and Ross Brawn was the first car designed by Mercedes in Formula 1 since the Mercedes-Benz W 196 of 1954 and 1955 . The car was powered by a 2.4-liter V8 engine from the manufacturer Mercedes-Benz HPE from Brixworth, UK, named Mercedes-Benz FO108X .
The design (at BGP 001 ) was presented to the public on January 25, 2010 in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart . The actual vehicle was first seen on February 1, 2010 during test drives in Valencia .
Painting and sponsorship
The Mercedes MGP W01 was predominantly silver-colored based on the Mercedes Silver Arrows . The side pods and parts of the front and rear wing were painted cyan because of the main sponsor Petronas , the nose and parts of the engine cover were black. There were silver stickers from Daimler AG (with the Mercedes-Benz brand ) and advertising lettering from Aabar Investments , Autonomy , Bridgestone , Deutsche Post AG and MIG Bank on the vehicle.
driver
The drivers in the Mercedes MGP W01 were Michael Schumacher , who last contested a Formula 1 race at the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix and had actually already ended his career in Formula 1 afterwards, and Nico Rosberg , who had worked for the Williams four seasons before -Team drove.
The test and reserve driver was Nick Heidfeld , who had competed for BMW Sauber F1 the previous year . However, towards the middle of the season, Heidfeld was released to switch to the tire manufacturer Pirelli as a test driver .
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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Formula 1 season 2010 | 214 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Schumacher | 3 | 6th | 10 | DNF | 10 | 4th | 12 | 4th | 11 | 15th | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7th | 9 | 13 | 6th | 4th | 7th | DNF | ||
N. Rosberg | 4th | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7th | 5 | 6th | 10 | 3 | 8th | DNF | 6th | 5 | 5 | 17 * | DNF | 6th | 4th |
Legend | ||
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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 |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
gallery
Michael Schumacher with the Mercedes MGP W01 in Jerez 2010
Michael Schumacher at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher during qualifying in Malaysia 2010
Michael Schumacher at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg in Jerez 2010
Mercedes MGP W01 and Sauber-Mercedes-Benz C291
( Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz , Ladenburg )Deconstructed Mercedes MGP W01
(Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands )
literature
- Sabine Kehm (Ed.): MSC - The career of Michael Schumacher, told based on his racing cars. (= Official book for the Michael Schumacher Private Collection ). Offizin Scheufele, Stuttgart 2018, pp. 110–111.
Web links
- Mercedes MGP W01 . In: mercedesamgf1.com
- Mercedes MGP W01 . In: f1technical.net (English)
- Mercedes MGP W01 . In: conceptcarz.com (English)
- Mercedes MGP W01 . In: statsf1.com
Individual evidence
Vehicle class | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | ||||||||||||||||
6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | |
Compact class | W 15 (type 170) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 23 (type 130) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 30 (type 150) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 28 (type 170 H) | |||||||||||||||||||
Middle class | W 02 (type Stuttgart 200) | W 136 / W 149 (types 170 V / 200 V) | |||||||||||||||||
W 11 (type Stuttgart 260) | W 143 (type 230 n) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 21 (type 200/230) | W 153 (type 230) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 138 (type 260 D) | |||||||||||||||||||
upper middle class | W 03 / W 04 / W 05 (types 300/320/350) | W 18 (type 290) | |||||||||||||||||
W 10 / W 19 (types 350/370/380) | W 142 (type 320) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Upper class | Type 400 & Type 630 | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 (types 500 K / 540 K / 580 K) | |||||||||||||||||
W 08 (type Nürburg 460/460 K / 500 / type 500 N) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 07 / W 150 (types 770/770 K) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sports car | Model K | ||||||||||||||||||
W 06 (type S / SS / SSK / SSKL) | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 | ||||||||||||||||||
Off-road vehicle | W 103 (type G1) | W 31 (type G4) | |||||||||||||||||
W 133 III (type 170 VG) / W 139 (type 170 VL) / W 152 (type G5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Vans | L 3/4 | L 1000 Express | L 301 | ||||||||||||||||
L 300 |