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George Russell: “It's hard to believe that races were held with these cars 70 years ago.” Halfway through the GT Sport season – Three questions for Christoph Sagemüller Elite Racing Circle: Debut of the Mercedes-AMG GT2 PRO in Asia Formula 1 George Russell drives legendary Mercedes-Benz W196 Aintree, Great Britain, 16 July 1955: Stirling Moss celebrated his first Grand Prix victory in the Mercedes-Benz W196. He was the first Briton to win the British Grand Prix. His lead over second-placed Mercedes-Benz driver Juan Manuel Fangio was just two tenths of a second. Fangio secured the Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship ahead of schedule with second place. Seventy years later, the legendary Mercedes-Benz W196 returned to Aintree Raceway...

#mercedesamg #amg #lmgt3 #24hlemans #lemans #enduranceclassic #mercedesbenz #mercedes #silverarrows Mercedes-AMG with LMGT3 to compete in the 24h Le Mans endurance classic for the first time Car designs based on the Sauber-Mercedes C9 from 1989 Christoph Sagemüller: “I am delighted that we are able to continue this history at Le Mans.” Affalterbach. Mercedes-AMG is celebrating a comeback at the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with Customer Racing Team Iron Lynx – after 26 years, the brand with the star is back at La Sarthe. Three Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 will be on the starting grid for the endurance classic from 11 to 15 June. A special design concept has been developed for the prestigious 24-hour race: The livery of the three cars is...

#mercedesamg #mercedes #amg #gtchallenge #gt3 12-hour race also kicks off the 2025 Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG the most strongly represented brand in the field with eight cars INTERFERENCE: Mercedes-AMG Team GMR presents GT3 car with a special look After a 120-day break, the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) starts the new season. The prestigious series kicks off in Bathurst, Australia, from January 30 to February 2. The prestigious Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour will provide the setting. Vehicles from nine different manufacturers are entered in the 22nd edition of the endurance classic. Six classes have been announced for the 12-hour race: Pro, Pro Am, Bronze, Silver Cup, GT4 and Invitational. Mercedes-AMG the most...

#mercedesamg #amg #mercedes #meercedesbenz #imsa Endurance classic traditionally marks the season opener of the American sports car series Five Customer Racing Teams form the AMG line-up in the GTD Pro and GTD classes Philip Ellis: “Of course, the aim is to start with a win at Daytona and to defend the title.” The 63rd edition of the Rolex 24 At Daytona will take place from 23 to 26 January. The endurance race at the Daytona International Speedway in the US state of Florida is the opening of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. For Mercedes-AMG, this marks the start of the title defence mission. The performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach won all six titles in GTD class contested in the 2024 IMSA series and...

#mercedesamg #mercedes #amg #formula1 #qatargrandprix #mercedesbenz Challenging evening at the Lusail Circuit George Russell finished P4 while Lewis Hamilton crossed the line P12. Both cars unfortunately lost positions at the start with George dropping from P1 to P3 and Lewis losing out from P6 to P9. Unfortunately, a slow stop for George on lap 24 resulted in him losing an additional three places and from there he struggled to make gains due to the shortened DRS zone despite pushing hard. Lap 35 saw a front left puncture for Lewis after running over debris on the main straight. This forced him to box on lap 36 when he also served his five second penalty for a false start. A drive through penalty was also handed to Lewis following a...

#mercedesamg #mercedes #motorsports Bernd Mayländer: 25 seasons at the wheel of the F1® Safety Car FIA Motorsport Games: medals for Mercedes-AMG in three disciplines GT World Challenge Overall: Mercedes-AMG narrows the gap in the manufacturers' standings Formula 1 How Mercedes-AMG mastered a new era of F1® 16 wins in 19 races. 701 championship points, eleven one-two victories and 18 pole positions. The 2014 Formula 1® season was a very special one. Ten years ago, a new era began in the premier class of motorsport. The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team was crowned the first Constructors‘ World Champion in Formula One®’s new hybrid era. It was the start of an unprecedented run of success, with seven Drivers' and eight Constructors' titles...

#mercedesamg #formulaone #mercedes #mercedesbenz #amg #formula1 #grandprix #mexicograndprix Solid points on Sunday in Mexico Lewis Hamilton finished P4 with George Russell P5 in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix. George lined up P5 with Lewis P6, both on the Medium tyre and through the opening corners, Lewis managed to get ahead of his team-mate. Later in that first stint, George used DRS to regain the position before both cars boxed and cycled ahead of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen who served a 20-second penalty for forcing the McLaren of Lando Norris off track in multiple incidents. Early in his second stint, it became clear that the top element on George’s front-wing had suffered damage. Despite that issue, his pace was still...

#mercedesamg #amg #mercedes #mercedesbenz #formula1 #singapore Tough evening in the Lion City George Russell finished fourth and Lewis Hamilton sixth in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. Taking position on the second row, Lewis lined up on the Soft tyre in P3 with George on the Medium compound in P4. With track position so valuable in Singapore, the team opted for the Soft compound start to try and make opening lap gains. That proved the wrong decision though with Lewis limited on the red-walled compound by overheating in his opening stint and ultimately having to stop early. That enabled George and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri to overcut once everyone switched to the Hard compound. Piastri’s pace saw him come through to take P3 whilst...

#mercedesamg #amg #mercedesbenz #formula1 #grandprix #baku #azerbaijan #petronas Podium after dramatic day in Baku George Russell finished third and Lewis Hamilton ninth in today’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. George started from P5 on the Medium tyre but suffered with rear tyre temperatures throughout his first stint. It was a similar story for Lewis who, having taken a new power unit ahead of the race, started from the pit lane on the yellow-walled compound. Both ditched the Medium tyre at the end of lap 13, swapping to the Hard compound tyre and went to the end of the race. A gentle introduction in the opening laps paid dividends in the closing stages with George amongst the fastest runners and closing on the top-four. As that group...

#mercedesamg #amg #mercedes #mercedesbenz #formula1 #grandprix Challenging afternoon at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lewis Hamilton finished P5 and George Russell P7 in today’s Italian Grand Prix. George lined up P3 and Lewis P6 at the start, both on the Medium tyre. A frantic opening lap saw George pick up front-wing damage with Lewis also having contact, although not suffering any ill effects. That left Lewis and George running P5 and P7 at the end of the opening lap. From there, the focus was on understanding how to manage the tyres without suffering from graining. After boxing to the Hard compound, with George also taking a new front-wing, both drivers evaluated the one-stop. Ultimately, both switched to the two-stop after...

#mercedesamg #mercedes #amg #mercedesbenz #formula1 #motorsports #grandprix #dutchgrandprix Challenging afternoon for the team in Zandvoort. George Russell finished P7 and Lewis Hamilton P8 in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. They lined up P4 and P14 respectively on the grid; Lewis receiving a three-place grid penalty for impeding another car in Qualifying. Both gained positions on the opening lap, with George jumping the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc for P3. Lewis meanwhile set about carving through the field and cycled through to P9 before his first stop. Once others had pitted, he had made his way up to P8. George meanwhile was undercut by Leclerc and was unable to resist the McLaren of Oscar Piastri in his middle stint...

#mercedesbenz #mercedes #formula1 #dtm #merxcedesclassic #classicmotorsport #motorsport #mercedesbenzclassic Mercedes-Benz, the oldest luxury car manufacturer in the world, has been active in motorsport for 130 years. The activities range from Formula One to rallies. This chapter of the companyʼs history is correspondingly diverse. Here is a brief summary of some of the important anniversaries and milestones. The Mercedes-Benz Group archives contain much more data, stories and photos in the expanded and restructured “Motorsport” section of the multimedia archive and research system M@RS. Link: mb4.me/mars 1899: Emil Jellinek wins the Semmering Hill Climb with a Daimler “Phoenix” (125 years ago) 1994: Klaus Ludwigʼs second DTM (German...

#mercedesbenz #mercedesamg #amg #dtm #amgcustomerracing #racing #nurburgring #2024dtm Maro Engel commences Sunday's race at the Nürburgring from pole position Mercedes-AMG drivers and teams collect essential championship points Maro Engel: "We would have liked to win on Sunday and were in the best position to do so" Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing made a promising start to the second half of the 2024 DTM season this weekend, with the fifth of the eight stops on this year's calendar scheduled for the two Performance Teams HRT and WINWARD at the Nürburgring from 16th to 18th August. Changeable weather presented the Mercedes-AMG drivers with enormous challenges. Maro Engel (GER) finished third in the rain on Saturday. On Sunday, the AMG...

#mercedesbenz #mercedesamg #mercedes #amg #gt3 #amggt3 #mercedesamggt3 #gt3edition130y #130years #130ymotorsport #motorsport #pebblebeach World premiere of the limited GT3 version at the Pebble Beach Automotive Week Highly exclusive edition also the last AMG GT3 variant with a naturally aspirated engine Traditional design elements, optimised aerodynamics, exceptional features This year, Mercedes-AMG is celebrating 130 Years of Motorsport under the sign of the three-pointed star. The chronological reference for the motor racing anniversary is the first automotive competition, which led from Paris to Rouen on 22 July 1894 and ended with a victory for the Daimler licensed engine. To mark this historic milestone, the limited Mercedes-AMG...

#mercedesamg #formula1 #mercedes #mercedesbenz #petronas Team’s podium streak continues on sweltering Sunday in Budapest Lewis Hamilton finished third and George Russell eighth in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis made it five races in a row with one of the team’s cars on the podium and took his 200th top-three finish overall in F1. Starting from P5, Lewis ran a two-stop Medium/Hard/Hard strategy. He moved up to P4 on lap one, passing the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, before completing a successful undercut on the Red Bull of Max Verstappen at the start of his second stint. He fought off the Dutchman in the closing stages, with contact between the pair at turn one fortunate not to conclude with any race-affecting damage. George...

#mercedes #mercedesbenz #classiccars #mercedesamg #amg #benz #daimler “Largest motorised garden party in the world” from 11 to 14 July 2024 Highlights from the entire motorsport history of the famous brand Elaborately restored: Original Mercedes Targa Florio racing car of 1924 Motorsport vehicles from all eras and racing series up to the current Formula One Strong presence of Mercedes-AMG 130 years of motorsport: Mercedes-Benz is celebrating this outstanding tradition at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Mercedes-Benz Heritage GmbH brings a glittering line-up of iconic racing cars from various eras. The event is known as the “largest motorised garden party in the world”. The race from Paris to Rouen on 22 July 1894 marked the birth of...

#mercedesamg #amg #mercedesamgpetronas #petronas #formula1 #f1 #grandprix Record-breaking British Grand Prix victory for Lewis Hamilton and the team at Silverstone Lewis Hamilton claimed a stunning British Grand Prix victory on Sunday at Silverstone. George Russell unfortunately was forced to retire with a water system issue. Starting from the front-row, George and Lewis led the way in the opening laps. However, a rain shower one third of the way through the Grand Prix cycled the McLarens through to the lead. That initial rain came and went before a further downpour necessitated a switch to the Intermediate tyres. With the team double-stacking, Lewis emerged in P2 with George P4. Rising Power Unit temperatures due to a water system...

#mercedesamg #mercedesbenz #mercedes #amg #dtm #amggt3 Fifth podium of the season for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 on the fourth race weekend Mercedes-AMG secures important points for the manufacturers' championship Maro Engel: “We had a great race on Sunday” Nuremberg. Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing finished on the podium once again at the DTM highlight at the Norisring. It was the fifth podium on the fourth race weekend of the current season for the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach. On his 100th DTM start, Maro Engel (GER) finished second for Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD on Sunday. In mixed weather conditions during the race weekend, the Mercedes-AMG drivers secured seven out of eight possible point-scoring results...

#mercedesamg #amg #petronas #f1 #formula1 #grandprix #mercedesbenz Second consecutive podium and P3/P4 for the team Lewis Hamilton finished third and George Russell fourth in this afternoon’s Spanish Grand Prix. The team locked out the second row and at the start, George vaulted into the lead with a superb around-the-outside move. The Red Bull of Verstappen pushed hard in the early stages and took the lead before George pitted from P2 on lap 15 for the Medium tyre. Lewis extended his first stint, something that would enable him to take the Soft tyre at his final stop as opposed to the Hard compound that George and Carlos Sainz would have to use. The pace of Lando Norris in the McLaren ultimately enabled him to leapfrog our duo, but...

#mercedes #mercedesbenz #mercedesclassics #classiccar #targafiorio #c11 #mercedesbenzclassic One of the stars taking part is the restored Mercedes 2-litre Targa Florio car from 1924 Otto Merz wins the Großer Solitude Bergpreis with Mercedes 100 years ago Racing drivers Karl Wendlinger and Bernd Schneider compete for Mercedes-Benz Engine starts of the Mercedes-Benz C 11 Group C racing car with a distinctive sound 22 and 23 June 2024: Around 400 racing and sports cars in action at the legendary circuit Almost 60 years after the races came to an end, the memories of the traditional Solitude circuit near Stuttgart are still very much alive. The Solitude Revival, which takes place every two years, especially contributes to this. On 22 and...

#mercedesamg #amg #nürburgring #mercedes #24hnürburgring #germancarforum Download: Mercedes-AMG Media Guide for the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring Photo service: All seven current car designs Christoph Sagemüller: “We've now finished on the podium three times in a row and it's time to return to the top step” Mercedes-AMG is offering a comprehensive media service for the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring in 2024. All figures and facts about the brand, the drivers and the teams are summarised in the Mercedes-AMG Media Guide. During the race, we will regularly provide the latest information and results via press information. >> Download Link Affalterbach. Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing is looking forward to the 52nd edition of the ADAC RAVENOL...