about : safe car in F1 race

Mercedes has always been the exclusive supplier of Safety Cars for the F1 series. The factory recently announced the new Safety Cars and medical vehicles that will be used in the 2008 F1 competition. These new cars will be officially put into use at the Australian Grand Prix on March 16.

The safety car’s mission on the track is not unimportant.

The safety car’s task is to guide the car that is in the lead at the time and control the speed of all vehicles. When the safety car is on the field, all drivers must maintain their current ranking and cannot overtake. The last thing to mention is that the distance the Safety Car travels around the field is also counted in the official competition distance. Compared with CART and IRL in North America, the opportunities for Safety Cars to appear in F1 races are much less.

F1’s new safety car SL63 AMG was developed from civilian cars and was unveiled at the recent Geneva Motor Show.

However, everyone still has the opportunity to see the Safety Car occasionally before the start of the race or during the race. When the conference decides to send out the Safety Car, the reason must be that the condition of the track is no longer suitable for racing. For example, it suddenly rains during the race (but the vehicle has not yet been put on rain tires and the organizer deems it necessary to control the driver's racing speed), or a vehicle collision occurs on a certain section of the track and the venue needs to be cleared. However, this accident is not serious enough to issue a red flag (suspension of the game). At this time, the conference will issue a yellow flag and send the Safety Car to play.

The SL63 AMG uses AMG's new 6.3-liter V8 engine with a maximum horsepower of 525 horsepower. It only takes 4.6 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100 kilometers per hour, which is 0.1 second faster than the old version.

In the past, the Safety Car was modified from the Mercedes SL55 AMG. This car is equipped with a 5.5-liter V8 KOMPRESSOR supercharger, with 476 horsepower and 71.4kgm of torque, which can achieve 0-100km/h in 4.7 seconds. h acceleration performance, and accelerated to 200km/h in a short time of 16.1 seconds. It doesn't seem as bad as its appearance.

Leading the F1 car forward is not an easy job. The current Safety Car driver is Bernd Maylainder, who is a competition driver in the Porsche Supercup series. Who else was sitting on the Safety Car? There is an FIA certified observer and FIA medical representative.

The interior of F1’s new safety car SL63 AMG has also been modified to meet the needs of the race.

It is reported that F1’s new safety car SL63 AMG was developed from civilian cars and was unveiled at the recent Geneva Motor Show. The SL63 AMG uses AMG's new 6.2-liter V8 engine with a maximum horsepower of 525 horsepower. It only takes 4.6 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100 kilometers per hour, which is 0.1 seconds faster than the old version. The newly developed AMG exhaust system uses a larger diameter exhaust pipe and a new rear muffler to ensure smoother air intake for the 6.3-liter naturally aspirated engine.

The new medical vehicle for the 2008 F1 race uses the C63 AMG station wagon version, which will be officially put into use at the Australian Grand Prix on March 16.

In terms of transmission system, the SL63 AMG adopts AMG’s newly developed 7-speed quick-shift gearbox, which shifts gears in just 100 ms. Combined with the 3-stage ESP system and rear axle differential, it can ensure the vehicle has the best controllability in extreme weather conditions. In addition, the most notable features of the new car include 19-inch ultra-light alloy wheels at the front and rear, as well as high-performance Bridgestone tires with 255/35 front and 285/30 rear, which are said to be the top "running shoes" developed from F1 tires. ”. As for the medical vehicle, C63 AMG is used.