Mercedes has shared an emotional throwback to the 2024 British Grand Prix, where seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton secured his first victory since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The race win marked an emotional moment for the Briton as he broke a two-year drought to regain his winning form, a journey that was emotionally and physically challenging. Hamilton’s winning spree ended after he lost his potential eighth world title to Max Verstappen in the 2021 season finale under controversial circumstances.
The historic win at Silverstone was the perfect scenario Hamilton could have asked for, since it was his last home race with Mercedes, a team with which he celebrated huge success, securing six drivers’ titles and contributing to the outfit’s eight constructors’ championships starting in 2014.
Marking the return of the British GP this weekend, Mercedes uploaded photos of the iconic race weekend from last year and the celebrations that followed. The post read:
“The #BritishGP 2024? Nothing short of memories that last a lifetime. See you again this weekend, Silverstone.”
The 2025 British GP marks Mercedes’ first race without Hamilton, while the 40-year-old driver steps into Silverstone for the first time in red racing overalls.
Mercedes is celebrating the launch of the AMG GT XX concept car this weekend, and as a result, it has unveiled new racing overalls for George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The design remains unchanged, except for Mercedes-AMG’s logo, which appears in “sunset beam orange.” Additionally, the W16 F1 car will also sport an orange Mercedes logo.
Addressing the updated livery for this weekend, Mercedes said in a statement:
“It’s all to do with our celebration of the three-pointed star’s past, present, and future, as F1 gets set to celebrate its 75th anniversary, at the home of the very first F1 World Championship race in 1950.
“The future will be seen with the CONCEPT AMG GT XX, Mercedes-AMG’s pioneering technology programme, that recently launched at Mercedes-AMG’s Affalterbach headquarters with George, Kimi and Valtteri.
“A concept car that offers insight into the first series-production model based on AMG.EA high performance will be on display at Silverstone. The concept car’s eye-catching sunset beam orange livery is inspired by the revolutionary Mercedes C111 vehicles of the 1960s and 1970s.
“The sunset beam orange accents will feature on the W16 including the famous three-pointed stars on its nose and engine cover, driver overalls, and both George and Kimi will run special helmets incorporating the colour in celebration of the CONCEPT AMG GT XX launch.
“The high-voltage battery in the CONCEPT AMG GT XX is a completely new development. It benefits from all the experience from the AMG ONE and Formula 1 as well as the knowledge of the best engineers from Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach and Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) in Brixworth.”
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