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Sav
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AMG unveils new safety car and medical car... Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:20 pm |
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| Ayrton Senna |
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Mercedes Benz has unveiled the new safety and medical cars that will be used during the 2008 Formula One season: http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/65517
Good choice of cars by Merc, the C63 AMG Estate is a no brainer (bloody fast, spacious, safe, practical and quite compact - replacing the C55 AMG Estate). I can see why Merc picked the SL63 AMG, a mightly fast car - quicker than the old CLK63 AMG F1 safety car but not too big like the CL63 AMG.
Mind you, Merc could have used the SL65 AMG - 612 bhp and 738 ib/lt of torque! ![[eek]](http://www.motorstv.com/en/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif "Shocked")  _________________ 
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Matt865
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:31 pm |
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It is a mighty piece of kit
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Sav
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:38 pm |
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| Ayrton Senna |
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Indeed, bet it sounds fantastic  _________________
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Matt865
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:44 pm |
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Wait till silverstone to here it 
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Sav
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:45 pm |
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| Ayrton Senna |
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Well you better had hope an incident happens then!  _________________
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Matt865
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:46 pm |
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There's always GP2
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Sav
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:47 pm |
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| Ayrton Senna |
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"Matt865" wrote: There's always GP2 Good point, that's a definite then... ![[lol]](http://www.motorstv.com/en/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif "LOL") _________________
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:01 pm |
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And remember I predicted a few months ago, that a spectator will run out onto the track. That might be Silverstone again like in 2003 ![[!!!!]](http://www.motorstv.com/en/images/smilies/icon_exclaim.gif "Exclaim") _________________ 22Lewis Hamilton
23Heikki Kovalainen
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:25 pm |
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"McLarenFan" wrote: And remember I predicted a few months ago, that a spectator will run out onto the track. That might be Silverstone again like in 2003 It has carbon ceramic brakes to slow down! _________________
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McLarenFan
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:50 pm |
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It's OK, it may not have to. _________________ 22Lewis Hamilton
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Sav
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:44 pm |
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:13 am |
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the Formula one cars are gonna be screwed in the wet now _________________ 
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Sav
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Re: AMG unveils new safety car and medical car...Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:51 am |
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"Scuderia-Ferrari_Wileman" wrote: the Formula one cars are gonna be screwed in the wet now Kind of true, but remember the safety car is rear wheel drive too.
The history of Mercedes-Benz safety cars and medical cars in F1:
Safety cars:
1996: C 36 AMG (W 202)
1997: CLK 55 AMG (C 20
2000: CL 55 AMG (C 215)
2001: SL 55 AMG (R 230)
2003: CLK 55 AMG (C 209)
2004: SLK 55 AMG (R 171)
2006: CLK 63 AMG (C 209)
2008: SL 63 AMG (R 230)
Medical cars:
1996: C 36 AMG (W 202)
1997: E 60 AMG (W 212) starting with Grand Prix in Imola (Italy)
1998: C 55 AMG (S 202)
2001: C 32 AMG (S 203)
2004: C 55 AMG (S 203)
2008: C 63 AMG (S 204)
As early as 1984, an AMG E-Class Coupé with V8 engine was used occasionally as the Medical Car too. _________________
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