Mercedes-AMG: Project One with F1 engine 🎥
FUTURE What does a Formula 1 world champion do after a successful season? He stays true to his enthusiasm for Formula 1 technology and jumps straight into the Mercedes-AMG Project One test vehicle. For the filming, Lewis Hamilton drove a strikingly camouflaged development carrier. Lewis Hamilton tests the current project status in the new marketing campaign "After work" and brings [...]
For the filming, Lewis Hamilton drove a conspicuously camouflaged development vehicle.
Lewis Hamilton tests the current project status in the new "After work" marketing campaign and contributes his expertise from the top class of motorsport to the final development phase of the hypercar. Mercedes-AMG plans to go electric in 2021.
The two-seater super sports car brings Formula 1 hybrid technology almost one-to-one from the race track to the road for the first time. In addition, further electrified models and the new AMG technology label E Performance will be launched.
The next stage to release for the road
Lewis Hamilton: "I still can hardly believe that there will soon be a hypercar with a Formula 1 engine. We won the world championship with the engine in 2015, and I supported its development for a long time. The development of Project Oone is a big challenge that we have taken on as a team and now we are igniting the next stage for road release. The special camouflage also gives a first glimpse of our electrified powertrain future."
Efficiency and breathtaking driving experience
Project One raises the bar for what is currently technically feasible to a new level. The complex development is being carried out in close cooperation with the Formula 1 experts at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth, England, and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team in Brackley.
1000 hp and 350 km/h top speed
The hybrid power unit and electrified front axle provide a fascinating blend of performance and efficiency. With over 740 kW (1000 hp) of system power and a top speed of more than 350 km/h, this hypercar drives exactly as it looks. Namely, damn fast.
The high-performance plug-in hybrid drive comprises an intelligently networked unit consisting of an internal combustion engine and a total of four electric motors, two of which drive the front wheels, thus enabling variable all-wheel drive.
Engine comes from a Formula 1 race car
The 1.6-liter V6 hybrid gasoline engine with direct injection and electrically assisted single turbocharging comes from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1. The four overhead camshafts are driven by spur gears.
Installed in mid-engine position in front of the rear axle, the combustion engine effortlessly revs up to 11,000 rpm. However, for longer durability and the use of commercial super plus gasoline instead of racing fuel, it deliberately stays below the Formula 1 speed limit.
Flat front end and large air intakes
Not only the powertrain, but also the push-rod chassis and the elaborate aerodynamics would be inconceivable without Formula 1 know-how. The characteristic features range from the flat front end with large air intakes to the elongated tail fin and the powerful rear end with active aero elements.
The agency responsible for the idea, concept and implementation of the campaign is Staud Studios, which has already been working for Mercedes-AMG for several years.
