2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate F1 Medical Car

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High-performance cars from Mercedes-AMG ensure safety: SLS AMG and new C 63 AMG Estate on standby in the Formula 1 World Championship Affalterbach -- Ready for the starting event of the Formula 1 World Championship in Melbourne, Australia (25-27 March 2011), Mercedes-AMG is once again providing the Official F1™ Safety Car and the Official F1™ Medical Car. The task of the SLS AMG and the new C 63 AMG Estate is to ensure maximum safety in dangerous racing situations or following an accident. The SLS AMG has been used in Formula 1 since 2010. The C 63 AMG Estate is now entering its fourth season, but in 2011 it will appear in a new design with updated technology that includes the AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed transmission. AMG has been continuously active in Formula 1 for 15 years. The SLS AMG Official F1™ Safety Car is sent onto the track by Race Control whenever an accident or poor weather conditions endanger the safe progress of the race. The gull-wing is driven by German racing driver Bernd Mayländer (39), who has performed this function for the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) since 2000. Mayländer is not only on station for Formula 1 weekends, but also for most of the accompanying series such as the GP2 Series or Porsche Supercup. During a race the SLS AMG Official F1™ Safety Car is on standby in the pit lane. Its deployment is decided by Race Control. On receiving a radio message, Bernd Mayländer and his co-driver, FIA man Pete Tibbetts (45, from Great <b>...</b>

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2012, Mercedes-Benz, C63, AMG, Estate, F1, Medical, Car

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