2013 Car Reveal & Winter Testing Kickoff

Honestly, there’s way too much black in here for my taste; I much preferred the old look when white was actually doing most of the heavy lifting.

Check out Luna's fresh new helmet.

Raymond Thomas5 said:This car has basically nothing in common with what they'll actually bring to testing—and even less with what shows up in Australia.
Just the paint job.
Same story as last year.
Could use a little more optimism from the Kimi crew.🙂

As long as Kimi’s still around, I’m feeling good. Optimism is high. 🙂

Mercedes-AMG Petronas is letting fans take the wheel for the F1 W04 digital launch

We're pretty stoked to announce that our fans are getting a front-row seat—and even a bit of control—over the big reveal of our new ride, the F1 W04. We've set up a special website and a Twitter takeover just for this!

If you want to help speed things along, all you have to do is jump on Twitter and use the hashtag #F1W04Reveal. It's basically in your hands now...

Here’s how it works: every single tweet triggers one of those garage doors to slide open on our site, slowly uncovering the W04. And if you start retweeting like crazy? That speeds everything up. More tweets means more reveals—simple as that!

Ready to join in? Just head over to our official website, www.mercedes-amg-f1.com or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mercedesamgf1 starting this Saturday at 4:00 PM GMT.

Don't forget the tag... it's #F1W04Reveal

neonfox65 said:Mercedes-AMG Petronas is letting fans take the wheel for the F1 W04 digital launch

We're pretty stoked to announce that our fans are getting a front-row seat—and even a bit of control—over the big reveal of our new ride, the F1 W04. We've set up a special website and a Twitter takeover just for this!

If you want to help speed things along, all you have to do is jump on Twitter and use the hashtag #F1W04Reveal. It's basically in your hands now...

Here’s how it works: every single tweet triggers one of those garage doors to slide open on our site, slowly uncovering the W04. And if you start retweeting like crazy? That speeds everything up. More tweets means more reveals—simple as that!

Ready to join in? Just head over to our official website, www.mercedes-amg-f1.com or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mercedesamgf1 starting this Saturday at 4:00 PM GMT.

Don't forget the tag... it's #F1W04Reveal

So many people were desperate to see the new W04 that they actually crashed the site...🤣

Drew Bennett68 said:

English: Dammit!!

German: Scheisse!!

Wait a second, I saw the news about the 4.2 car reveal, but what’s the actual move here? It feels like just a formality at this point. Are we going to see actual photos by later today or tomorrow?

The Mercedes is slowly starting to show its true colors... I might be off base here, but you can almost start to see that Red Bull-style exhaust setup emerging.

Honestly, all I can see is the tip of the iceberg—we haven't even hit the first turn yet 😂

Honestly, I don't get why the folks over at Mercedes want to inflate their tweet counts by just posting a picture of a car on their profile... Like, this is Formula 1 we're talking about.
I can only hope their technical crew is more organized than whatever team is responsible for running this broken website.

shadowstag10 said:Honestly, all I can see is the tip of the iceberg—we haven't even hit the first turn yet 😂

I can see almost the entire car, but since the rear end is completely blacked out, I’m having a hard time making out any details back there.

Man, they really went overboard with this introduction...
View on twitter

Red Bull is absolutely disgusting 🙂

And I wouldn't go so far as to say it’s unattractive 😁

Watching Red Bull race is basically like watching a high-speed seizurediv>

Hmm, I can't quite put my finger on what actually changed with the car.
Scarbs mentioned he’s having trouble spotting any major upgrades too, partly because the broadcast angles seem almost intentional—they’re keeping the shots tight to hide as much of the chassis as possible.

Check this out, what an incredible shot!🙂
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-conten...rb9-2013-3.jpg
I can't help but wonder where they managed to tuck the gearbox into that rear section.
Such a stunning car.

darkmarlin16 said:Red Bull is absolutely disgusting 🙂

Is Bernie Ecclestone handsome? 😬
Then again, who knows... maybe he’s just efficient. 😍🤣

Let everyone else obsess over looks. Looks like the title fight is gonna be Vettel vs. Webber vs. Kimi vs. Hamilton anyway...
Honestly, I couldn't care less. 😍

It’s not even a race car, it’s just a total eyesore—and don't even get me started on that hideous purple color... 🙄

Why the purple??? good grief... seriously?