The beginning of the 2022 FIA Components 1 season is simply a few weeks away, and already there’s been drama. Russia’s solely driver, Nikita Mazepin, has simply been given his marching orders, with this following from the apparent cancellation of the planned Sochi race in his house nation. However in additional constructive developments, Aston Martin just lately revealed its returning safety and medical cars for the brand new season, and now Mercedes-AMG has proven its contribution to security within the sport with the reveal of its new deployments.

For the primary time, the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is appearing as a security automotive whereas the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S makes its debut as an official medical automotive.

Since 2000, Bernd Maylander has been the helmsman of the protection automotive and says that he is “particularly happy that this yr, it is a Mercedes-AMG GT Black Collection,” remarking that he is examined the usual automotive prior to now and been “blown away by how shut it’s to a thoroughbred race automotive” and that this can be a “main step” up from final yr’s GT R.

Each vehicles are primarily customary, however they’ve gained extra tools, naturally. For the protection automotive, issues have been executed in another way, with this yr’s automotive deleting the roof mild bar and relatively integrating warning LEDs into the higher windscreen and rear wing. This. Seems to be. Incredible!

As well as, two tiny video cameras are fitted to the spoiler strut on the right-hand aspect, with one set of pictures being displayed within the automotive as a digital rearview mirror in a small monitor to the best of the common mirror and the opposite set transmitting a reside TV stream. A light-weight module additionally illuminates the SC lettering on the perimeters when the automotive is in motion.

The one new options over the inventory, 720-horsepower automotive (which already comes with a light-weight roll cage should you spec the Observe Package deal) are the addition of six-point security harnesses and two tablets within the middle console and in entrance of the passenger seat. These allow co-driver Richard Darker to observe the sphere and thus assist Maylander desire for site visitors forward on the observe. Different buttons have been added for varied radio features, and a second radio system exists as a backup.

Mercedes did not cease there although. The carmaker says that “within the occasion of an accident on the observe that exceeds a important g-force threshold, the LEDs [of the “medical warning light”] flash a number of occasions. This supplies Bernd Maylander and Richard Darker with a further warning to arrange for motion.”