March 5, 2015 – Mercedes has revealed today the first photos of the Official Safety Car of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the AMG GT S, which will debut on the race track at the opening round of the season in Melbourne, Australia.
Additionally, Mercedes is supplying the C63 AMG S Estate as the Official Medical Car, which will be on hand to provide fast emergency medical care.
Bernd Mayländer, driver of the Official Safety Car of the FIA Formula One World Championship since 2000, notes: “The gull-wing SLS AMG was my official car in Formula 1 for five years. Now I’m looking forward to the new Mercedes-AMG GT S, which I have been fortunate enough to get to know during its development phase. The new AMG sports car won me over immediately with its high-calibre race track performance.”
As a reminder, the AMG GT S features a newly developed AMG 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine with 510 horsepower, which helps it accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 310 km/h.
