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Mercedes F1 W04
The W04 driven by Lewis Hamilton at the Malaysian Grand Prix
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorMercedes
Designer(s)Bob Bell (Technical Director)
Aldo Costa (Engineering Director)
Geoff Willis (Technology Director)
John Owen (Chief Designer)
Loïc Serra (Chief Vehicle Dynamicist)
Russell Cooley (Chief Engineer)
Mike Elliott (Head of Aerodynamics)
David Jeffrey (Chief Aerodynamicist)
PredecessorMercedes F1 W03
SuccessorMercedes F1 W05 Hybrid
Technical specifications
ChassisMoulded carbon fibre composite monocoque incorporating front and side impact structures
Suspension (front)Pushrod suspension
Suspension (rear)Pullrod suspension
EngineMercedes-Benz FO 108F 2.4 L (146 cu in) V8 (90°) naturally-aspirated, 18,000 RPM limited with KERS
TransmissionJointly Xtrac 1044 with Mercedes AMG housing 7-speed semi-automatic transmission including reverse
Power750 + 80 hp (559 + 60 kW) @ 18,000 rpm with KERS mode
Weight642 kg
FuelPetronas
TyresPirelli P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet)
Competition history
Notable entrantsMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
Notable drivers9. Germany Nico Rosberg
10. United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Debut2013 Australian Grand Prix
First win2013 Monaco Grand Prix
Last win2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last event2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
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The Mercedes F1 W04 (originally known as the Mercedes AMG W04) is a Formula One racing car designed and built by the Mercedes team for use in the 2013 season. It was driven by 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who joined the team after Michael Schumacher's retirement, and Nico Rosberg, who remained with the team for a fourth season.

Background

Following a difficult 2012 season in which the team finished fifth in the World Constructors' Championship despite recording their maiden victory at the Chinese Grand Prix, team principal Ross Brawn carried out an extensive array of changes to the team's engineering positions. Aldo Costa was recruited from Ferrari, as were Geoff Willis from the now-defunct HRT F1 Team and Mike Elliott from Lotus F1. Parallel to this, Mercedes's long-time Vice President of Motorsport Norbert Haug left the team; he was replaced by Toto Wolff, who left his role of Executive Director at Williams to take the position.

Race history

The W04 endured a difficult start to its season. Although Hamilton and Rosberg secured two podium finishes and three consecutive pole position starts within the first five races, the car developed a reputation for being notoriously harsh on its tyres during a time when tyre supplier Pirelli was faced with heavy criticism for the delicate structure of its tyre compounds, and the narrow operating window, which exacerbated the W04's inherent flaws. This was evidenced in the Bahrain and Spanish Grands Prix, where Nico Rosberg qualified on pole for both races, but went on to finish them in ninth and sixth places respectively.

Rosberg took home his second career victory in Monaco

At the Monaco Grand Prix, the W04 achieved its second front row lockout in as many races (Rosberg and Hamilton locked out the front row in Spain) with Nico Rosberg on pole and Lewis Hamilton in second. Rosberg went on to win the race, repeating the feat of his father Keke Rosberg in the 1983 race, Hamilton finished in fourth.

At the British Grand Prix, Hamilton qualified on pole with Rosberg in second. In the race, Hamilton was comfortably leading, until lap 8, when his car suffered a left-rear tyre failure on the Wellington Straight. Felipe Massa had a similar tyre failure and a subsequent tyre explosion on Jean-Éric Vergne's car brought out the safety car on lap 16. Rosberg went on to win the race ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber by just 0.7 seconds giving Mercedes their second win of the season.

Lewis Hamilton driving the W04 during the qualifying session of the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix where he took pole position

In Hungary, Hamilton secured his first win for the team after starting on pole position, he managed his tyres without any of the early season trouble he had faced. Rosberg dropped back at the start and retired for the third and final time in the season. Belgium was next and Hamilton secured his 4th pole position in a row. However, Sebastian Vettel was too quick for the Mercedes and ran away with the race; Hamilton and Rosberg finished 3rd and 4th and kept themselves in 2nd place in the championship.

India and Abu Dhabi came as the 2 venues for the team's final podium finishes after difficult races in Singapore, Korea and Japan-where Hamilton suffered his first retirement of the season. Nico Rosberg inherited 2nd place in India when Webber retired and he finished 'best of the rest' in 3rd behind the 2 Red Bulls in Abu Dhabi.

In Brazil, Hamilton had been running 4th and on course for the podium but when lapping Valtteri Bottas they touched which left Hamilton with a puncture and a drive through which dropped him out of the points. He fought back to 9th and combined with Rosberg's 5th-place finish the team secured 2nd place in the Constructors' Championship, a huge improvement from 5th in 2012.

Livery

This was the first year that Mercedes received a new sponsorship from BlackBerry. In Malaysia, Primax co-branding was present on the sidepods.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pts WCC
2013 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes-Benz
FO 108F
P AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN KOR JPN IND ABU USA BRA 360 2nd
Germany Nico Rosberg Ret 4 Ret 9 6 1 5 1 9 19 4 6 4 7 8 2 3 9 5
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 5 3 3 5 12 4 3 4 5 1 3 9 5 5 Ret 6 7 4 9

Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed greater than 90% of the race distance.
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References

  1. "New Mercedes breaks cover in Jerez". Formula One Management. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. "Mercedes AMG F1 W04 - F1technical.net".
  3. Noble, Jonathan; Beer, Matt (11 December 2013). "F1 teams expert enough to avoid early tyre struggles – Ross Brawn". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Mercedes GP Petronas & Nico Rosberg agree to contract extension". Mercedes GP. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Lewis Hamilton to join Mercedes in $100m move from McLaren, signing a three-year deal". 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. "Hamilton: This is a marathon, not a sprint". formula1.com. Formula One Management. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. Schmidt, Michael (27 December 2012). "Neuer Mercedes AMGW04: Auf der Suche nach 3 Sekunden" [New Mercedes AMG W04 is after three seconds]. Auto, Motor und Sport (in German). Gruner + Jahr GmbH. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. "Michael Schumacher to retire from Formula 1 at end of season". BBC Sport. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  9. "Former technical boss Aldo Costa parts company with Ferrari". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  10. Beamer, John (14 January 2013). "Why Hamilton and Mercedes could surprise in 2013". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  11. Collantine, Keith (13 December 2012). "Haug to step down at Mercedes". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  12. Allen, James (21 January 2013). "Blow for Williams as Toto Wolff is confirmed as Mercedes motorsport boss". James Allen on F1. James Allen. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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