A few days ago, Mercedes was the first team to get their new car up to speed ahead of the 2022 F1 season.
For Mercedes, who usually light their car a month before the start of the new season, the ignition was earlier than planned.
A new era of @ F1 begins right here …
We’re launching our F1 car from 2022 for the first time – the W13 is ALIVE. 
A new era of @ F1 begins right here … 
We are launching our 2022 F1 car for the first time – the W13 is ALIVE.
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The reigning design world champions shared a video on social media in which they announced that their new car, the W13, was “alive”.
They didn’t reveal too much in the clip, as the preparations for the pre-season for 2022 for all teams are in full swing. However, we will try to break down all the important details that have come to light so far about the new Mercedes car.
A new era begins for Mercedes with the W13. A number of upcoming regulatory changes promise to shake up Formula 1 to make it a more competitive spectacle.
Mercedes kept this in mind throughout 2021. This could be the reason they didn’t make any major updates to their W12 after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
The first major change to the Mercedes W13 compared to its predecessor is a new one-exhaust terminal. This means the 2022 Mercedes car is unlikely to have two pipes coming out of the wastegate valve. However, you can get creative and find loopholes in the rules for change.
Mercedes has also reportedly run a variety of simulations of its W13 on virtual test tracks (VTT).
VTT sessions can help Mercedes learn more about their new car and how it is evolving. The pre-season tests are scheduled to take place in the last week of February. Mercedes wants all the data they can get when they arrive in Barcelona.
Mercedes prefer VTT sessions over normal simulators as they imitate the conditions on the track. Teams can test aerodynamics, mechanics, aggregates and transmissions together.
From the 2021 season onwards, Mercedes has earned “a lot more”, believes Jean Todt
Mercedes deserved “many more rewards” for their efforts in 2021, according to former FIA President Jean Todt.
Speaking to the media at the FIA awards ceremony earlier this month in Paris, Todt said:
“I think in a way I’m sorry, because Mercedes should have a lot more reward than eight-time world champions are unique to manufacturers.”
Todt was referring to Mercedes’ unprecedented dominance during the turbo-hybrid era. The Brackley and Brixworth team won eight of eight Constructors’ World Championships. They also had seven of eight drivers’ championships, six for Lewis Hamilton and one for Nico Rosberg.
Mercedes will have their sights set on 2022, where they ended up in 2021.
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Early developments suggest that they are already serious about jumping into the new campaign. Toto Wolff and Co. hope that their development will pay off when the lights go out at the season opener in Bahrain.
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