Mercedes surprise with livery design at launch of 2023 F1 car with Lewis Hamilton – live updates
Mercedes have gone back to black in a return to their livery of 2020 and 2021 as they unveiled their new W14 car ahead of the new Formula 1 season.
Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Toto Wolff were all present at the launch event at Silverstone on Wednesday morning when the 2023 design revealed a return to the past, after a disappointing 2022 campaign.
The Silver Arrows, after two years with a black livery born out of a stand against racism in wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, returned to their usual silver colour last year but struggled with porpoising and bouncing amid a new set of technical regulations. Yet hope is high 2023 will be different and Hamilton, targeting a record eighth world title, quipped that the car “looks great in black.”
Following Ferrari’s launch on Tuesday, Alpine are the final team to launch their 2023 car and will do so on Thursday evening in London.
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