Its 2022 car, the AMG F1 W13 E Performance (the 13 referring to it being the 13th car produced by the Mercedes-AMG works team since re-entering F1 in 2010), was the product of a top to bottom re-design in line with new Formula 1 regulations. Mercedes’ change of fortune since the introduction of the hybrid era has been well documented. In that way, Formula 1 achieved those outcomes.’
However, looking at a wider context, the 2022 regulations intended to mix up the field and improve the show. ‘It’s easy to say we had a tough time when we went through the eight previous Formula 1 world championships, winning them all, and we’re no longer in that position,’ says Mike Elliott, technical director of Mercedes AMG Formula 1, on the team’s 2022 performance. ‘We’re bound to think it’s not brilliant.
