11 Mar 2015

F1 pace car swopped after five years

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<b>MERC’S NEW SAFETY:</b> Bernd Maylander, F1 safety car driver since 2000, will drive the 2015 official F1 safety car – the AMG GT S. <i>Image: Mercedes-Benz</i>

AFFALTERBACH, Germany - Mercedes-Benz' new AMG GT S will be the 2015 Formula 1 Safety/Pace car.

The new GT S will make its debut at the season-opening Australian GP on March 15. It replaces the SLS AMG, which served from 2010.

High cornering speeds, dynamic bursts of speed and fast lap times – the safety car is subject to a stringent catalogue of requirements drawn up by the International Formula 1 Association.

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