Mercedes once again will sponsor their SL 63 AMG and C 63 AMG Estate in this year to become the official safety and medical cars for the 2009 Formula One season. Kuala Lumpur Sepang International Circuit is the placed where its started. This AMG is specially designed with better performance and handling and its has a bigger space for any emergency equipment. 3 to 5 April 2009 id the important day that The Malaysian F1 GP will be held.
Former DTM driver Bernd Mayländer will be driving The SL 63 AMG safety car with the under instruction from race management. The SL 63 AMG was chosen for its powerful 386 kW (525 hp) 6.3-liter V8 engine that allows the car to run from 0-100 km/h in just 4.4 seconds. Even this AMG already comes with the high perfomance, several changes were made to ensure the safety car can live up to its demanding objective.
To allows for better engine breathing, this new AMG sport exhaust system was modified. Also, a new developed AMGSPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed transmission that can change gears in just 100 milliseconds. Mercedes equipped the SL with additional cooling systems to endure the high temperatures that racing duty requires and also designed special 19-inch extra-light AMG wheels that optimize cooling of the car’s high-performance composite braking system.
Mercedes also reduce this AMG weight by folding metal roof and used carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic on the engine bonnet, front and rear aprons, front wings and luggage compartment lid. For the interior, this AMG is designed with twin AMG sports seats, two center console mounted video monitors for viewing race conditions, and a two-way radio system for communication with race management.
Mercedes again decided to use the C 63 AMG Estate which features a 6.3-liter V8 engine that produces 336 kW (457 hp) and 600 Nm of torque for a medical car in 2009 Formula One season. The medical car also receives a new sport exhaust system, optimized cooling systems, and a composite braking system. The wagon features room for two medical assistants and all their emergency equipment.
This AMG medical car is driven by racing driver Alan van de Merwe (South Africa). His co-driver is Dr. Gary Hartstein (Belgium), who is the official FIA Grand Prix Chief Medical Officer.Both of them are accommodated in AMGsports bucket seats with 4-point seatbelts, as are the two medical assistants in the rear. Two monitors in the centre console help the crew to supervise the action on the racetrack, while an on-board two-way radio system is responsible for communication with the race management. Also, the functional feel of the interior is marked by black leather appointments and aluminium trim parts.
The 365-millimetre AMG performance steering wheel with its flat underside on the steering wheel rim and AMGaluminium shift paddles guarantees perfect control over the vehicle. With the big space with volume of 485 litres, the luggage compartment offers more space for the full complement of emergency equipment, including defibrillator and respirator.
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