MERCEDES have released images of the car they hope will power Lewis Hamilton to a record eighth world title. It’s great to reveal to the world the result of everyone’s hard work at the factories and to see some of my team-mates in person, which has been so rare during the past year. “Every season presents a new challenge and therefore, a new goal for us to achieve. However, the introduction of the new cost cap this year, to limit team’s spending to $145million (£104m) means Mercedes have also set up their own Applied Science division. Wolff added: “We had to change the structure of our team, the way we work with each other, streamline our processes and become more efficient. He said: “I think the consistency we’ve had within this team over the years has been a real strength and advantage of ours.

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