Performance stretching? Aston martin Vantage was spit out.

  [car home Che Ku Wen] In the F1 World Formula One Championship in 2022, (|) (2.168 million) and Mercedes AMG GT Black Series(368.88 million) shared the responsibility of safety cars. However, aston martin’s safety car has been in trouble recently, which has not only been complained collectively by F1 drivers, but also by safety car drivers. Everyone thinks that its speed is too slow.

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  In order to create excellent performance and live up to the mission, the power system of aston martin V8 Vantage F1 safety car is equipped with a 4.0-liter V8 twin-turbo engine with a maximum power of 534 HP, and specially designed aerodynamic body kit and dynamic adjustment. The car can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 314 km/h.

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  Even so, max verstappen, the new F1 driver world champion, described the speed of the safety car in aston martin as "a turtle". Mercedes AMG F1 driver george russell said that the V8 Vantage safety car is about 5 seconds slower than the AMG GT Black Series safety car every lap.

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  Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc also noticed the speed difference between the two safety cars. He said in an interview: "I wanted to complain, but then I checked the degree of the safety car slipping in the corner. I don’t think he (the safety car driver) can do anything, so I don’t want to give him too much pressure."

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  Bernd Melander, the driver of the safety car and a former DTM racer, thanked leclerc for his understanding. "Of course, it’s good for leclerc to see that I’m at the limit. This is all I can do. " Mayrand told the media.

Mercedes -AMG AMG GT 2022 AMG GT Black Series F1 Safety Car

Mercedes -AMG AMG GT 2022 AMG GT Black Series F1 Safety Car

  Since 1996, Mercedes AMG has been undertaking the responsibility of F1 safety car. In terms of power, the Mercedes AMG GT Black Series is also equipped with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo engine, but the maximum power can reach 730 HP, the acceleration time of 0-100km/h is 3.2 seconds, and the maximum speed is 325 km/h. The huge gap in power may be an important reason why people generally think that aston martin’s safety cars are slow.

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Mercedes -AMG AMG GT 2022 AMG GT Black Series F1 Safety Car

  In the face of doubts, the FIA issued a statement defending aston martin a few days later: "Regarding the recent discussion on safety cars, we must emphasize once again that the main function of safety cars is not to be fast, but to ensure the safety of drivers, track personnel and staff. "The two sides stick to their own words. Who do you think is the fastest safety car? Welcome to discuss!

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  In the car source list of the used car house, we can see that several V8 Vantage 2022 F1 Edition Coupe quasi-new cars are being sold, and the price is 2.2218-2.45 million yuan. Although it is higher than the official guide price, is it attractive to directly mention the existing cars without waiting? (Text/car home Li Yiwen)