2018 vs. 2017 Mercedes F1 Car Explained

It’s rare for two Formula One siblings to be in the same room at the same time. But recently, our Technical Director James Allison gave us the chance to check out the W08 and the W09 side by side to see just how they compare...

#DrivenByEachOther

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[thespuditron]

I could listen to James Allison all day. The man is so well spoken, as well as being a bit of a genius. 👍🏻

[justarandomguy]

Mercedes: What is different from the 2017 car to the 2018 car
Me:
1- Halo in
2- Shark Fin out
3- T wing out
4- The middle of the rear wing is silver

[ksells]

James Allison is awesome, seems a really nice guy.

[leeleewright]

Thank you !

It's so rare to see a team so proud of thier car and showing it off in some close up details. It looks like a lovely thing !

[Rammstein]

More of these please! Absolutely amazing. Allison is such great talker, would listen him talk all day long! Have a great championship battle this year!

[paulsven]

James is one of those people that success just follows and it ain't by accident. Nicely presented James, thanks

[davidmomoh]

Wow. What a presentation and a bold move from @mercedes to put the W08 &W09 side by side for other teams and petrol heads to look into. I wish mercedes success this year

[auaaf]

James is a really likeable guy and clearly a passionate engineer. Exactly the sort of person you want leading development. Good luck for the new season although I doubt you'll need it!

[Zyndinho]

Fantastic video. What a natural James is in front of the camera, could listen to him talking technical all day. Can't wait to see this car in qualy & race trim.

[anomalous]

I love this video so much, high quality close up shots really reveal how intricate each part is. I didn't even notice the car had a pull rod suspension in the rear until now

[tetra]

Damn James talking at the end got me seriously pumped for this season

[ESuspect]

This team strives for perfection, can't hate on that

[thetristonator]

Really like James Allison's discussion of the two cars

[rich-lh]

Please keep making more content like this!!!

[justacomment]

Lewis Hamilton World Champion 2018 🎉🎊🙌 Congratulation

[PhastRocket]

Mr Allison doesn't reveal any secret here. All the teams have improved their cars over the break. The secrets are in the suspension gears, the new PU, the software, and everything that isn't covered by the bodywork.  Of course, we love to have Mr Allison tell us about them too. ;)

[JRock]

What a fantastic video!!! Whoever thought of making this video bravo.

[manjula]

Thanks guys for putting out videos like this, all the best for the season!

[waltz]

Thanks for the awesome vid merc. Hopefully showing the car early due to its strength in the upcoming season

[estebanmuneton]

Obviously the Halo looks bad, but as long as it protects driver´s head from flying objects... I hope this year there could be more battles, Mercedes looks like it´s gonna keep winning most of the races. We will find out on the first races this season...