Mercedes-Benz AMG has launched a video displaying its present Components 1 driver pairing of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell testing an assortment of AMG street vehicles, together with the One hypercar.

The duo had an empty take a look at monitor to take pleasure in and had been tasked with some driving duties, together with conquering slalom and drift challenges.

After driving the One, Hamilton expressed how shocked he was with how highly effective the automotive is, whereas Russell described it as being paying homage to an F1 race automotive. Hamilton was additionally impressed with the very fact AMG managed to put in an precise F1 engine within the One, however the perfect attribute, in line with the seven-time F1 world champion, was the automotive’s dealing with.

The opposite vehicles current included the C 63 S E Efficiency, S 63 E Efficiency, and new GT Coupe.

Hamilton beforehand helped with improvement of the internal-combustion part of the One’s powertrain. It is a turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 lifted straight out of his Mercedes F1 race automotive, the championship-winning automotive from the 2015 season to be particular.

The One truly encompasses a extra refined powertrain than the F1 automotive. Whereas within the race automotive there’s solely the turbocharged V-6 and a motor-generator driving the rear wheels, plus a second motor-generator built-in with the turbocharger, the One has two further motor-generators, one driving every of the entrance wheels. The actual setup means the One has all-wheel drive and a mixed output of 1,049 hp.

Hamilton additionally drove among the prototypes for the One through the automotive’s lengthy gestation, and helped unveil the unique One idea on the 2017 Frankfurt auto present. Hamilton has additionally beforehand expressed an curiosity in creating his personal specification, a potential “LH” particular version. He revealed in 2019 that he’d need his automotive to supply a bit extra energy and noise than the usual automotive, together with some personalization choices inside.

Neither Hamilton nor Russell have revealed whether or not they’ve taken supply of their very own Ones. Former Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas just lately revealed that he is taken supply of the hypercar, with his instance completed in blue.