1:18 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W05 – Lewis Hamilton – World Champion 2014

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About the car

The W05 gave Mercedes its first ever Formula One Constructors World Title with its ninth double of the season on 12 October 2014.  Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton won the drivers title ahead of Nico Rosberg. Both drivers finished the season with a record eleven doubles and sixteen wins.

Designed by British engineer Bob Bell, the F1 W05 was unveiled on 28 January 2014 at the permanent circuit in Jerez, Spain, and is based on the technical regulations in force for this season, including a turbo engine.

As early as the winter tests, the W05 was the best car in the field. The Mercedes AMG F1 W05 features a Mercedes V6 turbo engine, a kinetic energy recovery system with 161 horsepower, a 150 mm shorter front wing and a weight increase of 49 kg. At the top of the sloping nose are two small fins that guide the aerodynamic airflow, a technique that has already been used on the 2008 BMW Sauber F1.08. The engine weighs about 145 kg.

About the Brand

Mercedes is the five-time consecutive constructors’ world champion and Lewis Hamilton is the defending champion. Mercedes-Benz, or Mercedes, is a German car brand, which is also known for its luxury and commercial vehicles. The headquarter is in Stuttgart, Germany. Karl Benz and Daimler produced the first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles in 1926. Moreover, in 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the world’s largest seller of premium vehicles, having sold 2.31 million passenger cars.

About the Manufacturer

Minichamps – manufacturer of diecast model cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, tanks, and automotive accessories, offers a wide variety of different scaled replicas. Their models of Formula 1 are made in either 1:18 or 1:43 scale.

The Minichamps range today includes models from all the major car manufacturers around the world and from various types of motor racing and sports teams. Originally known as Paul’s Model Art (PMA) when Minichamps was founded in 1990. As an industry leader, Minichamps produced the most diverse range of models of any other model producer.