Grand Prix power victorious as F1 Mercedes thrills crowd at Goodwood

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IWC AMG shoot-out track actionFor the first time in over 25 years, a modern grand prix car, the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 W04 raced in 2013 by current World Champion Lewis Hamilton, was driven around the Goodwood Motor Circuit. A highlight of the opening day of the 73rd Members’ Meeting, the car – driven on this occasion by FIA World Endurance Champion Anthony Davidson – showed off its tremendous pace in a ‘handicap’ race with two other sensational Mercedes’. Handicap racing was a major feature of the earliest Members’ Meetings, and in Saturday’s track moment, staged with event timing partner IWC Schaffhausen, grand prix winner Jochen Mass set off first in the brutal Mercedes-Benz W190 300 SEL AMG racing car that finished second at the 1971 Spa 24 Hours. Twenty seconds later, another ex-F1 star, Karl Wendlinger, gave chase in the brand-new Mercedes AMG GT S road car, while another 40 seconds passed before Davidson got underway. Two laps later, the trio ran nose-to-tail into the final bend. Then, in an astonishing display of just how quick a Formula 1 car is compared to even the fastest road machine, Davidson powered past both exiting the chicane, reaching the finish line ahead of both rivals.Tags: