Lewis Hamilton gets behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG One to put it to the test

Lewis Hamilton has gone from using a Pagani Zonda with an AMG engine as his everyday car to ruling out any car that relies on fossil fuels for its propulsion. That is why the Mercedes-AMG ONE from the brand he represents, which seems to finally be in its final development phase, could be his next hypercar.

And it is that, besides other drivers, or former drivers, teammates, or former teammates, of Hamilton himself, such as Nico Rosberg, who was not only a Formula 1 driver for the Mercedes team but also won his only drivers’ championship while being the teammate of the now seven-time champion, who gave the first real data about the then well-known Mercedes-AMG Project ONE, now the charismatic and controversial Briton climbs into a pre-production unit to invite us to glimpse what we should be getting to know in 2021.

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As he already did in 2019, the seven-time world champion has received the call from Mercedes-AMG to entrust him with the mission of getting into one of the test units.

At first sight, we see an Mercedes-AMG One with a less disruptive camouflage livery than what it previously had covering its bodywork to preserve its secrets, which allows us to understand that the vehicle shown is practically the one we will have in a few months, presented to the world as the final version.

Furthermore, thanks to the video, we see that the active aerodynamics are configured based on the driving modes where, in addition to the mode as a 100 percent electric car, because, let us remember, this hypercar will be hybrid, it has a specific set-up for use on a closed circuit, for example, during a track day session, going from EVs, to Rs, R and even reaching R+ with which it is launched onto the circuit at the push of a selector.

Be that as it may, beyond the prominence received by the figure of the automotive world, it is worth highlighting that the performance division of Mercedes-Benz, AMG, has revealed the name of the branch dedicated to electrified vehicles.

As Mercedes-AMG E Performance we will get to know the productions whose propulsion comes either partially from electricity or exclusively. As we already know, the AMG department is already working on future models that will rely solely and exclusively on electric powertrains, which almost forces them to label the models to differentiate those based on a new-generation technology from others that still rely on fossil fuels.