F1 RACING JANUARY 2020 61Think you know everything about the
championship-winning Mercedes W10?
Think again. The car pictured here is not what
it seems – and demonstrates the depth and
confidence that makes Mercedes a serial winner.
WORDS STUART CODLING
PICTURESAt first glance you may think the car pictured on this page is the 2019 championship-winning
Mercedes W10. It’s not. This car never raced. Its own designers barely remember signing it off.
And yet it played a fundamental role in Mercedes’ sixth consecutive drivers’ and constructors’
title doubles. Such is theway of modern Formula 1.