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Mercedes reveals Lewis Hamilton's 2022 F1 car

Mercedes has launched the car Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will drive in this year's Formula One world championship.

Named the W13, it has been designed to F1's new technical regulations for 2022 as Mercedes attempts to push its winning streak of eight constructors' championships to a ninth consecutive year.

The design of the car looks relatively basic in its launch specification, but is tightly packaged around the power unit. However, the W13 is expected to evolve significantly ahead of the first race in Bahrain on March 20.

Despite the all-new car, one of the most obvious changes from 2021 is a return to silver paintwork after two seasons of running a predominantly black livery to make a stand against racism and highlight a pledge within the team to increase diversity.