1955 Constructors' Championship

Lore & Background

The car was the successor of the Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+, continuing the approach with increasing the exposure of Mercedes' electric road car models, whilst AMG was included to reflect the relationship between Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Benz. The chassis also continued its numbering as F1 W09 to represent the ninth Formula One car that Mercedes had constructed since 2010. The car made its competitive début at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2018 season. After participating in 21 rounds of Grand Prix racing, the car made its final competition appearance at the season finale race – the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, before retirement.

Reader's Guide

The F1 W09 EQ Power+ took eleven wins (all for Hamilton), thirteen pole positions (eleven for Hamilton and two for Bottas), ten fastest laps (three for Hamilton and seven for Bottas), eight front row lockouts and four 1–2 finishes. Hamilton clinched his fifth World Drivers' Championship at the , the 19th race of the season with two races to spare. The team clinched their fifth consecutive World Constructors' Championship at the , the 20th race of the season with one race to spare. Mercedes became only the second team in the history of F1 to achieve the feat of winning the World Drivers' Championship and the World Constructors' Championship five times in a row – an accomplishment previously only achieved by Scuderia Ferrari between 2000 and 2004.

Did You Know?

• The car was driven by four-time World Drivers' Champion Lewis Hamilton, and Valtteri Bottas.
• The car had an identical wheelbase of 3726 mm to its predecessor, making it one of the longest wheelbase cars in 2018.
• Mercedes introduced a concave rear brake drum at the 2018 Singapore Grand Prix to reduce rear tyre temperatures.
• The car completed 1040 laps during pre-season testing, equivalent to over 15 race distances.