'After Work' with Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE

What will the seven-time Formula One world champion be doing after a successful season? No question - he will remain true to his enthusiasm for Formula One technology and directly move over to the prototype for the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE hypercar.

In 'After Work', Lewis Hamilton tests the current status of the project and contribute his know-how from the top discipline in motorsport to the final development phase of the hypercar. 

For the first time, the two-seater super-sportscar will bring the latest and most efficient Formula One hybrid technology from the race track to the road on an almost 1:1 basis.

"I can still hardly believe that there will soon be a hypercar with a Formula One engine. We won the world championship with this engine in 2015, and I was involved in its development for a long time." said Lewis Hamilton during the filmwork with the conspicuously disguised development prototype for the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE.

The Project ONE raises the bar for what is currently technically feasible to a new level. The complex development work was carried out in close cooperation with the Formula One experts at Mercedes-AMG High-Performance Powertrains in Brixworth, England, and with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team in Brackley.

The highly-efficient hybrid power unit and the electrified front axle ensure an exciting mix of performance and efficiency, with a system output of over 986bhp and a top speed in excess of 350km/h. 

The high-performance plug-in hybrid drive system is an intelligently networked unit consisting of a combustion engine and a total of four electric motors, two of which drive the front wheels to allow variable all-wheel drive.

The 1.6-litre V6 hybrid petrol engine with direct injection and electrically supported single turbocharging comes from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing car. Installed in a mid-engine configuration ahead of the rear axle, the engine is easily capable of up to 11,000rpm. However, for longevity and the use of commercially available petrol instead of racing fuel, it is intentionally kept below the Formula One engine speed limit.

Not only the drive system, but also the pushrod suspension and sophisticated aerodynamics would be unthinkable without Formula One know-how. The characteristic features range from the flat front section with large air inlet grilles to the stretched rear fin and the muscular tail end with its active aero-elements.