Mercedes takes over full role as provider of Safety Cars for Formula One

Mercedes-AMG will supply the Official Formula One Safety Car and Medical Car for all the races during the upcoming Formula One 2026 season with the team set to provide Safety Car and Medical Car for the official pre-season tests in Bahrain as well. Mercedes and Aston Martin used to provide the Safety Car and Medical Car since the 2021 season but starting from the Formula One 2026 season, it will be only Mercedes.

The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series has been the Official FIA F1 Safety Car, and the Mercedes- AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ the Official FIA F1 Medical Car since the Formula One 2022 season and the cars as used not only in Formula One but also F2 and F3 and other junior and support racing series.

Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, commented,

“Safety is an absolutely central value of our brand and our products. That is why we have been providing the Official FIA F1 Safety and Medical Car in Formula 1 since 1996. From the 2026 season onwards, the FIA F1 Official Cars will once again bear the star at all F1 events. In this way, we will continue to make an active contribution to safety in the premier class of motorsport. For Mercedes-AMG, Formula 1 is not only a sporting platform, but also an environment in which the performance, reliability, and safety of our vehicles become visible under extreme conditions.”