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Mercedes to honour Ferrari with red safety car

Ian Parkes Thursday 10 September 2020 14:19 Updated: 12:05

Mercedes to honour Ferrari with red safety car

Mercedes is to honour Ferrari on the occasion of its 1,000th grand prix this weekend by running a red safety car.

For 25 seasons, a Mercedes road car has been used by the FIA as the safety car, with the silver-clad AMG GT R deployed these past three years.

But as a sign of respect from F1's most dominant team, it has opted to mark its main rivals' history-making race by giving the car a makeover and going for all red for the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello.

There's something different about the Safety Car this weekend! 😍😍😍

To mark @ScuderiaFerrari's historic 1000th @F1 Grand Prix - we're turning the @MercedesAMG Safety Car red in Mugello ❤️ pic.twitter.com/8N0veLOFyl
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 10, 2020

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Mercedes to honour Ferrari with red safety car

Mercedes to honour Ferrari with red safety car