Hours after a photograph was leaked online, Mercedes officially introduced their W09 to the world at Silverstone on Thursday. At a cold and wet Silverstone circuit, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were on hand to reveal the team's 2018 challenger. Sticking with a predominantly silver livery with strands of turquoise, the most notable change to the W09 is its Halo, which is now mandatory. In fact on first inspection, the W09 – which Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff hopes will be their 'new diva' – does not appear to have any radical design changes compared to last year's W08. 'We've tried to stay true to our design philosophy and develop an already solid base,' explained...
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