The colour orange was chosen to represent the famous Mercedes C111 vehicles from the 1960s and 70s, and the recently launched CONCEPT AMG GT XX. However the W16 is not the only vehicle subject to changes this weekend, with F1 also confirming that the safety car will be given a tangerine touch-up for the British GP.

Heavy rain has fallen at Silverstone on Sunday morning ahead of the British Grand Prix as reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen prepares to start on pole position

Lando Norris won a wet and wild British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri lost a race he had dominated due to a penalty for an incident involving polesitter Max Verstappen.