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Plenty of Space in the Boot for Emergency Equipment

The Official F1 Medical Car is piloted by racing driver Alan van de Merwe (31, from South Africa); his co-driver is the official FIA Grand Prix Chief Medical Officer Dr Gary Hartstein (56, from Belgium). Two assisting medical experts from a specially-selected clinic near the race track sit in the rear. Four AMG sports bucket seats with six-point seat belts, two monitors integrated into the center console for monitoring the race and a radio set for communicating with Race Control distinguish the interior of the Official F1 Medical Car from that of the standard-production C63 AMG Estate. There is plenty of space for all the emergency equipment - including a defibrillator and respiration apparatus - in the 485-liter luggage area of the C63 AMG Estate.

All AMG Medical Cars

1996:C 36 AMG (W 202)
1997:C 36 AMG (W 202); E 60 AMG (W 210)
from 1998:C 55 AMG Estate (S 202)
from 2001:C 32 AMG Estate (S 203)
from 2004:C 55 AMG Estate (S 203)
since 2008:C63 AMG Estate (S 204)

As early as 1984, an AMG E-Class Coupé with a V8 engine was used occasionally as the Medical Car. The activities of AMG are also evidence of Mercedes-Benz's longstanding commitment to Formula 1.

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG F1 Medical Car: Photo Gallery, Review (1/2) and Specifications