Mercedes safety car change reported from Hungary

Motorsport.com reported Mercedes will bring the AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ in as Formula 1’s safety car from the Hungarian Grand Prix onward.

Motorsport.com reported that Mercedes is set to introduce the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ as Formula 1’s new safety car, replacing the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series from the Hungarian Grand Prix onward. Because the change is not confirmed in the supplied source set, it remains a reported development rather than an official announcement here.

The outlet said the new model produces 612hp from a 4.0-litre V8 and would become Mercedes’ 14th official F1 safety car. Mercedes has a long history in the championship as a constructor, competing across 19 seasons from 1954 to 2026 with 138 wins and eight titles.

That background gives the reported switch some wider context, even though the safety car role sits outside the works team’s race results. Lewis Hamilton accounts for 84 of Mercedes’ 138 grand prix wins across that span.