IWC Racing’s 300 SL Race Car Gets A Snowy Alp Workout
Watchmaker IWC, a long time Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 Partner, takes their Gullwing to the alps of Switzerland for pre-season testing.
Despite calendar adjustments in the motorsport world, some teams were able to squeeze in some pre-season testing. One such team is IWC Racing, a watchmaker based out of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. If you’re a Formula 1 fan, you’ve already seen these watches on the wrist portion of Lewis Hamilton’s driving gloves. IWC’s pre season testing is unlike any Formula 1 test through.
According to ClassicDriver, the team has no problem with inclement weather, as they have taken their 300 SL Gullwing for a bit of a winter drive. In this video, we get to see the watchmaker’s 300 SL slither up the snow covered roads. Snow and ice is still plentiful in this region in the early spring, but it sets up for a great event to prepare for the 2020 season.
IWC has been an official engineering partner of the Mercedes F1 team since 2013, and in 2018 decided they wanted to race as well. Naturally, with their affinity for Mercedes products and appealing to classic car owners, a 300 SL Gullwing was a fine choice. Over the past two years, they have had some very significant drivers behind the wheel of this Gullwing. Current world champion Lewis Hamilton has taken the reigns, but so has teammate Valtteri Bottas, and retired F1 ace, David Coulthard.
More than just world-class drivers, IWC “plunges clients, journalists, classic car buffs and thousands of enthusiasts alike into one-of-a- kind experiences,” according to Watchonista. Those experiences follow vintage racing series from across Europe, such as the snowy event at St. Moritz to the excellent vintage festivals at the Goodwood motor circuit.
If you ask us, we like the fact that someone is using a classic Gullwing as a mark of their commitment to motorsport. In return for being a supporter the Mercedes F1 team, IWC has full support from Mercedes Benz Classic in their ventures. IWC can hit the racing circuit and go through as many brake pads as they wish. Let’s just hope they don’t have to tap into that resource for body panels.
Photos: IWC
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