Could The Mercedes W11 Be The Greatest F1 Car Ever?

Previously, Autosport chose the Lotus 72 as it's top Formula 1 car of all time, but could the Mercedes W11 be even greater? Jake Boxall-Legge takes a look into how the W11 was evolved from the W10, as well as how it overcame it's shortcomings, it's rivals and a global pandemic to dominate the 2020 F1 Season... and possibly the first of two seasons due to 2021 chassis carryover rules. Buy the Autosport 70th Anniversary Magazine here: https://www.autosport.com/autosport70th Listen to the podcast where we decided our picks for the greatest cars here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/152616/podcast-what-the-best-competition-car-of-all-time 0:00 Autosport's Greatest F1 Car - Lotus 72 0:19 The W11 - Latest Greatest F1 Car? 2:11 Evolving The W10 3:27 Autosport 70th Anniversary Magazine 3:54 Unleashing the W11 at Testing 6:04 W11 In The Pandemic 7:56 Is The W11 Really The Greatest? 8:36 Does The W11 Have Weaknesses? 9:30 W11's Engine Troubles 10:04 Conclusion - The Greatest Car? #F1 #MercedesW11 FOLLOW us online: Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe!

Added 18 May 2026