Hamilton, Kovalainen test the Mercedes-Benz W196

Hot from F1.com McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen got a chance to drive one of the most successful Formula One cars of the 1950s this weekend when they got behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz W196 at the UK's historic Brooklands circuit. Hamilton and Kovalainen were participating in the Brooklands 'Double Twelve' Motoring Festival, which was jointly organised by the Brooklands Museum and Mercedes-Benz World, the huge Mercedes-Benz facility that adjoins the Weybridge venue...... [read full story]