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The revelation of what could be a championship-winning Mercedes AMG W13 is near, with barely weeks to go for the launch event. Hence, with the days numbered, Mercedes’s social media handle is beginning to light up with persistent hypes. And the hype around one of them reached an absolute peak!

The Brackley outfit released an image of what looks like the F1 car that is set to hit the track at Barcelona in February. However, there was hardly anything to see as the picture was under an extremely dark shade, with a dull-lit background.

via Reuters

Hence, as a Formula 1 fan, what would one do? Of course, they would try to increase the brightness of the image, hoping to notice anything peculiar about the car. Well, many tried the same and found something extremely interesting!

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Fans go crazy over latest Mercedes F1 tweet

The tweet starring the badly lit image showed up Friday evening and the fans were going absolutely crazy until this happened; One of the fans managed to increase the brightness and noticed an Easter Egg in the image. There was something written on the steering wheel display.

Hence, when looked closer, it read, “Nice photoshop skills“.

It looks like the Mercedes admin was a bit bored and hence, decided to hype the fans with this hilarious tweet. Upon knowing this, all the followers burst into laughter hailing the admin’s hilarious skill.

When is the launch event?

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Mercedes, the reigning world champions, will be unveiling their 2022 challenger, W13, on February 18. As of now, it is likely that Toto Wolff along with the two drivers, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, will be present at the time of unveiling.

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So, what to expect from the W13? Well, after two years of running a black livery, Mercedes will most likely return to their usual Silver-Blue color combination from 2022. So, will the Silver Arrows return? Or are Mercedes going to stick with black amid recent rumors? Well, the answer is just over a week away.

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