A no-holds-barred study of one of the most successful yet controversial figures in motorsport, Max Mosley. Born under the dark shadow of his infamous fascist father Oswald Mosley, Max has fought his entire life to make his own mark. First in the 1970s as the owner of March, the upstart underdog Formula One race-winning team, then with friend and fellow team owner Bernie Ecclestone, Mosley wrestling control of Formula One from the FIA leading to F1’s most lucrative and popular heyday. Mosley himself went on to preside over the FIA striving to improve driver safety.
Denied his political ambition due to the stigma of his father’s legacy, Mosley strove to leave a worthwhile legacy of his own taking on the might of car giants worldwide, shaming them into improving the safety of their motor vehicles worldwide. Despite this, Mosley continued to be hounded by the press, digging into his private life, leading to one of the biggest battles of all against the press barons set out to bury his reputation.
The Mercedes-AMG ONE: A car that made history, before it was built.
A documentary by Cutting Edge Productions, produced by Tina Preschitz and directed by Jochen Schmoll.
In 2015, Mercedes-AMG set out to crack one of the last barriers within the automotive industry: The first street legal Hypercar with F1 Technology.
What started with big promises from the AMG-Management and highest expectations from not only a handpicked crowd of 275 buyers, but the automotive industry and beyond, soon turned into a project that put the image of the entire Mercedes group at stake: misfires, problems, delays, frustrations, tensions within the management and the teams, and the rising pressure from all sides– failure was not an option.
Six years in the making, this for sure was a milestone, worth to be documented. As the pinnacle of an ending era and the step stone into the future of PERFORMANCE, this car is for sure, ONE of its kind. Mercedes-AMG granted Cutting Edge unrestricted access to their teams, management, partners, and archives.
Interviews with Lewis Hamilton, David Coulthard, Susie Wolff, Victoria Swarovski, FIA president Dr. Ben Sulayem, Mat Watson, as well as the Mercedes and AMG management, engineers, mechanics, designers, software developers and car builders give the ultimate and honest insight into all aspects of PROJECT ONE, and a behind-the-scenes look at how automotive history was being made.