Bojan Vrbnjak
Team Mercedes confirmed today that she will be a seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton again this year sitting behind the wheel of a black-painted silver arrow and this will be the ninth joint season of both sides. It is until the end of last season Hamilton in the race car Mercedesa won six championship titles and 74 Grand Prix races.
British he said at the time: “I am looking forward to the ninth season together with my Mercedes team members. Together with the team, we have achieved incredible success and we look forward to upgrading our successes and constantly improving on and off the track. I, too, am determined to continue on the path we have set out to create diversity in motorsport for future generations. I am grateful that Mercedes supported my call on this topic. I am proud to say that we will step up these efforts this year by setting up a fund for greater diversity and inclusion in our sport. I am inspired by everything we can build together and I can't wait to get back on track in March. ”
Toto wolff, team boss Mercedes, he said: “We have always agreed with Lewis that we want to continue working together. But the extremely unusual year of 2020 led to the process taking a little longer. Together, we have decided to extend our sports relationship by one year and to start a long-term project to take the next step in a common commitment to greater diversity and inclusion in our sport. Lewis ’income statement is among the best in our sport and we value it as a representative of our brand and our partners. Over the past eight years, the story of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton has been inscribed in the history books of our sport. We are hungry for competition and we want to add even more chapters. ”
Markus Schafer, member of the management board of the concern Daimler, he added: “We are very happy to be able to keep the most successful racer of the current period of Formula 1 in the team. Lewis is not only an incredibly talented racer, he also works very hard for his successes and is extremely hungry. He shares this passion with the whole team and that is why we are so successful. However, Lewis is also a man with a big heart who cares about the world around him and who wants to change something. Mercedes-Benz shares this sense of responsibility and we are proud to be committed to setting up a joint fund to promote diversity in motorsport. For the further development of sport, it is important to open it to under-represented groups and we are determined to add our contribution to this. ”
