12 December 2024
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
#F1 - PETRONAS Reunites Lewis Hamilton With His Iconic Mercedes F1 Cars: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team
10 December 2024
"There's so many happy memories. It just reminds me of the best period of time in my life." An epic farewell for PETRONAS and Lewis Hamilton - reuniting him with some of his iconic Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team race cars at Silverstone 💚
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Sunday, December 8, 2024
#F1 - 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Sunday " Strong end for the team as 2024 season comes to a close" Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
| Press Information 08 December 2024 |
F1: Session Report
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Sunday
Strong end for the team as 2024 season comes to a close
- Lewis Hamilton finished fourth with team-mate George Russell fifth in Sunday's 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
- The race marked the 246th and last Grand Prix for the team and Lewis; the most successful driver-team partnership in the sport's history.
- Starting from P16, Lewis used an offset Hard-Medium strategy to cut through the field, taking P4 on the last lap.
- George meanwhile was on the conventional Medium-Hard strategy and made progress from his starting position of P5.
- After the race, co-owner, CEO, and Team Principal Toto Wolff called Lewis's race "the drive of a world champion"
- Congratulations go to McLaren, along with our Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains colleagues at Brixworth, as the Papaya squad claimed this year's Constructors' Championship.
Driver | Grid | Result | Fastest Lap | |
Lewis Hamilton | P16 | P4 | 1:27.278 | |
George Russell | P6 | P5 | 1:28.195 |
Strategy | Start | Stop 1 | ||
No.44 | Hard | Medium (L34) | ||
No.63 | Medium | Hard (L26) |
Lewis Hamilton
That was a tough but really enjoyable race. I had to bide my time at the beginning on the Hard tyre and was struggling to make progress. To come through the field on the Medium compound in the final stages felt great though. To come through the field from P16 and make it back to P4 was awesome. I'm really happy with how my evening went and how the car felt. It was definitely a good way to end our time together!
After the chequered flag, I was focused on just taking it all in, knowing that this was my last time in a Mercedes cockpit and savouring the emotions. I want to hold on to that moment, so I just sat there, contemplating everything we've been through together, all the ups and downs, and the success we've enjoyed. I can't tell you how much I am going to miss this team. I've worked with them every day for the last 12 years and there is so much love there. That won't disappear, no matter that we will be racing each other on track next year.
George Russell
Lewis had an amazing race, so I want to say a big well done to him. He has not only been an incredible team-mate, but someone that I looked up to when I was karting and racing in junior formula. He is not only the greatest driver of all time but is the type of person that every racing driver should aspire to be. I wish him well in his next challenge and look forward to battling him on track.
Today I just didn't have the pace to compete for more than P4. I've not had the speed all weekend and it is a shame to end the season like that. We need to go away and understand why that was. That said, there are many positives we can take away from the season. We have got back to winning races and, on occasion, have been competing right at the front on merit. We know there is more we need to do to compete for championships, but we are all determined to make progress and do so next year. Finally, congratulations to McLaren on winning the Constructors' Championship. They have been a worthy adversary all season and are deserving winners.
Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO
It has been 12 years that we have spent with Lewis. It is not only the longest driver and team partnership in the sport's history, but it is also the most successful. A relationship of that length and a journey like that creates a bond, trust, and shared values that are rare nowadays. It is a period of time that we will always hold close to our hearts and one that I personally will treasure forever. Despite knowing that whatever happened in our final race today didn't impact our legacy, we all wanted to end on a high. I am so glad we were able to do so. He will always be a part of our family and, if it isn't us winning on track, we hope that it is him.
Without the bollard getting in Lewis's way yesterday in Qualifying, I think he could have fought for victory. He was quick throughout today and made the alternative strategy work well. He drove like a world champion. That is befitting of our time together and a real statement. For George, he had a tougher time of it. He hasn't had the pace in the car this weekend to fight for the podium, but he did well to bring home solid points.
Congratulations to McLaren on their success in the Constructors' Championship. They have done a fantastic job this year. They have built a strong team with good engineering, good leadership, and good drivers. They are fully deserving of this year's title. We are pleased for our colleagues at Brixworth too; this is a success also for Mercedes Motorsport and HPP. Whilst we know that the works team is the absolute key priority, it is great to see a customer team do so well.
Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
After yesterday's challenges, we can hold our heads high in how we responded today. Starting from P6 and P16, we knew we would have a fight on our hands to score solid points and challenge for the podium. George, as has been the case all weekend, lacked that extra pace needed to battle for the top-three. That is unusual as he has been consistently fast this year so we need to go away and understand why that was. Nevertheless, he did a fine job to maximise points for the team and raced cleanly on that final lap with Lewis.
Lewis meanwhile completed a drive worthy of our incredible 12-year journey together. He used the offset Hard-Medium strategy to great effect, calmly and methodically working his way through the field, before deploying the medium compound in the final stint. He worked his way past multiple cars, dropped the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, and produced a great move to take P4 on the final lap. Whilst we would have all loved to have been on the podium one final time, a battling drive against the odds seems an apt sign off for our time together. We wish him all the very best for the future, knowing that he will always be a part of our family.
It has been a long and, at times, tough season. We know there is more work for us to do if we are to challenge for championships once again. Everyone at Brackley and Brixworth is focused on doing just that. Congratulations to McLaren and our colleagues at Brixworth on their Constructors' Championship success. They have been the best team this year and are more than deserving of the title. We look forward to doing battle with them on the track next year.
Saturday, December 7, 2024
#F1 - 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Saturday "Disappointing final Qualifying of the year" Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
| Press Information 07 December 2024 |
F1: Session Report
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Saturday
Disappointing final Qualifying of the year
- George Russell will line up P6 with Lewis Hamilton starting P17 for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
- An encouraging FP3 saw Lewis maintain his pace from earlier in the weekend as he set the third fastest time.
- Unfortunately, in Q1, Lewis was hindered by traffic on his out lap, impacting his preparation, and a rogue bollard becoming stuck underneath his car at turn 14 affecting the final corners of the lap.
- Before that, he was on pace to make it through to Q2 but was sadly knocked out in P18.
- George made it through to Q3 but did not have the pace to challenge for the front three-rows, setting the seventh quickest time.
- Owing to grid penalties, George will line up P6 tomorrow with Lewis starting P17.
- The team's focus is now on making sure we end the season as strong as we can after a disappointing Saturday.
Driver | FP3 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||
George Russell | P6 | 7 Laps 1:23.678 | P9 Hard, Soft, Soft | 6 Laps 1:23.283 | P8 Soft, Soft | 6 Laps 1:23.132 | P7 Soft, Soft |
Lewis Hamilton | P3 | 7 Laps 1:23.887 | P18 Hard, Soft, Soft | ||||
George Russell
It has been a strange weekend for us as a team. It's been very up and down. There's been moments where we've looked quick and then other times when we're not sure where the pace has gone. We are a little confused by that but, on my side of the garage, we didn't have the speed to fight for the first couple of rows today. That is frustrating but P7 is likely the best we could have hoped for today. It was a real shame for Lewis too. He's been really quick this weekend, ahead of me comfortably, and I think he would have been right up there at the end of Q3.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, it will be tough to move forward. It is perhaps surprising to see the Alpine of Pierre Gasly and the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg up there, but I think firstly they did an amazing job and secondly, I think that their pace this weekend is genuine. We will have a fight on our hands but we will take that on and look to end the season as strongly as we can.
Lewis Hamilton
Today was really unfortunate. We've worked so hard to get the car into a good place and it has been feeling strong all weekend. Sadly, our timing at the end of Q1 wasn't the best. We weren't able to optimise the out lap, having to push through traffic. That compromised my last effort in that session; a bollard then got stuck under the car at turn 14 and affected the final few corners of the lap. To that point, I was level on pace with George and looking good to make it through to Q2. It is obviously really frustrating.
It is difficult to say what would have been possible if we had made it through to the final part of Qualifying. We have been looking good across the practice sessions so I think we could have challenged for the first couple of rows. It is what it is though, and I will be giving it my all to end as strongly as we can tomorrow. It will be difficult from P17, but I will be trying to enjoy it as much as possible and make up as many positions as we can.
Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO
We need to apologise to Lewis and everyone in the team who has worked so hard to deliver a great final weekend for him here in Abu Dhabi. He has been quick across all three practice sessions and was looking good for a strong result tomorrow. Sadly, we totally let him down at the end of Q1. We made the mistake of not sending the drivers out early enough. That compromised both their out laps and then their final push laps as they wrestled through traffic. Lewis was then additionally compromised by a bollard becoming stuck under his car. Without that, he would likely have got through, but we shouldn't have been risking so much in Q1.
It will be very difficult for Lewis to get back to where he should have been racing tomorrow. Nevertheless, I know he will be giving it absolutely everything to do so. That is his character and always has been. With George starting P7, we will also be looking forward, but we must be realistic. The cars ahead of him have looked quick and it will be challenging to make progress. Hopefully we can enjoy a better day than today though and end the season on a high.
Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
That was a tough evening and one that didn't go the way we had hoped. Firstly, we can only apologise to Lewis for his Q1 exit. Traffic is always a challenge here in Qualifying and something that you account for. Unfortunately, we didn't get it quite right. Both cars left the pit lane at the back of the queue; with overtaking in the tunnel not allowed, many cars ahead took the opportunity to form larger gaps to the car in front than usual. That left Lewis and George on the back foot and having to cut their way through traffic on the out lap to make the flag. They were then further compromised by having less than ideal gaps to the car ahead of them. All that said, both were on pace to make it through to Q2 before a loose bollard became stuck under Lewis's car at turn 14. That impacted him in the final few corners and, in an already tight session, cost him a couple of vital few tenths.
It is not the way we wanted to head into our final race day together. We will be doing everything we can tomorrow to enable Lewis to work his way back through the field. Fighting drives are an absolute speciality of his and we know he will be giving it his all to end our time together on a high.
On George's side, he has struggled pace wise a little more this weekend. We will need to evaluate why that is but, in the meantime, our focus is on trying to make gains tomorrow. Starting from P7 that will be tough. The field is close, and we know overtaking is a challenge here. Nevertheless, we will see what we can do and hope that we can finish the year more strongly than we did today.
Friday, December 6, 2024
#F1 - 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Friday "Final Friday of the season completed in Abu Dhabi" Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
| Press Information 06 December 2024 |
F1: Session Report
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Friday
Final Friday of the season completed in Abu Dhabi
- The team began what is sure to be an emotional weekend in Abu Dhabi as we bid farewell to Lewis Hamilton.
- The team ran the Medium and Soft compound tyres in both sessions, saving the Hard compound for the remainder of the weekend.
- In FP1, Lewis posted the third fastest time with George fourth quickest using the Soft tyre.
- As the sun set, both took to the track for FP2 and again used the Soft compound to set their quickest times.
- Lewis went fifth fastest, but was improving on his second push lap before a snap at turn 12 cost him time.
- George was less happy but chose only to set one time on the Soft tyre in order to focus on his long run work.
- The team return to the track tomorrow for FP3 and Qualifying.
Driver | FP1 | FP2 | ||||||
Lewis Hamilton | 27 Laps | 1:24.806 | P3 | Medium, Soft, Medium | 28 Laps | 1:24.119 | P5 | Medium, Soft, Medium |
George Russell | 27 Laps | 1:25.165 | P4 | Medium, Soft, Medium | 24 Laps | 1:24.534 | P13 | Medium, Soft, Medium |
Lewis Hamilton
It's all feeling very surreal being my last weekend with the team. I'm trying to be as present as I can and enjoy every moment. I've enjoyed driving the car, working with everyone in the garage, with the engineers, and I'm just trying to capture the moments as much as I can. I'm aiming to channel all of my emotions into the car and the team because I have so much love for them and as always, I want to do really well for them. This weekend I have one last chance to go for it and try to do so.
I'm not planning on changing too much on the car tonight. We obviously have some work to do as the McLarens are still fast and the Ferraris are also within that mix too. So, we do need to find some time. Overall, though, my feeling with the car has been good today. It's never easy to determine what our long run pace looks like, but it didn't seem too bad today so hopefully that's a positive for us. Ultimately, we have some work to do on our single lap pace and I hope tomorrow we can be closer to those ahead of us.
George Russell
Today was a bit of a struggle, but it's only Friday. We were also trying a lot of different things today in preparation for next year as obviously this is our last opportunity to do so. We therefore wanted to go a little more radical with the set-up options, see if there's anything more we can learn, and test things to develop our learnings and understanding for 2025.
As we saw, Lewis did some great laps today. Still, as a team, we don't seem to be on the pace of the very front runners on a single lap. McLaren in particular look to be in a league of their own at the moment and their pace in both sessions showed that again today. Tomorrow, I expect the Ferraris to be back in the mix but I'm hoping we can make some improvements overnight and have a more competitive showing than today.
Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
We've had strong single lap performance at the last two races but today we've found the Soft tyre quite tricky. McLaren were clearly very fast today and they will be hard to beat this weekend, but if you look at Lewis' lap then you can see how with a few improvements he could put himself just behind.
George has a bit more to find but we were experimenting with some new setup directions and the cars were quite different for the low fuel work. We can unpick that work on the simulator overnight, but I'd expect we'll find a good direction through which George can improve for tomorrow. The long run picture was better; Lewis a bit ahead of George and like the single lap, we can see some areas that we ought to be able to improve that should put us closer to the front. We'll use FP3 to continue the work on low fuel and hope that tomorrow we'll close the day a bit nearer the top of the timing screen.
#F1 - 'Thank You, Lewis' Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
| Press Information 5 December 2024 |
F1: Lewis Farewell
'Thank You, Lewis'
Ready to write the final chapter in an incredible story
245 races. 84 wins. 78 pole positions. 153 podium finishes. Eight World Constructors' Championships. Six World Drivers' Championships.
A career that, to this point, has been powered solely by Mercedes-Benz; over 20,000 racing laps and 100,000 racing kilometres.
This weekend marks the closing chapter in the longest and most successful team-driver partnership in the sport's history. The final race of a relationship with the three-pointed star that began 26 years ago.
Saying farewell after such a journey together is therefore about so much more than just marking records and statistics. It's about paying tribute to a remarkable individual. Recognising a person who has catalysed and led change in our sport. How together, we have strived to make a lasting impact far beyond podium celebrations and trophy collections.
Launching this evening, and working with London-based agency AMV BBDO, the team has created a global campaign that pays tribute to Lewis's remarkable record, capturing the highs and lows of 12 seasons together.
'Every Dream Needs a Team' bridges between the hopes of the young Lewis Hamilton aiming for F1, and the aspirations of the next generation he has inspired. One that sees our sport as a place where they can achieve their own hopes and dreams. 'Every dream needs a team' speaks to the essential truth of our sport that Lewis has always recognised - that we win, and we lose, together. That success is a collective endeavour.
The centrepiece is a film produced, thanks to the support and collaboration of Formula One, by prettybird and directed by Grammy Award winner Melina Matsoukas. It blends young people for whom Lewis has been an inspirational figure - including our next generation of Mercedes F1 racers, karters Luna Fluxa, Kenzo Craigie and James Anagnostiadis - with iconic archive from Lewis's time with the team, and his own early career. It is underscored by Stormzy's iconic track "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt.2" and includes original commentary from some of the team's most memorable moments.
The film is only the starting point for the team's tributes to Lewis and his achievements. An outdoor campaign featuring iconic photography (attached) of Lewis and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team will light up landmarks in Kuala Lumpur, the UK, and the US, including locations such as Times Square. Over the race weekend in Abu Dhabi, Hamilton will carry the campaign message on his car, underscored with the names of 150 fans, representing the millions of loyal followers who have been part of the incredible journey.
Toto also recorded an open voice note for Lewis, offering heartfelt parting words and advice. A modern-day equivalent of an open letter, the note captures Toto's perspective as both a leader and a friend. Distributed via WhatsApp, the voice note reflects the campaign's emphasis on connection, authenticity, and shared memories.
From out-of-home advertising in the UK, US and Malaysia, 150 fan names being carried on Lewis's car, a special message from our partner WhatsApp on his clothing, to the final farewell among team-mates at the end of next week, we will honour the remarkable role Lewis has played in our team - and the defining achievements of his years with us.
Lewis has achieved every possible dream with Mercedes that he could have possibly imagined as a young racer. But racing in red is something you simply can't do with the Silver Arrows. So, as he heads to Maranello with our deep gratitude and warmest of wishes in a few weeks' time, we will turn the page and the begin the next chapter of our adventure.
But that's for then, and this is for now. In the coming days, our message is simple: thank you, Lewis.
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