Press Information 2 March 2021 Formula One: Launch of the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team: 2021 Press Pack Contents Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team: 2021 Press Pack............1 Lewis Hamilton.....................................................3 Profile.......................................................... 4 Valtteri Bottas....................................................7 Profile.......................................................... 9 Stoffel Vandoorne.................................................11 Profile......................................................... 11 Nyck de Vries.....................................................13 Profile......................................................... 14 Young Drivers.....................................................15 Key Personnel Profiles............................................17 Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO..................................17 Hywel Thomas, Managing Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.......................................................19 James Allison, Technical Director.................................21 Rob Thomas, Chief Operating Officer...............................23 Mike Elliott, Technology Director.................................24 John Owen, Chief Designer.........................................25 Loic Serra, Performance Director..................................26 Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director....................28 2021 Key Personnel List...........................................30 2021 Team Partner Profiles........................................31 PETRONAS..........................................................31
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Formula One: Launch of the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team: 2021 Press Pack
ContentsMercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team: 2021 Press Pack.............................1Lewis Hamilton......................................................................................................3
Profile...............................................................................................................11Nyck de Vries.......................................................................................................13
Keep in Touch......................................................................................................54Your Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Communications Team.................................54Digital Channels & Resources:..........................................................................54
Lewis HamiltonLewis Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, England. At the tender age of eight, Lewis sat in a kart for the first time and was immediately bitten by the racing bug. Mercedes-Benz soon recognised the British youngster's enormous talent, becoming one of his sponsors at the very start of his career.
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Not only did Lewis show incredible pace on the track, he also climbed the career ladder at an impressive rate. After he had blown the competition out of the water in every category of karting and won the McLaren Mercedes Champions of the Future series, McLaren Mercedes enrolled him on their Young Driver Programme in 1997. In 2001, he moved up into British Formula Renault, winning the title two years later.
Lewis's winning streak continued unabated in the Formula 3 Euro Series. He was crowned junior champion whilst still in his second year and subsequently progressed to the GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix. Despite his rookie status, Lewis dominated the Championship - taking five victories on his way to the title. This success immediately led to his promotion to the very pinnacle of motor racing - Formula One.
Lewis made his Grand Prix debut with McLaren Mercedes on 18 March 2007 as team-mate to reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso, whilst still only 22 years old. Despite his youth, he remained in contention for the title right up until the season finale in Brazil - challenging top drivers with considerably more experience. The numerous records set by Lewis in his rookie season highlighted his class - including the most race wins, pole positions and points scored in a debut season.
What had already been an extraordinary career reached new heights in 2008, with a first Formula One World Championship crown. At the time of his title victory, Lewis was 23 years, nine months and 26 days old - taking the accolade of youngest ever Formula One World Champion. It was undoubtedly one of the most dramatic title deciders in F1 history, with Lewis securing the Championship on the last lap of the final race in Brazil – after a late overtake for fifth place.
Four years later, after six successful seasons with McLaren Mercedes, Lewis sought a new challenge - joining the works Mercedes team for the 2013 season. Lewis secured his first podium in a Mercedes Formula One car in only his second race with the team, at the Malaysian Grand Prix. A maiden victory followed eight races later in Hungary, helping Lewis to finish the season fourth overall in the Drivers’ standings.
2014 heralded the dawn of a new era for Formula One - and a second World Drivers' Championship crown for Lewis, after taking 11 victories and 16 podiums along the way. The season-long battle with team-mate Nico Rosberg ended in dramatic fashion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The following season, Lewis put in a dominant title defence, which yielded 10 wins and 17 podiums in total – en
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route to his third Drivers’ crown, equalling the great Ayrton Senna and compatriot Sir Jackie Stewart.
Lewis achieved a similar level of success in the 2016 season, scoring the most race wins (10) and most pole positions (12) of any driver. The Brit kept his World Championship hopes alive until the final weekend of the season in Abu Dhabi – but ultimately had to settle for the runner-up spot behind his team-mate Nico.
For 2017, Lewis came under pressure from Sebastian Vettel, trailing the Ferrari driver for the first part of the season before a stunning run of form catapulted him into the Championship lead at the Italian Grand Prix. Lewis secured his fourth World Title in Mexico with two rounds to spare and ended the year with the most race wins (10) and pole positions (11) of any driver.
The following season proved to be intense, with Lewis and Ferrari’s Vettel trading places at the top of the 2018 standings. But Lewis took command of the title battle in the second half of the year, securing his fifth Drivers’ Championship in Mexico and ending the year with 11 wins and 17 podiums.
Lewis backed this up with a sixth F1 title in 2019, securing the crown at the United States Grand Prix with two rounds to spare. He equalled the most wins (11) and podiums (17) he’s ever scored in a single season, while also scoring the most points (413). The finale in Abu Dhabi was his 250th race start.
In 2020, Lewis’ career reached new heights, breaking numerous records in a challenging season featuring various calendar changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the course of the year, Lewis surpassed Michael Schumacher’s record of F1 race wins and at the Turkish Grand Prix, he matched Michael’s record of world titles with his seventh Drivers’ Championship.
ProfileNationality: BritishDate of Birth: 7 January 1985Place of Birth: Stevenage, UKLives: MonacoHeight: 1.74m
Debut: Australia, 18 March 2007Best Championship: World Champion – 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020First Win: Canada, 10 June 2007
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Last Win: Bahrain, 29 November 2020Wins: 95Podiums: 165Pole positions: 98Front Row Starts: 158Fastest Laps: 53Starts: 266Points: 3,778
2021 Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – Car No.442020 Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – Champion2019 Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport – Champion2018 Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport – Champion2017 Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport – Champion2016 Formula One: MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS – P22015 Formula One: MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS – Champion2014 Formula One: MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS – Champion2013 Formula One: MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS – 4th2012 Formula One: McLaren Mercedes – 4th2011 Formula One: McLaren Mercedes – 5th2010 Formula One: McLaren Mercedes - 4th2009 Formula One: McLaren Mercedes – 5th2008 Formula One: McLaren Mercedes - Champion2007 Formula One: McLaren Mercedes – 2nd2006 GP2 Series: ART Grand Prix - Champion2005 Formula Three Euro Series: ASM - Champion2004 Formula Three Euro Series: Manor Motorsport – 5th2003 Formula Renault UK: Manor Motorsport - Champion2002 Formula Renault UK: Manor Motorsport – 3rd
Follow Lewis on Social Media Twitter: @LewisHamilton Facebook: /LewisHamilton Instagram: @LewisHamilton Website: www.LewisHamilton.com
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Valtteri BottasValtteri Bottas was born on 28th August 1989 in Nastola, Finland, entering his very first kart race at the age of six. Over the ensuing decade, the karting circuits of Finland and Europe would become his home from home, where he won numerous Championships and was a member of the Finnish national karting squad for seven years.
In 2007, at the age of 17, Valtteri made the step up to single-seater racing. He immediately impressed, winning two races and finishing third in his rookie Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season, before going on to claim not one but two Championships in Formula Renault 2.0 the following year – sweeping the NEC and Eurocup titles in stunning style.
Valtteri graduated to the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2009 with ART Grand Prix, driving a Mercedes-powered car for the first time. The Finn adapted to the new format successfully, finishing the 2009 and 2010 seasons in third place. In both years, he won the prestigious Formula 3 Masters in Zandvoort – the only driver to win this event twice in succession.
In the following year (2011), Valtteri switched to the GP3 Series, which was then in its second season as a support event to Formula One. He acquitted himself well to the category, securing four victories on the last four weekends of the season to beat his team-mate James Calado to the title.
Valtteri was given his first Formula One test outing by Williams in 2010 and continued in this role in 2011 alongside his GP3 commitments. For the 2012 season, he decided to concentrate solely on his duties as a Formula One test driver, completing 15 first practice outings over the course of the 20-race season. In November 2012, he at last received the long-awaited call from his management team: “Your time has come.”
Valtteri made his Formula One debut in 2013 at the Australian Grand Prix, becoming the ninth Finnish driver to compete in the sport. His debut season turned out to be a difficult one – but he at least outscored his team-mate Pastor Maldonado by four points to one. Valtteri’s moment of glory came in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix when, on a drying track, he gave a virtuoso performance to claim P3 on the grid. He scored his first F1 points at the United States Grand Prix with an eighth-place finish.
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After a change of engine supplier at Williams for the 2014 season, Valtteri was back in a Mercedes-powered vehicle for the first time since his spell in Formula 3. He registered his best season so far in the highest echelon of motorsport, claiming six podium appearances and scoring 186 points to finish the campaign in fourth position, behind the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport duo of Lewis
Hamilton and Nico Rosberg and three-time race winner Daniel Ricciardo. That year, Valtteri and his team-mate Felipe Massa secured third place for Williams in the Constructors’ Championship.
In the 2015 season, Valtteri once again outscored his team-mate Massa, despite missing the season-opener due to a back injury. He made two podium appearances and finished the year with 136 points. In the 2016 season, his fourth in Formula One, Valtteri secured his team’s sole podium finish, which came in the Canadian Grand Prix, and finished eighth in the standings.
For the 2017 season, Valtteri became the 11th driver to compete in Formula One with the Mercedes team, following in the footsteps of drivers such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Stirling Moss, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. It was a breakthrough year for Valtteri that saw him claim his first pole positions (4) and race wins (3). The Finn scored more points in his first season with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport than in his entire Formula One career before and ended the 2017 season in P3.
2018 proved to be a tougher season, with Ferrari and Red Bull putting up a much more intense fight. It was a season of two halves for Valtteri, with some strong performances early on (narrowly missing out on victories in China and Azerbaijan) before a more difficult second part of the year. He scored eight podiums, two pole positions and seven fastest laps, finishing fifth in the standings – and playing a vital part of the team’s triumph in the Constructors’ Championship.
Valtteri returned to the top step of the podium in 2019 and enjoyed his most successful season in F1 so far – starting off strongly with a win in Australia. In total, he scored four victories, five pole positions, 15 podiums and 326 points – finishing P2 in the Drivers’ Championship and once again helping the team secure its sixth consecutive Constructors’ crown.
In the intense, condensed 2020 F1 season (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Valtteri played a crucial role in the team defending the Constructors’ title and securing its seventh consecutive Championship triumph. He finished runner-up in
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the Drivers’ standings, equalling his best Championship placing, with two wins, five pole positions and 11 podium finishes in total.
ProfileNationality: FinnishDate of Birth: 28 August 1989Place of Birth: Nastola, FinlandLives: MonacoHeight: 1.73m
Debut: Australia, 17 March 2013Best World Championship: P2 – 2019, 2020First Win: Russia, 30 April 2017Last Win: Russia, 27 September 2020Wins: 9Podiums: 56Pole Positions: 16Front Row Starts: 40Fastest Laps: 15Starts: 156Points: 1,512
2021 Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – Car No.772020: Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – P22019: Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport – P22018: Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport – P52017: Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport – P32016: Formula One: Williams Martini Racing – P82015: Formula One: Williams Martini Racing – P52014: Formula One: Williams Martini Racing – P42013: Formula One: Williams F1 Team – P172012: Formula One: Williams F1 Team – Test & Reserve Driver2011: GP3 Series – Champion2010: F3 Euro Series – P3, F3 Macau – P3, F3 Masters – Champion2009: F3 Euro Series – P3, F3 Macau – P5, F3 Masters – Champion2008: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup – Champion, Formula Renault 2.0 NEC – Champion
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2007: Formula Renault 2.0 NEC – P3
Follow Valtteri on Social Media Twitter: @ValtteriBottas Facebook: /ValtteriBottas Instagram: @ValtteriBottas Website: www.ValtteriBottas.com
Stoffel VandoorneStoffel Vandoorne is a Mercedes EQ Formula E Team Race Driver and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve Driver. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is regarded one of the biggest Belgian racing talents.
After an impressive debut in single seaters in 2010, where he claimed the championship title in the F4 Eurocup 1.6, Stoffel quickly moved up the ranks. On his way up to the highest regions of motorsport, he claimed two more championships, finishing on top in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup in 2012, and the GP2 Series in 2015.
The Belgian got picked up by McLaren in 2013, becoming part of their Young Driver Programme, before entering two full seasons for McLaren in Formula One.
Following his departure from Formula One after the 2018 season, Stoffel entered the Formula E championship with HWA RACELAB. It was a challenging rookie season, finishing 16th in the standings, but Stoffel scored his first pole and podium in Formula E during the season.
He remained in Formula E as the HWA team transitioned to the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team, where he finished second in the standings with one victory and two further podium finishes. Alongside his Formula E commitments, Stoffel was also a Reserve Driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in 2020 and remains in the crucial supporting role for the 2021 season.
Profile Nationality BelgianDate of Birth 26 March 1992Place of Birth Kortrijk, Belgium
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2020/2021 Formula E: Mercedes EQ Formula E Team: Car No. 5Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve Driver
2019/2020 Formula E: (Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team) P2Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve Driver
2018/2019 Formula E: (HWA RACELAB) P16, 24h Le Mans (LMP1): P32018 Formula One: (McLaren) P162017 Formula One: (McLaren) P162016 Formula One: (McLaren) Test Driver + 1 Race2015 GP2 Series: Champion, Formula One: (McLaren) Test Driver2014 GP2 Series: P2, Formula One: (McLaren) Test Driver2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series: P2, McLaren Young Driver Programme2012 Formula Renault 2.0: Eurocup: Champion
Formula Renault 2.0: Northern European Cup: P92011 Formula Renault 2.0: Eurocup: P5
Formula Renault 2.0: Northern European Cup: P32010 F4 Eurocup 1.6: Champion1998 - 2009 Karting
Follow Stoffel on Social Media Twitter: @svandoorneFacebook: /Stoffel-Vandoorne Instagram: @svandoorne
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Nyck de VriesNyck de Vries is a Mercedes EQ Formula E Team Race Driver and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve Driver. Born in Sneek, Netherlands, he has achieved success in every racing category he has competed in and is one of his county’s brightest young racing stars.
After a successful stint in karting both locally and internationally, Nyck made the move up to single-seaters in 2012, spending the next three seasons in various Formula Renault 2.0 series – claiming both the Eurocup and Alps titles in 2014, before moving up to Formula Renault 3.5 the following season and finishing P3 in the standings.
GP3 was next up and Nyck claimed two victories across the season, before moving up to the next ladder of the F1 support bill – Formula 2. He split his rookie season between Rapax and Racing Engineering, claiming one win and four further podiums.
After showing promising signs in that first season, he moved to Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing for 2018 and finished P4 overall with three victories that season. He also started competing in endurance racing in 2018, in the LMP2 category of the FIA WEC with Racing Team Nederland.
Nyck remained in F2 for a third season and switched across to ART Grand Prix, where he scored four wins and claimed the Drivers’ title with one race weekend to spare. He also remained in the FIA WEC and competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Towards the end of 2019, Nyck made his Formula E debut with the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team as a Race Driver and showed impressive glimpses during a challenging rookie campaign across the 2019/2020 season. He claimed one podium finish and finished P11 overall. He also raced in the 2020 European Le Mans Series with G-Drive Racing.
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For 2021, Nyck remains in Formula E with Mercedes and will also share the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve Driver role.
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ProfileNationality: DutchDate of Birth: 6 February 1995 Place of Birth: Sneek, Netherlands
2020/2021 Formula E: Mercedes EQ Formula E Team: Car No. 17Formula One: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve Driver
2020 European Le Mans Series (G-Drive Racing) – P52019/2020 Formula E: (Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team) – P112019/2020 FIA WEC: (Racing Team Nederland) – P102019 Formula 2: (ART Grand Prix) – Champion
24 Hours of Le Mans: (Racing Team Nederland) – P152018/2019 FIA WEC: (Racing Team Nederland) – P92018 Formula 2: (Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing) – P42017 Formula 2: (Rapax/Racing Engineering) – P72016 GP3: (ART Grand Prix) – P62015 Formula Renault 3.5: (DAMS) – P32014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: (Koiranen GP) – Champion
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps: (Koiranen GP) - Champion2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: (Koiranen GP) – P5
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps: (Koiranen GP) – P82012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: (R-ace GP) – P5
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC: (R-ace GP) – P102004-2011 Karting
Follow Nyck on Social Media Twitter: @nyckdevries Facebook: /nyckdevries Instagram: @nyckdevries
Young DriversAndrea Kimi Antonelli
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Andrea was born in Bologna, Italy, in 2006 and has been racing competitively since 2014 – quickly moving up the karting ranks, picking up titles and wins along the way. He joined the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team’s junior programme in April 2019, after catching the eye of Toto Wolff.
He went on to win the WSK Euro Series and Super Master Series titles in the OK Junior category that season, as well as finishing runner-up in the FIA Karting European Championship and finishing fifth at the FIA Karting World Championship. In 2020, he stepped up to the OK class, claiming the FIA Karting European Championship and WSK Euro Series.
In 2021, he will be racing in various international series in the OK and KZ karting categories.
Paul Aron
Paul was born in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2004 and first sat in a kart at the age of seven. Initially, he didn’t enjoy driving, but once he started achieving success he caught the racing bug and never looked back. He joined our junior programme mid-way through the 2019 season.
Having moved up the karting ranks in Estonia and Europe, which included winning the WSK Champions Cup and CIK-FIA European Championship in 2018 in OK Junior, Paul made the jump to single-seaters in 2019 racing in both the ADAC and Italian Formula 4 series. He moved into Formula Renault Eurocup in 2020, finishing 11th in the standings with one podium finish.
In 2021, Paul will continue racing in the category, now called the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.
Alex Powell
Alex was born in Miami, Florida, in 2007 but is a native of Jamaica. He made his karting debut in 2015 and has made quite a name for himself on the karting scene already, over the last few years. Racing is in his family’s blood, as his father, John, is a veteran rally driver who achieved success in the Caribbean.
Having started racing closer to home in the Caribbean and USA, he stepped up to competing in Europe in 2018, claiming the WSK Final Cup title in the 60 Mini
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class. Alex officially joined the Mercedes junior team in 2019, where he went on to win the ROK Cup Superfinal (Mini ROK) and 24° South Garda Winter Cup (Mini ROK) – to name just a few of his highlights from the season.
Alex then stepped up to OK Junior and Junior ROK categories for the 2020 season, and in 2021 will remain in OK Junior racing in a number of different international series.
Frederik Vesti
Frederik was born in Vejle, Denmark, in 2002 and has joined the Mercedes junior team as a new signing for the 2021 season. After claiming back-to-back Danish Karting Championships in 2013 and 2014, in the Cadet Junior and KFJ classes, and winning the WSK Final Cup in KFJ in 2015, Frederik moved into single seaters the following season in Formula Ford Denmark, finishing P4 with two wins.
For 2017, he switched to the Danish and ADAC F4 categories, finishing runner-up in the former, and remained in the ADAC series for 2018 (finishing P4) while also joining the Italian F4 grid. Frederik progressed to the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema for the following season, taking the title with 13 wins from 24 races. In 2020, he finished fourth in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with three wins.
For 2021, Frederik remains in Formula 3 for a second season, moving from Prema to ART Grand Prix.
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Key Personnel Profiles
Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEONationality: AustrianDate of Birth: 12 January 1972Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
2013: Appointed as a managing partner of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport
2012: Appointed Executive Director of Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC2009: Invested in Williams F12006: Invested in HWA AG; winner of Dubai 24 Hours2004: Founded Marchsixteen Investments2002: FIA NGT World Championship, 6th overall with one win1998: Founded Marchfifteen Investments1994: Class winner, Nürburgring 24 Hours1992: Began motorsport career in Austrian Formula Ford Championship
Toto Wolff is Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. He is the managing partner of the team alongside wider responsibilities as Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport.
Born into modest surroundings in Vienna, Austria, Toto’s first taste of motorsport came when at 17, whilst watching a friend race at the Nürburgring. A short racing career of his own followed, competing in Austrian Formula Ford and scoring a class win at the 1994 Nürburgring 24 Hours.
Toto called time on his racing career just three years later, pursuing his business career and finding a new outlet for his talent – investment. After studying at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Toto founded his own investment company, Marchfifteen, in 1998, followed by Marchsixteen in 2004.
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Initially focusing on internet and technology companies in the ‘tech boom’ era of the 90s, the business developed strategic investments in medium-size industrial companies and listed companies.
One of these investments included the initial public offering of HWA AG - the company responsible for developing and racing Mercedes-Benz cars for the DTM (German Touring Car Championship), as well as Mercedes-Benz’s successful Formula 3 engine programme. Toto divested his stake in HWA AG in 2015.
In 2002, Toto started a new venture, co-owning a racing driver management company alongside two-time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen. The same year, Toto returned to racing, winning once en route to sixth in the FIA GT World Championship. Further success followed in 2006, when Toto claimed top overall honours at the 24 Hours of Bahrain.
In November 2009, Toto merged his passion for racing and investment by investing in the Williams F1 Team. By July 2012, Toto was the Executive Director of the team, playing a key leadership role as Williams scored its first win in eight years at the Spanish Grand Prix that season.
Less than a year later, Toto was announced as managing partner of the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team in January 2013 after purchasing a 30 per cent stake of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd.
Subsequently appointed Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport at the end of 2013, Toto went on to assume full responsibility for the entire Mercedes-Benz motorsport programme – from Formula One to Formula E, sports cars and the Formula 3 engine programme.
An entrepreneur, an investor and a racer, motorsport runs in Toto Wolff’s blood. Under his leadership, the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team has clinched seven consecutive Formula One Double World Championships.
At the end of the 2020 F1 season, it was announced that Toto had increased his stake in the team, with Toto, INEOS and Daimler AG all holding one-third equal
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shareholding. Under the new structure, it was confirmed Toto will remain in his role as Team Principal and CEO for a further three years.
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Hywel Thomas, Managing Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance PowertrainsNationality: BritishDate of Birth: 18 September, 1972Place of Birth: Torquay, UK
2020 Managing Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains2019 F1 Power Unit Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains2015 The Chief Engineer, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains2013 Engineering Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains2008 Head of Mechanical Engineering, Mercedes High Performance Engines2004 Design Team Leader, Mercedes-Ilmor2004 Senior Design Engineer, Mercedes-Ilmor1999 Design Engineer, Cosworth Racing1997 Simulation Engineer, Perkins Engines1997 Graduate Engineer, Perkins Engines
Hywel Thomas is the Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.
Born in Torquay, UK, Hywel was interested in motorsports from a young age, watching Grands Prix on TV for as long as he can remember.
After finishing his Mechanical Engineering degree at Bath University in 1995, Hywel’s career was set after he joined Perkins Engines as a Graduate Engineer. He developed himself in that role, and soon got the chance to step up to be a Simulation Engineer for the company.
Several years followed as a Design Engineer at Cosworth Racing before, in 2004, Hywel joined Mercedes-Ilmor as a Senior Design Engineer; the company that would later become Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. It is a relationship that has proved to work extremely well, with Hywel fulfilling numerous roles for the company over the years. Starting as a Senior Design
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Engineer, he became Head of Mechanical Engineering, before taking on the role of Engineering Director.
In 2015, Hywel became The Chief Engineer for Mercedes AMG HPP, before taking on the development of the Formula One Power Unit as F1 Power Unit Director, in 2019. Over the years, Hywel has seen the team in Brixworth contribute to seven consecutive FIA Formula One Constructors’ Championships with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.
When asked why he enjoys working for the team, Hywel explains: “The people I work with throughout this organisation are so enthusiastic and are dedicated to making this the best team that it can be. The ability the team shows to continually evolve and change impresses me every single time. We are never satisfied with the norm and always look to improve.’’
Since June 2020, Hywel has been Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, overseeing the development of the Hybrid Power Unit. It’s Hywel intention as Managing Director to build and maintain a passionate and effective leadership group who are able, with the involvement of all of the employees, to further develop and deliver the company’s targets, strategies and policies.
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James Allison, Technical DirectorNationality: BritishDate of Birth: 21 February 1968Place of Birth: Louth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
2017 Technical Director, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team2013 Technical Director, Scuderia Ferrari2009 Technical Director, Renault F1 Team2005 Deputy Technical Director, Renault F1 Team1999 Trackside Aerodynamicist, Scuderia Ferrari1997 Head of Aerodynamics, Benetton F11996 Head of Aerodynamic Design, Benetton F11994 Aerodynamic Designer, Benetton F11992 Head of Aerodynamics, Larrousse UK1991 Junior Aerodynamic Engineer, Benetton F1
James Allison is Technical Director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Why did James want to work in Formula One? “It was a great alternative to growing up and getting a proper job.” With that answer, it seems inevitable that James would end up in motorsport.
His motorsport career started in 1991, when he joined the Benetton F1 Team as a Junior Aerodynamic Designer immediately after graduating from the University of Cambridge.
Just two years later, James was appointed Head of Aerodynamics for the small Larrouse F1 squad. Sadly, the cash-strapped team struggled for results and James returned to Benetton as an Aerodynamic Designer.
Success soon followed, as James celebrated Michael Schumacher’s Drivers’ Championship success in 1994, with Schumacher and Benetton claiming the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles the following year.
James was promoted to Head of Aerodynamics in 1997 and, just two years later, swapped Enstone for Maranello and the new position of Trackside Aerodynamicist with Scuderia Ferrari, playing an important role in a period of unprecedented success, as the team won six Constructors’ Championships between 1999 and 2004.
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After six years in Italy, James returned to the United Kingdom and a familiar home at Enstone, now under the Renault name, taking on the role of Deputy Technical Director. With young Spaniard Fernando Alonso at the wheel, Renault were the team to beat – taking top honours in the Constructors’ Championship in 2005 and 2006.
James was promoted to Technical Director in 2009 and remained with the team as it transitioned to Lotus Renault and later Lotus F1 Team, fighting back to the top step of the podium in 2012 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Kimi Räikkonen scoring the team’s first win in four years.
In 2013, James headed back to Ferrari, this time as Technical Director. After a fruitless year for the team in 2014, James’ influence was crucial as Sebastian Vettel claimed three wins the following year, when the Scuderia emerged as the closest challenger to the title-winning Mercedes team.
James departed Ferrari midway through the 2016 season and returned to the Formula One grid in 2017 as Technical Director of the Mercedes AMG-Petronas Formula One Team.
When asked what he loves about Formula One, here’s James’ full, non-abridged answer: “I love the fight. I love that it is grindingly, desperately difficult because that is what makes any success so meaningful. I love that nothing about it is vanilla; technology, skill, cunning, personality, humour – everything is extreme. But above all, I love the sense of shared purpose and belonging that comes from being in an F1 Team. It is not a mere job, it is a brilliant, exciting, challenging and deeply fulfilling way of life. All of us who have experienced it are deeply fortunate.”
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Rob Thomas, Chief Operating Officer Nationality: BritishDate of Birth: 3 October 1968Place of Birth: Coventry, England
2010 Chief Operating Officer, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team2005 Operations & Quality Director, Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines2002 Vice President, Lean Enterprise – GKN Aerospace Services1998 Operations & Project Manager – TRW Aeronautical Systems Group
Rob Thomas is Chief Operating Officer of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. His automotive career started at just 16 years old, when he left school to start an apprenticeship with Jaguar Cars. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Coventry University and at 22 was working for the Dutch oil and gas company Shell as a Drilling Engineer. After five years spent working on oil rigs, Rob returned to dry land and joined Rover-BMW as a Project Manager. In 1998, he made the move to TRW Aeronautical Systems Group as Operations and Project Manager before, four years later, being appointed Vice President Lean Enterprise at GKN Aerospace Services, focusing on operational improvement.
Rob’s motorsport career kicked off in 2005 when he joined Mercedes-Ilmor. Working with Ola Källenius and Andy Cowell, Rob played a key operational role as the organisation successfully morphed into Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines (now Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains), including powering Lewis Hamilton to the 2008 Drivers’ Championship title.
Recognised for his role at Mercedes HPE, Rob was head-hunted in May 2010 to join the fledgling Mercedes team as Chief Operating Officer. Describing his role in layman’s terms, Rob says it’s “to make sure we manufacture, build and test a car that will be capable of winning races and championships”.
Crucial in pulling the team together operationally as it rapidly expanded in the early Mercedes years, Rob’s work was eventually richly rewarded, as the team claimed a historic seven title doubles, winning the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships.
What makes working at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team special for Rob? “A level of teamwork that is unparalleled anywhere else.”
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Mike Elliott, Technology Director Nationality: BritishDate of birth: 4th June 1974Place of birth: St Austell, UK
2017 Technology Director, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team2012 Head of Aerodynamics, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team2008 Principal Aerodynamicist, Renault F1 Team2006 Team Leader, Aerodynamic Performance, McLaren F1 Team2003 Trackside Aerodynamicist, McLaren F1 Team2000 Aerodynamicist, McLaren F1 Team
Mike Elliott is the Technology Director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. After achieving a Master of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering followed by a PhD in Aerodynamics from Imperial College London, Mike embarked upon what would quickly become a steep rise through the ranks of Formula One aerodynamicists – achieving significant success along the way.
But, why did he want to work on F1? It’s a rather interesting story… “The guy I shared an office with during my PhD convinced me it would be an interesting career to pursue,” he explains. “Ironically, he is our Chief Designer now and we sit two desks apart!”
While primarily focused on aerodynamics, Mike has also spent three years on the race team and two years working on the effect of aerodynamics on vehicle handling, giving him a rounded understanding of car performance.
20 years into a Grand Prix career which has spanned three front running-teams (McLaren, Renault and Mercedes), Mike has thus far achieved seven Constructors’ Championship titles and a further eight top-three finishes.
When asked what his favourite memory with Mercedes has been so far, he replied: “Collecting the Constructors’ trophy on behalf of the team. It is a humbling and emotional experience to collect a prize that so many people have sweated blood and tears to achieve.”
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John Owen, Chief DesignerNationality: BritishDate of Birth: 11 May 1973Place of Birth: Cambridge, UK
2010 Chief Designer, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2009 Principal Aerodynamicist, Brawn GP2007 Principal Aerodynamicist, Honda F1 Team2006 Senior Aerodynamicist, BMW Sauber, Switzerland2004 Senior Aerodynamicist, Sauber Petronas, Switzerland2002 Aerodynamicist, Sauber Petronas, Switzerland 2001 Aerodynamicist, Reynard Motorsport, Brackley
John Owen is Chief Designer of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. He works as “the architect of the car”, making sure that the team makes the right trade-offs between different areas of performance - aerodynamics, Power Unit, vehicle dynamics to name a few – with the minimum of compromise.
When asked about his favourite car that he worked on, John gives a surprising answer: “Strangely, it would be the W04, our 2013 car. It’s the car that suddenly delivered Mercedes to the front of the grid. We came second in the World Championship that year, we won three races, but the technological jump in the team’s capability and the way we designed the car from 2012 to 2013 was the biggest we have ever done and it set the scene for a lot of future developments and the success that we were fortunate to enjoy in subsequent years.”
John started his career in motorsport in Brackley in 2001, working as an aerodynamicist for race chassis manufacturer Reynard Motorsport. One year later, he transferred to Hinwil, Switzerland, to work for the Sauber team. In 2004, he was promoted to senior aerodynamicist for the Swiss team. Three years later, he returned to Brackley as principal aerodynamicist for Honda and in 2010 he was promoted to Chief Designer for the Mercedes works team.
John thinks that the biggest strength of the team is our culture. “We have a team that is very accepting of failure,” he explains. “We’re not negligent in what we do, everyone tries hard, but we accept that failing is a part of what we do, so we need to pick ourselves up and move forward from there and learn from those mistakes rather than blame people.”
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Loic Serra, Performance DirectorNationality: FrenchDate of Birth: 30 March 1972Place of Birth: Nancy, France
December 2018 Performance Director, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2016 Chief Vehicle Dynamicist, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2013 Head of Vehicle Dynamics, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2010 Chief Engineer Vehicle Engineering, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2007 Head of Vehicle Performance, BMW Sauber F1 Team2006 Suspension Engineer, BMW Sauber F1 Team1998 Tyre Vehicle Interaction Engineer, Michelin1996 Quality Engineer, Michelin
Loic Serra is Performance Director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. His love for racing goes back to his teenager years, when he became interested in go-karting. At the age of 18, he embarked on his first major racing project in his parents’ garage: designing and manufacturing his very own go-kart chassis.
After school, Loic studied at Arts et Métiers ParisTech in Aix-en-Provence and Paris, focusing on Mechanical Engineering. His university gave him permission to work on a completely new go-kart concept together with a classmate. They were granted unrestricted access to the university’s machine shop for the project and ended up building virtually every part of the kart from scratch, even casting their own brake discs.
After graduating from university, Loic took a job with Michelin, working as a quality engineer in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, before transferring to the company’s main R&D hub in Clermont-Ferrand, France. His department worked on new tyres and suspension concepts and he built a deep understanding of vehicle dynamics in those years, in particular the complex interactions between the tyres, the suspension and the car.
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In 2002, Loic was given the opportunity to develop a new suspension system for racing cars and high-performance vehicles. The suspension concept was proposed to the Michelin customer teams in Formula One and formed Loic’s first touchpoint with the series. Loic joined the F1 R&D department at Michelin afterwards and remained there until the tyre manufacturer withdrew from the series in 2006.
However, Loic wanted to stay in Formula One, so he joined the BMW Sauber F1 Team as a suspension engineer in Hinwil, Switzerland. For the 2010 Formula One season, Loic had the opportunity to join the new Mercedes works team and has been in Brackley ever since. He was intrigued by working for the manufacturer, thinking that “Mercedes won’t join the sport for the sake of it, they’ll come to win”. At the very end of 2018, Loic was promoted to Performance Director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. He works with tyre, suspension, aerodynamic and Power Unit experts from Brackley and Brixworth to make sure the various characteristics work towards an overall fast package.
His job is to try and find the answer to the complex question: “How do you mix all the ingredients to make the fastest car, which also making a car that suits our drivers?” Loic loves the complexity of his work and how much we’re still learning about the interaction of various components on the car.
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Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering DirectorNationality: BritishDate of birth: 1 November 1973Place of birth: Liverpool, UK
2017 Trackside Engineering Director, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2011 Chief Race Engineer, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2010 Senior Race Engineer, Michael Schumacher, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team2009 Senior Race Engineer, Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix2006 Senior Race Engineer, Jenson Button, Honda Racing F1 Team2004 Senior Race Engineer, Jenson Button, BAR Honda2001 Assistant Race Engineer, BAR Honda1998 Vehicle Dynamicist, BAR Honda
Andrew Shovlin is Trackside Engineering Director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, overseeing the engineering team at the track to ensure we’re extracting the maximum performance from the car and drivers across the race weekend.
It was mechanical engineering and vehicle dynamics that sparked Andrew’s interest in motorsport, rather than the other way around. He was always keen to work in the automotive world but was particularly excited by the clear objectives and fast pace of development in F1.
Andrew – known among the team and Formula One paddock as ‘Shov’ – studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, remaining there to complete his PhD in Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation. After graduating, he joined British American Racing (BAR) in 1998 as a Vehicle Dynamicist, ahead of the team’s F1 debut the following year.
Following BAR’s early seasons in the sport, Shov moved into the role of Assistant Race Engineer in 2001, before becoming Jenson Button’s Senior Race Engineer from the 2004 season onwards. He remained in the role through the team’s transition to Honda in 2006, with both Jenson and the Brackley-based team claiming their first victory at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Following two difficult seasons, Honda withdrew from F1 at the end of 2008, with the team becoming Brawn GP for the following season. Shov continued as Jenson’s Senior Race Engineer and helped guide him to the Drivers’ title, while also playing his part in the team clinching the Constructors’ title during the fairy-tale 2009 season.
The 2010 season brought plenty of change, with Mercedes buying the team, returning to F1 as a works outfit and convincing Michael Schumacher to come out of retirement and drive for them. Shov was Michael’s Senior Race Engineer for his first season back in F1, before advancing to the role of Chief Race Engineer in 2011.
Since the 2017 season, Shov has been the team’s Trackside Engineering Director. He’s experienced some incredible moments during his time in F1 so far, which have all happened through different iterations of Brackley’s F1 team. But, one memory in particular, stands out for him…
“Winning the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix was some of the most fun I’ve had on a pit wall,” Shov said. “Our car wasn’t working nearly as well as the Red Bull and Daniel Ricciardo had been really strong all weekend. It was a wet weekend and James Vowles and I had talked at breakfast about whether you could get away with going straight from full wets to the dry tyre at Monaco.
“We had nothing to lose in the race so gave it a go and it worked out. Red Bull ultimately made a mistake in the pits that took them out of contention, but we’d managed to put them under pressure on a day when they had so much pace in hand and that was what ultimately won us the race.”
When it comes to his favourite thing about working for the team, which he’s been involved in from the very beginning, Shov says it’s the people that he gets to work with. “We enjoy the good times but also know how to stick together and turn it around when things aren’t going our way.”
PETRONAS Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) is a global energy and solutions company, ranked amongst the largest corporations on the Fortune Global 500®.
Seeking opportunities and investments in both hydrocarbon and renewables across the globe to maximise value through its integrated business model, PETRONAS’ portfolio includes conventional and unconventional resources, as well as a diverse range of fuel, lubricant, and petrochemical products. It is PETRONAS’ aspiration to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 by delivering clean energy and low carbon solutions to people globally.
As a progressive energy and solutions partner, PETRONAS’ home at the heart of motorsport provides a platform for the continuous innovation of their Fluid Technology Solutions™ , committing thousands of hours to the pursuit of product performance, reliability and efficiency.
Since 2010, PETRONAS have been the Title and Technical Partner to the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, providing Fluid Technology Solutions™ that have powered the team to a historic seven consecutive double World Championship titles.
PETRONAS believe that staying determined to forge ahead and surpass expectations requires a special kind of energy: passion. This fuels the energy within every one of its employees to deliver the best fluid technology for its partners, whether these are destined for the racetrack or the road.
It’s the same energy that drives PETRONAS’ passion for progress and its commitment to supporting progressive technological solutions that will improve the future sustainability of motorsport.
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INEOSINEOS is proud to be principal partner to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. INEOS is also a one third equal shareholder in the team alongside Daimler AG and Toto Wolff.
INEOS makes great things happen every day. INEOS produce the essential raw ingredients and energy to meet the ever-changing demands of modern life. They are world-leading innovators. From tackling climate change to backing extreme sporting challenges, or creating a new 4X4, Grenadier, INEOS always leads from the front.
INEOS invests in sport because they are passionate fans. INEOS wants to create memorable moments for everyone to share. And they want to get more people moving.
The INEOS Sports family includes INEOS TEAM UK, Britain’s challenger for the 36th America’s Cup and INEOS Grenadiers, the world’s most successful cycling team. Ligue 1 football club OGC Nice and Swiss Super League side FC Lausanne-Sport. Charitable participation initiatives, The Daily Mile, INEOS GO Run For Fun and the 1851 Trust. And the INEOS 1:59 Challenge with Eliud Kipchoge breaking the two-hour marathon barrier.
Whether in business, in the sporting arena, or through INEOS’ pioneering innovations for the good of the planet, making great things happen every day is central to everything they do.
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UBSUBS has been a proud partner of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team for over 10 years. The partnership reflects the values UBS shares with the team – commitment to sustainable performance, striving for excellence and success through teamwork. The bank has made Formula One the centrepiece of its international sport sponsorship portfolio.
UBS works with private clients, institutions and corporations around the world to help answer some of life's questions – whether through expert wealth management advice, investment banking and asset management expertise, or general banking advice in Switzerland.
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CrowdstrikeCrowdStrike was founded to fix a fundamental problem: The sophisticated attacks that were forcing the world's leading businesses into the headlines could not be solved with existing defences. Co-founders George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch realized that a brand-new approach was needed - one that combines the most advanced endpoint protection with expert intelligence to pinpoint the adversaries perpetrating the attacks, not just their malware.
Our new platform, which we named Falcon, gives our customers the unique ability to detect and prevent never-before-seen attacks while they are still in progress - protecting organisations against threats their conventional defences could never see. It even gave rise to an entirely new science for detecting adversary activity.
For us, it's all about securing our customers' brand, data, and people. The hacking and the cyber-attacks we see in the media do have a lasting impact on people's lives. At CrowdStrike, we are extremely proud to provide this level of protection to a rapidly expanding base of customers around the world. It's a responsibility that we take very seriously, and it drives us in our hunt for new threats and innovative ways to stop them.
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EpsonEpson is a global technology leader dedicated to connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies.
With a lineup from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics.
Led by Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, Epson Group comprises nearly 72,000 employees in 93 companies around the world, and is proud of its contributions to the communities and its ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impacts.
HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud platform-as-a-service company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from
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all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent technology solutions, with a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, to help customers develop new business models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance.
IWC SchaffhausenSwiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen is proud to have been the Official Engineering Partner of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team since 2013.
The partnership enables IWC Schaffhausen to share its passion for high-level engineering, its quest for ultimate perfection and the aim for top performance – referred to by both companies as Performance Engineering.
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With a clear focus on technology and development, IWC Schaffhausen has been producing timepieces of lasting value since 1868. The company, which in 2018 celebrated its 150th anniversary, has gained an international reputation based on a passion for innovative solutions and technical ingenuity.
One of the world’s leading brands in the luxury watch segment, IWC Schaffhausen crafts masterpieces of haute horlogerie at its finest, combining supreme precision with exclusive design
The Ritz-CarltonThe Ritz-Carlton, part of Marriott International, is the Official Hotel Partner of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team with Ritz-Carlton hospitality featured in the team’s signature Silver Arrows Lounge at select races. Service perfected over a century; The Ritz-Carlton sets the gold standard in luxury hospitality worldwide. With more than 100 hotels in 30 countries and territories, each Ritz-Carlton property tells its own unique story and creates experiences so exceptional that they linger long after a guest departs.
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The Ritz-Carlton participates in Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s travel loyalty program, and through its Marriott Bonvoy Moments platform members are given the opportunity to explore their passions by redeeming points for extraordinary experiences. This includes opportunities to experience Grands Prix with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, where packages designed by The Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Bonvoy Moments will give members the chance to enjoy prime viewing, interact with team drivers, and enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes access.
AMDAMD is a global leader in high-performance computing and graphics with a passion for pushing the boundaries of what is possible with technology. AMD partners closely with the world’s leading companies and research facilities to create the computing and graphics technologies they need to power products including the world’s highest performance PCs, game consoles, servers and supercomputers. AMD employees worldwide come to work every day to build great products that deliver the life-changing computing experiences of today and tomorrow.
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MonsterBased in Corona, California, Monster Energy is a leading marketer and distributor of energy drinks and alternative beverages. Refusing to acknowledge the traditional, Monster Energy supports the music scene and sport.
Whether F1, motocross, off-road, Superbikes, MotoGP, Rallycross, Speedway, MMA, BMX, surf, snowboard, ski, skateboard, or the rock and roll lifestyle, Monster Energy is a brand that believes in authenticity and the core of what its
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sports, athletes and musicians represent. More than a drink, it’s the way of life lived by the athletes, sports, bands, believers and fans.
See more about Monster Energy including all of its drinks on MonsterEnergy.com. Our athletes dig ‘em – so will you!
Pure StoragePure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) helps customers build a better world with data. The Pure Storage Data Platform, powered by all-flash storage, offers a simpler, more effective, and more flexible solution for cloud infrastructure and data-rich applications like artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics. With Satmetrix-certified NPS performance in the top 1% of B2B companies, Pure has an ever-expanding range of customers who are some of the happiest in the world.
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TIBCOTIBCO Software, Inc. unlocks the potential of real-time data for making faster, smarter decisions. Our Connected Intelligence Platform seamlessly connects any application or data source; intelligently unifies data for greater access, trust, and control; and confidently predicts outcomes in real time and at scale. Learn how solutions to our customers’ most critical business challenges are made possible by TIBCO at www.tibco.com.
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Tommy HilfigerWith a brand portfolio that includes TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world's most recognized premium designer lifestyle groups. Its focus is designing and marketing high-quality men's tailored clothing and sportswear, women's collection apparel and sportswear, kidswear, denim collections, underwear (including robes, sleepwear and loungewear), footwear and accessories. Through select licensees, Tommy Hilfiger offers complementary lifestyle products such as eyewear, watches, fragrance, athletic apparel (golf and swim), socks, small leather goods, home goods and luggage.
The TOMMY JEANS product line consists of jeanswear and footwear for men and women, accessories, and fragrance. Merchandise under the TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS brands is available to consumers worldwide through an extensive network of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS retail stores, leading specialty and department stores, select online retailers, and at tommy.com.
About PVH Corp.
With a history going back over 135 years, PVH has excelled at growing brands and businesses with rich American heritages, becoming one of the largest apparel companies in the world. We have over 35,000 associates operating in over 40 countries and over $8 billion in annual revenues.
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BoseBose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose – then a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Today, the company is driven by its founding principles, investing in long-term research with one fundamental goal – to develop new technologies with real customer benefits.
Bose innovations have spanned decades and industries, creating and transforming categories in audio and beyond. Bose products for the home, in the car, on the go and in public spaces have become iconic – changing the way people listen to music.
Bose Corporation is privately held. The company’s spirit of invention, passion for excellence, and commitment to extraordinary experiences can be found around the world -- everywhere Bose does business.
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BelstaffBelstaff is the essential outfitter for the modern adventurer. For close to a century, it has been making clothes for those who want to push the limits. With a heritage of technical innovation rooted in the north of England, the company started life by kitting out some of the most daring people the world has seen, from aviator Amy Johnson to adventurer T.E. Lawrence and revolutionary Che Guevara. The jackets they wore are still made by Belstaff today – and questing individuals are still kitted out in an array of products that combine respect for the past with a hunger for future development.
Technically excellent, beautifully crafted British design and know-how lies at the heart of Belstaff, and pieces range from robust, high-performance wear for the most exacting of conditions, to perfectly judged pieces for more everyday adventures. Rigorously designed, effortlessly good-looking, Belstaff.
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PUMAPUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For more than 70 years, PUMA has relentlessly pushed sport and culture forward by creating fast products for the world’s fastest athletes. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running and Training, Basketball, Golf, and Motorsports. It collaborates with renowned designers and brands to bring sport influences into street culture and fashion. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs more than 13,000 people worldwide, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany.
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PolicePolice is a brand belonging to De Rigo, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of eyewear of indisputable quality. Founded in 1983, Police very soon established itself as a byword for refined design and a strong image. Through its consolidated identity and market position, Police has steadily created a very broad lifestyle concept that besides sunglasses and optical frames includes also fragrances, watches, jewellery and small leather goods. Police collections are distributed in over 80 countries, particularly in Europe, Asia and America.
About De Rigo
De Rigo is a world leader in the design, production and distribution of top-quality prescription eyewear frames and sunglasses. Thanks to the extensive wholesale network managed by De Rigo Vision SpA, the Group's products are distributed in approximately 80 countries, mainly in Europe, Asia and the Americas, through 16 companies and over 100 independent distributors. The Group now serves all the world’s most important markets with its brands, Lozza, Lozza Sartoriale, Police and Sting, and its licences Blumarine, Carolina Herrera New York, CH Carolina Herrera, Chopard, Converse, dunhill London, Escada, Fila, Furla, John Varvatos, Jones New York, Lucky Brand, Mulberry, Nina Ricci, Tous, Trussardi, Victor Hugo and Zadig&Voltaire.
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OZ RacingCreated in 1971, OZ is a legend in the motorsports industry thanks to over 35 years of success.
The OZ Group, which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary, was founded in Italy by Silvano Oselladore and Pietro Zen. The two founders created their first alloy wheel for a model of a Mini Cooper. OZ produces and distributes light-weight alloy wheels via a network of branches and worldwide partners. OZ is Italy’s front-runner in the world of wheels and is involved in many sectors such as motorsport as well as the aftersales market, motorbikes and OEM with customised projects for prestigious car manufacturers.
OZ has been involved in motorsport for more than 35 years as a partner of the most prestigious teams in several global competitions. The incredible number of victories and titles in OZ’s history represents the most reliable evidence of the excellence, quality and performance of its products.
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EndlessEndless Brake Technology Europe AB, based in Orresta outside Västerås, Sweden, is the European sales agent for Endless Advance, handling all sales and technical support for the European market including dealers and customer teams from Formula One to street customs. Endless Brake Technology Europe AB is also responsible for dealer development and product line-up adaptation and has a direct technical and support cooperation with the factory in Japan.
The company started in 1999 to promote Endless high performance competition brake products in European markets. After strong initial success the Endless brand and dealer network has steadily grown in Europe as the choice for uncompromising brake products with continuous development towards excellence. Endless, being an official team supplier of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team throughout all 7 wins of Formula One World Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships, look forward to continue the great partnership for the coming season of 2021.
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AxaltaAxalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the materials we coat to last longer.
Axalta provides the team with its premium refinish paint brand Spies Hecker which can make bodyshop work easier and more efficient and offers premium resistance to endure tough conditions for vehicles on the track or the road.
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PirelliEstablished in 1872, Pirelli is among the world’s leading tyre producers. It is the only pure consumer tyre company that includes car, motorbike, and bicycle tyres as well as associated services.
Pirelli has a distinct positioning in high value tyres, characterised by an advanced technology with more than 3,600 homologations obtained, thanks to partnerships with the most prestigious car manufacturers in the world. In order to achieve the highest levels of performance, safety and containment of environmental impact, Pirelli has always been strongly committed to research and development, in which it invested 6.1% of revenue from high-value products in 2019.
Involved in motorsport since 1907, Pirelli has been the exclusive global official tyre partner to the FIA Formula One World Championship since 2011. Moreover, starting from 2021 season, Pirelli will be exclusive supplier to FIA World Rally Championship, an environment where the tyre manufacturer already developed some of its most important specialties, later transferred to its regular road tyres products.
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Technology CentresBrackleyHome of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One TeamBrackley, situated 70 miles northwest of London, has been the home of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team ever since the three-pointed star returned to F1 with its own works team in 2010.
The team operates a state-of-the-art technology centre in Brackley that covers an area of 60,000 square metres. The site provides cutting-edge facilities for the design, development, manufacturing, assembly and operation of Championship-winning Formula One cars.
The facilities include a wind tunnel, dynos and the team’s driver-in-loop simulator as well as the production resources required to maintain season-long development of the race car. The team’s technology campus is one of the leading locations in the world when it comes to simulation, lightweight construction, additive manufacturing, generative design, machine learning and other pioneering technologies.
Brackley is also home to Mercedes F1 Applied Science, which leverages the best of aerospace and motorsport technologies, to deliver performance across the domains of land, sea and air. The team’s Applied Science Division has developed unique, timely and innovative technical solutions and services tailored to the specific business challenges of its external clients.
The Brackley site holds the international environmental management system certification ISO 14001 and uses renewable energy sources to power its operations. In 2020, the team’s headquarters was awarded Three Star Certification, the highest level in the FIA’s Environmental Accreditation programme, following a rigorous audit. The team also has a net-zero carbon footprint - an achievement that’s based on significant reductions of CO2 emissions and by offsetting unavoidable CO2 emissions through gold-standard carbon offsetting.
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More than 950 employees work 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the Brackley site. Facing fierce competition on and off the track from highly skilled opponents, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team seeks the competitive advantage by embracing the highly demanding nature of its endeavour: the greater the challenge, the better.
BrixworthHome of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP)The roots of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) stretch back to 1984 and the foundation of Ilmor Engineering Ltd by Paul Morgan and Mario Illien, with funding from Roger Penske.
Since 1995, the team in Brixworth has been responsible for the design and development of every single Formula One engine to wear the Mercedes-Benz badge.
Renamed Mercedes-Ilmor Ltd in 2002, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG in 2005, operating under the name of Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines Ltd.
Today, Brixworth is a state-of-the-art technology campus where around 700 talented people work on engines and powertrains for Formula One, Formula E and high-performance hybrid road cars. For the Formula One project, the team at Brixworth designs, manufactures and tests the Hybrid Power Units for the Mercedes works team as well as customer teams Williams Racing, Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team and McLaren F1 Team.
The first victory of the modern era for Mercedes-Benz occurred at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix, after which V10 and V8 engines from Brixworth powered World Championship victories in 1998 (Drivers’ and Constructors’), 1999 (Drivers’), 2008 (Drivers’) and 2009 (Drivers’ and Constructors’). The company was also awarded the prestigious Dewar Trophy for Technical Excellence in 2009 for its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), the first ever Hybrid system to win a Grand Prix at the 2009 Hungarian GP.
In the new, Hybrid F1 era, Mercedes-Benz V6 Power Units have powered the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team to seven consecutive Championship doubles (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) – which is a record for
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the most consecutive double titles in the sport’s history. Today’s F1 Power Unit from Brixworth is one of the most efficient internal combustion engines ever built, reaching over 50 percent thermal efficiency.
The technology centre in Brixworth has been fully operational since late 2009, providing the team at HPP with cutting-edge and continuously upgraded facilities. The site covers a total area of 126,000m2. The technology centre holds the international environmental management system certification ISO 14001 and produces approximately 10% of its electricity from a Solar PV system located on its roof and around 45% from an energy efficient on-site CCHP plant.
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