Mercedes Boss Toto Wolff says that team is “trying to invent” alone after leaving Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari.
After astonishing sports world, the announcing the transition to Ferrari last February, Hamilton finally joined the Italian team last month and tested in his cars from 2023. and 2024 while for Seasons from 2025. In Australia prepared in Australia 16. March.
Mercedes replaced Hamilton with 18-year-old Italian AndreaMa Kimi Antonelli as a team of George Russell, and on Wednesday began to rampage for the season by holding the media event to celebrate their new partnership with Gigantic Adids.
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The Mercedes Toto Wolff's main team acknowledges that the view of “iconic” pictures of Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari's order 'as the first time to see “your old partner for the first time with a new friend.”
“It was right for both,” Wolff said Sky Sports As he reflected in Hamilton's exit after 12 years and six driving titles with the team.
“I think when you see Lewis in your first performances in Ferrari, this picture in front of the Enzo Ferrari home, it's iconic. Lewis with his sense of style, and I told him.
“And at the same time we move on to another route, trying to invent ourselves with a young driver – next to George, who is not mentioned enough. We have an older, achieved driver who got races, and this is the new child coming.
“I think that was a refreshment for both of us.”
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Kimi Antonelli admitted that he was “quite nervous” by taking his driving test, he passed before he made his Debin 'formula 1 with Mercedes.
'No hangover with Hamilton Exit'
Wolff insisted that cooperation with Adidas are proof that Mercedes will not experience any commercial “hangover” from Hamilton's exit.
The Briton is a huge global star and exceeds the motto sport, drawing the level of attention that other drivers cannot match.
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Fans erupt in fans and spotted, such as Lewis Hamilton arrives on the track for the first test session with Ferrarim.
Wolff says Antonelli, who quickly followed in F1 in the middle of excitement because of his potential, has the ability to connect with the younger generation.
Asked about Mercedes' ability to attract partners without Hamilton, Wolff said: “It doesn't get much better (than adidas) in terms of iconic brands in the field of sports.
“It's the test of trusting that this team goes forward. When I talked about Lewis and Kimi come with the Director General, he said” this is so exciting. “Let's go to the next generation!”
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Martin Brundle believes that the Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton lost edge, but supports the world's seven-world champion to win the world's eight-driver records. Years. Years.
“And so we feel in the team. We have a strong vibration with partners who are with us and want to come to the team, so we don't feel any hangover.”
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