"WilliamsF1 to become an executive director of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, with his business partner Rene Berger becoming non-executive director. In addition to joining the team as managing partner, he also acquired 30% of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd, with a further 10% held by Niki Lauda and 60% by the parent company. Wolff took over the co-ordination of all Mercedes-Benz motorsport activities, a responsibility previously held by Norbert Haug. In 2014, Wolff sold 10% of Williams to American businessman Brad Hollinger. On 9 March 2016, Wolff sold his remaining 5% shares in the Williams team. As co-owner"
"Nick Fry Nicholas Richard Fry, (born 29 June 1956 in the United Kingdom) is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, having previously served in similar roles at previous incarnations of the company. His career in motoring started with the Ford Motor Company in 1977, as a graduate trainee from the University of Wales with a degree in Economics. Working first in Sales and then Market Research, in 1978, he was moved to Product Development as Product Planner. He helped develop a variety of models over the next 12 years, including several performance models"
"homes in Oxfordshire, England and Ermatingen at Lake Constance, Switzerland. On 11 April 2017, Susie announced on Twitter that she had given birth to their first child the previous day. Wolff speaks fluent German, English, French, Italian, and Polish. He has two children from a previous marriage. Toto Wolff Toto Wolff (born January 12, 1972 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian investor and former racing driver. He holds a 30% share in Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team and is Team Principal and CEO of the team. He was formerly a shareholder of Williams F1. Wolff began his motorsport career"
"February 2018, Fry was appointed by professional esports organisation Fnatic as its new head of commercial strategy. Nick Fry Nicholas Richard Fry, (born 29 June 1956 in the United Kingdom) is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, having previously served in similar roles at previous incarnations of the company. His career in motoring started with the Ford Motor Company in 1977, as a graduate trainee from the University of Wales with a degree in Economics. Working first in Sales and then Market Research, in 1978, he was moved to Product Development as Product"
"Nico Rosberg Nico Erik Rosberg (born 27 June 1985) is a retired German–Finnish Formula One racing driver and 2016 Formula One World Champion. He drove for Williams F1 and Mercedes AMG Petronas under the German flag. Born in Germany to Finnish former world champion Keke Rosberg and his German wife Sina, he holds dual nationality, and briefly competed for Finland early in his racing career. However, he does not speak either Finnish or Swedish, although he is reported to be fluent in five languages. Rosberg won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula 3 Euro"
"manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years. He is currently working as a pundit for German TV during Grand Prix weekends and acts as non-executive chairman of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. Lauda owns 10% of the team. Having emerged as Formula One's star driver amid a 1975 title win and leading the championship battle, Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring during which his Ferrari burst into flames, and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. However, he"
"Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ The Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ was a Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car designed and developed under the direction of Aldo Costa, James Allison, Mike Elliott and Geoff Willis to compete during the 2017 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by three-time World Drivers' Champion Lewis Hamilton, who remained with the team for a fifth season, and Valtteri Bottas, who joined the team after World Champion Nico Rosberg's retirement from the sport. The chassis was originally named the ""Mercedes F1 W08"" to represent the eighth Formula One car that Mercedes had"
"Niki Lauda Andreas Nikolaus ""Niki"" Lauda (born 22 February 1949) is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in , and . He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. He is considered by some as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. More recently an aviation entrepreneur, he has founded and run three airlines (Lauda Air, Niki, and Laudamotion). He is also Bombardier Business Aircraft brand ambassador. He was also a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari and team"
"Mercedes-Benz in Formula One Mercedes-Benz is currently involved in Formula One as a constructor under the name of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. The team is based in Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, using a German licence. Mercedes-Benz competed in the pre-war European Championship winning three titles and debuted in Formula One in , running a team for two years. The team is also known by their nickname, the ""Silver Arrows"". After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix, driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win the 1954 Drivers' Championship and repeated this success in ."
"the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. A one-off BBC Four documentary called """" was first broadcast on 26 May 2008. Graham Hill Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner from England, who was twice Formula One World Champion. He is the only driver ever to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport—the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. He also appeared on TV in the 1970s on a variety of non-sporting programmes including panel games. He liked painting in his spare time. Hill and"
"respected and the only person he had envied. Lauda appears in an episode of ""Mayday"" titled ""Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits"" regarding the events of Lauda Air Flight 004. Niki Lauda Andreas Nikolaus ""Niki"" Lauda (born 22 February 1949) is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in , and . He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. He is considered by some as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. More recently an aviation entrepreneur, he"
"Toto Wolff Toto Wolff (born January 12, 1972 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian investor and former racing driver. He holds a 30% share in Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team and is Team Principal and CEO of the team. He was formerly a shareholder of Williams F1. Wolff began his motorsport career in the Austrian Formula Ford Championship and the German Formula Ford Series. He won his category in the 1994 24 Hours Nürburgring and later competed in the FIA GT Championship and Italian GT Championship. As an investor, Wolff founded Marchfifteen in 1998 and Marchsixteen Investments in 2004,"
"David Richards (motorsport) David Pender Richards CBE (born 3 June 1952) is the chairman of Prodrive, chairman of Motorsport UK (The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Ltd), former chairman of Aston Martin, and a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Warwickshire and has three children. In the 2005 New Year Honours List Richards was appointed a CBE for his services to motorsport and in 2017 was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame and received the Spirit of Le Mans award from the Automobile"
"Graham Hill Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner from England, who was twice Formula One World Champion. He is the only driver ever to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport—the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. He also appeared on TV in the 1970s on a variety of non-sporting programmes including panel games. He liked painting in his spare time. Hill and his son Damon were the first father and son pair to win Formula One World Championships. Hill's grandson Josh, Damon's"
"Triple Crown of Motorsport The Triple Crown of Motorsport is an unofficial motorsport achievement, often regarded as winning three of the most prestigious motor races in the world in one's career: For eleven years (1950–1960) Monaco and Indianapolis were part of the FIA World Championship of Drivers (now synonymous with Formula One) but in 1961 Indianapolis was dropped from the World Championship series. Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown. 19 drivers in motorsports history have competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown and have won at least one of the events. Juan"
"Hamilton Written by others Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas. A five-time Formula One World Champion, he is often considered the best driver of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. He won his first World Championship title with McLaren in , then moved to Mercedes where he won back-to-back titles in and before winning back-to-back titles again in and . Statistically the most successful British driver in the history of the"
"future wife's and my dad's lucky number. So it has got to work for me too!"". He also changed the colour of his helmet after eight years from yellow to dark grey. The overall design included chrome, some Buddhist influence, clean lines and personal symbols, designed by Jens Munser. Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.<br> Nico Rosberg Nico Erik Rosberg (born 27 June 1985) is a retired German–Finnish Formula One racing driver and 2016 Formula One World Champion. He drove for Williams F1 and Mercedes AMG"
"engines, developed by the company's development arrangement with United Kingdom based manufacturer Ilmor. After the serious accident at the Monaco Grand Prix which resulted in injury to Karl Wendlinger, and with Team McLaren looking for a new engine supplier, Haug negotiated Mercedes-Benz partnership with McLaren from the 1995 season. Haug is married, with one daughter. Norbert Haug Norbert Haug (born 24 November 1952 in Engelsbrand, Baden-Württemberg) is a German journalist, and the former Vice President of Mercedes-Benz motorsport activity, including Formula One, Formula 3 and DTM. Under his direction Mercedes-Benz enjoyed considerable success in all categories, winning multiple races and"
"three-day mark was 335,850. Three-time world champion and current Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda told reporters after the Mexican Grand Prix, ""It was the best I've ever seen in my whole life."" David Tremayne of the Straits Times wrote, ""Now, that's a serious audience. As an object lesson in how to organise a grand prix, Hellmund's team set a new benchmark, and for this, the sport should be grateful"". For the second consecutive year the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix was awarded event of the year. Bernie Ecclestone , CEO of Formula One Management (FOM), said ""This is a recognition of the"
"of his father. He also has a son, Jack, with Birgit Cunningham. Harry Nuttall (racing driver) Sir Harry Nuttall, Bt (born 2 January 1963) is a Sports marketing entrepreneur providing commercial consultancy advising agencies, brands and rights holders. 25 years’ experience in the motorsport space, from grass roots to Formula One. Currently senior advisor to Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. 2009-12 Caterham F1 Team - Responsible for all commercial aspects of the team formerly known as Lotus Racing/Team Lotus: from successful entry candidacy to livery, brand, commercial and marketing staff recruitment and all sponsorship and technical partner acquisitions: GE,"
"AMG. The driving facilities and courses include programmes adapted for every age and experience level, from somebody driving for the first time, through to drivers with advanced race experience. Champions who have driven on the tracks at Mercedes-Benz World range from Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to John Surtees and Stirling Moss, as well as DTM champion Bernd Schneider, F1 Champion Jenson Button and double F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen. There is a permanent team of professional advanced driving coaches on site, with experience that spans every aspect of driving. On 19 June 2011, a member of the permanent driving"
"Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas. A five-time Formula One World Champion, he is often considered the best driver of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. He won his first World Championship title with McLaren in , then moved to Mercedes where he won back-to-back titles in and before winning back-to-back titles again in and . Statistically the most successful British driver in the history of the sport, Hamilton has more"
"GT3. Mercedes-Benz took part in the world championship in 1954 and 1955, but despite being successful with two championship titles for Juan-Manuel Fangio, the company left the sport after just two seasons. Fangio is considered by many to be the best F1 driver in history. Mercedes-Benz returned as an engine supplier in the 1990s and part-owned Team McLaren for some years, to which it has supplied engines engineered by Ilmor since 1995. This partnership brought success, including drivers championships for Mika Häkkinen in 1998 and 1999, and for Lewis Hamilton in 2008, as well as a constructors championship in 1998."
"UK, with Ross Brawn remaining team principal. The Brawn purchase led to Daimler selling back its stake in McLaren in stages, completed in 2011. Mercedes continued to provide sponsorship and engines to McLaren until 2015, after which McLaren switched to engines from Honda. Prior to the 2011 season, Daimler and Aabar Investments purchased the remaining 24.9% stake owned by the team management in February 2011. In November 2012 Aabar Investments sold its remaining shares, leaving the team (rebranded as Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team) wholly Daimler-owned. Daimler also owns Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains which, as of 2017, supplied engines"
"Group Managing Director overseeing both the company's engineering and racing operations. In January 2002, he was appointed Managing Director of BAR F1 in addition to his Prodrive responsibilities. Fry achieved his first victory as a manager/chief executive of a Formula 1 team when Jenson Button took the chequered flag at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. On the 15 June 2012 Nick Fry received an Honorary Doctorate from Cranfield University in recognition of his services to motorsport. In March 2013, Nick Fry was replaced by Toto Wolff as the Chief Executive Officer of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport F1 team. In"
"drivers' title with Felipe Massa and the and drivers' titles with Fernando Alonso. Michael Schumacher is the team's most successful driver. Joining the team in and departing in he won five drivers' titles and 72 Grands Prix for the team. His titles came consecutively between and , and the team won consecutive constructors' title from until the end of 2004; this was the team's most successful period. Currently, World Champions Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel are the two main race drivers. Junior driver Charles Leclerc is contracted to join Vettel for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. The team is also"
"Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid The Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid was a Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car designed and developed under the direction of Aldo Costa, Paddy Lowe, Geoff Willis and Mike Elliott to compete in the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship. The cars were driven by three-time World Drivers' Champion Lewis Hamilton, and Nico Rosberg, both of whom remained with the team for a fourth and a seventh season, respectively. In addition, it was the last Formula One car driven by Rosberg, following his announcement on his retirement from the sport after clinching his first World Drivers' Championship title."
"is a keen salmon and trout fisherman. Ross Brawn Ross James Brawn OBE (born 23 November 1954) is the Formula One Managing Director of Motorsports and technical director. He is also a former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal. He had worked for a number of Formula One teams. Serving as the technical director of the championship-winning Benetton and Ferrari teams, he earned fame as the ""mastermind"" behind Michael Schumacher's seven world championship titles. He took a sabbatical from the sport in 2007 but returned to F1 for the 2008 season as Team Principal of Honda. He acquired the"
"Motorsports. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport has been sponsored by Monster since 2010 and are currently endorsed by Valtteri Bottas and five time world champion Lewis Hamilton. The company was endorsed by Australian touring car driver Jamie Whincup from late 2009 to 2012. The deal was cancelled abruptly for the 2013 season, when his team Triple Eight signed rival company Red Bull as title sponsor. Monster is now associated with Prodrive Racing Australia as the primary sponsor of Cameron Waters Ford Falcon FG X. His teammate, current V8 Supercar Champion, Mark Winterbottom receives minor support as do the Holden Racing Team (since"
"Bernie Ecclestone Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is a British business magnate. He is the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One and controls the commercial rights to the sport, and part-owns Delta Topco, the ultimate parent company of the Formula One Group. As such, he was commonly described in journalism as 'F1 Supremo'. On 23 January 2017, it was announced that Ecclestone had been replaced by Chase Carey as chief executive of the Formula One Group, though he has been appointed as chairman emeritus and will act as an adviser to the"
"Ross Brawn Ross James Brawn OBE (born 23 November 1954) is the Formula One Managing Director of Motorsports and technical director. He is also a former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal. He had worked for a number of Formula One teams. Serving as the technical director of the championship-winning Benetton and Ferrari teams, he earned fame as the ""mastermind"" behind Michael Schumacher's seven world championship titles. He took a sabbatical from the sport in 2007 but returned to F1 for the 2008 season as Team Principal of Honda. He acquired the Honda team in early 2009 to form"
"to Teo Martín, the owner of a firm specialising in recycling automotive parts. Upon starting his second career in , Michael Schumacher signed a three-year agreement to race for Mercedes AMG. With that deal expiring at the end of the season, Schumacher was given the option of renewing his contract with the team for 2013. However, in the face of disappointing results over the past three seasons, Schumacher became indecisive about his future, prompting Mercedes to start searching for a new driver. Following a protracted period of negotiation, World Champion Lewis Hamilton announced that he would join Mercedes for the"
"Formula One sporting interests, as of August 2007, Briatore was Chairman and part owner of the English football club Queens Park Rangers F.C. (QPR), which he purchased jointly with Formula One president Bernie Ecclestone, being joined later by funds from Indian industrialist Lakshmi Mittal. Spanish racing driver Fernando Alonso had been involved in Formula One since 2001, and drove for the team from 2002 to 2006. After becoming World Champion in 2005 and 2006 and a one-year stint with McLaren, he returned to the team in 2008. English engineer Pat Symonds had risen to his position as Executive Director of"