The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Group and Lewis Hamilton will half methods on the finish of the 2024 season. Lewis has activated a launch choice within the contract introduced final August, and this season will, due to this fact, be his final driving for the Silver Arrows. The information brings an finish to what’s presently a 17-year-long relationship in F1 with Mercedes-Benz and an 11-year-long partnership with the works group.
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Toto Wolff, Group Principal & CEO, commented:
By way of team-driver pairing, our relationship with Lewis has turn out to be essentially the most profitable the game has seen, and that’s one thing we will look again on with delight; Lewis will at all times be an vital a part of Mercedes motorsport historical past. Nonetheless, we knew our partnership would come to a pure finish in some unspecified time in the future, and that day has now come. We settle for Lewis’s determination to hunt a recent problem and half methods, and our alternatives for the longer term are thrilling to ponder. However for now, we nonetheless have one season to go, and we’re centered on racing to ship a robust 2024.
Lewis Hamilton added:
I’ve had an incredible 11 years with this group, and I’m so pleased with what we’ve got achieved collectively. Mercedes has been a part of my life since I used to be 13 years previous. It’s the place the place I grew up, so making the choice to depart was one of many hardest choices I’ve ever needed to make. However the time is correct for me to take this step, and I’m excited to be taking up a brand new problem. I might be perpetually grateful for the unimaginable assist of my Mercedes household, particularly Toto, for his friendship and management, and I wish to end on a excessive collectively. I’m 100% dedicated to delivering the most effective efficiency I can this season and making my final 12 months with the Silver Arrows one to recollect.
