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Mercedes have announced that Lewis Hamilton’s senior race engineer Peter Bonnington is to remain with the team, with his responsibilities increased into a new capacity. The 49-year-old, who has worked for the Brackley-based squad since its inception in 2010, will be moved into the role of head of of race engineering, and will begin the […]
The 49-year-old employee, who has been with the Brackley-based team since its establishment in 2010, will transition to the position of head of race engineering, starting alongside his current role. Mercedes has also confirmed that he will remain as the race engineer for either George Russell or the yet-to-be-announced replacement for Hamilton, potentially 17-year-old Italian F2 star Kimi Antonelli. Previous speculations regarding a potential collaboration with Hamilton at Ferrari upon his move next season have been put to rest with this official announcement. Riccardo Adami is now set to take over as Hamilton’s engineer at Ferrari, previously working with Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz at the team. “Bono,” as he is affectionately known, started his F1 journey with Jordan in 2004, later moving to Honda and eventually joining Mercedes. The year 2021 has shown signs of improvement for the Mercedes team, with Hamilton claiming victories at Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps.
