Farewell tour. This is what this last week has looked like for Lewis Hamilton after competing in his final Grand Prix in Mercedes colors in Abu Dhabi on December 8.
There was a passage through Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), on the sidelines of a commercial operation, another through Stuttgart to the Mercedes headquarters and finally two last and not least since Sir Lewis went to Brixworth, the factory of the Étoile engines, and Brackley, where the team’s single-seaters are developed.
A final meeting between Lewis Hamilton and all the Mercedes staff before he definitively swaps silver for red. For the occasion, the team released some notable cars from its time, such as the W11 with which it won its 7th championship title and even the McLaren MP4-23 with which it was crowned for the first time. in 2008. In addition to a ceremony during which the person concerned spoke in front of all the employees.
« To the thousands of people who work in Brackley and Brixworth, you have been friends and teammates and I cannot thank you enough for your work and support,” the Englishman wrote to them in a publication on his social networks, very moved by this final tribute.
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