Mercedes photographer leaves team due to poor relationship with Lewis Hamilton

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14:02, 15 Nov 2019

It has been rumoured that Mercedes team photographer Paul Ripke is set to leave the team at the end of the season after falling out with Lewis Hamilton.

"My first race after the summer break was Monza. I tried to do some things differently, but it did not work out well for everyone," Ripke said to Bild newspaper.

"Then came Singapore and then Mexico and at some point, I realized that I was unhappy and did not want to be the team photographer anymore.

"This year is not easy with Lewis. He does not really know what he wants or what he should do with social media. And if he doesn't know that, then I'm not quite right for him. The relationship is not as it used to be,"

Hamilton seems to be in a stage of his life where he is looking to broaden his identity. The team will have to look for a new photographer in time for next season.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Mercedes photographer leaves team due to poor relationship with Lewis Hamilton

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