Wolff explains future of Mercedes-AMG partnership

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10:31, 22 Oct 2020

During a conference for investors, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff shed some light on the future cooperation plans between AMG and the F1 team. His conclusion? The Mercedes name will not be disappearing from F1 anytime soon.

Wolff assures that the Mercedes name will stay on the car for the foreseeable future, despite plans for an intensified cooperation between the company and AMG. From 2021 onwards the AMG brand will be more prominently displayed on the Mercedes-cars.

Part of the Mercedes genome

Wolff explained why an exit of the Mercedes name goes against the history of the German brand. “Motorsport is part of the Mercedes genome. The first Mercedes of all was a racing car," Wolff said as reported by Speedweek

“We want to give brands like AMG, EQ or Maybach a broader marketing base, that's true. But the name Mercedes will not disappear from Formula 1 because of that. Our Formula 1 car will always be a Mercedes. We just want to make the AMG brand more conspicuous.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Wolff explains future of Mercedes-AMG partnership

Part of the Mercedes genome

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