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Wolff: 2019 a ‘difficult year’ for Mercedes

Mercedes paid tribute to Niki Lauda by turning its halos red in Monaco Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says that 2019 was “a difficult year” despite its championship triumphs due to the “overwhelming” significance of the death of Niki Lauda. The Mercedes-AMG F1 Team racked up a sixth consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ championship double, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas making for a one-two in the former standings. However, the year also saw the passing of Lauda, the team’s non-executive chairman since 2013, in May, prompting Wolff to declare that Mercedes had “lost a guiding light”. Speaking in a Mercedes end of season review, Wolff said that the sadness...
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