Lewis Hamilton happy with “Bono” promotion at Mercedes

« Bono is my brother. » Lewis Hamilton, who will go to Ferrari without his race engineer Peter Bonnington, congratulated himself in a interview de the promotion of the latter at Mercedes. Earlier this week, the Silver Arrows rehired the Briton as head of race engineering. Asked about his separation from Bonnignton from next season, Hamilton had no shortage of compliments to congratulate the man who has become his friend over the years.

« I'm so happy for Bono. I really wanted him to do what was best for him, welcomed the seven-time world champion. At this point in his life, he had to make the best decision for him and his family. It really doesn't change anything between us. We will no longer work together, side by side, every day. It will be sad and emotional for both of us. But we will always be present in each other's lives. Bono is my brother. »

Divorce in sight

Since 2013 and 236 races, Bono has been the voice of Mercedes in the ears of Lewis Hamilton during the Grands Prix. Over the years, the two men have taken marks, benchmarks, which are the foundations of their duo. A duo made emblematic in particular by phrases well known to fans of F1, like the famous line “ it's hammer time"

The issue was whether the engineer would follow his driver to Ferrari for next season. We now have an answer and will witness, in ten races, a happy divorce. It remains to be seen who will be Lewis Hamilton's new racing engineer at Ferrari and especially if he will manage to adapt after so many seasons and habits with Peter Bonnington.

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