Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 10:51 / Updated Thursday, September 11, 2025 10:53
For years it was believed that the triple world champion Niki Lauda (76) was the one who convinced Lewis Hamilton (40) to leave McLaren and join the Mercedes before the 2013 season of Formula 1.
Hamilton has always claimed that the Austrian emblematic had a very important place in the development of his career, but he never said directly that the discussions with praise led him to leave the team with which he won his first world title, to trust the Mercedes project.
With Mercedes, Hamilton won 6 world titles and became the most successful pilot in the history of Formula 1.
Ross Brawwn convinced Lewis Hamilton to sign with Mercedes
And now, in Monza, Hamilton has clarified who had the most important discussion, after which he decided to leave McLaren. It turned out to be Ross Braww, who sold Braww from Mercedes after the 2009 championship season, and he and Lewis spoke in his mother's kitchen.
You know I love Niki a lot, but he was not the one who convinced me to go to McLaren. It was Ross. We both spoke in my mother's kitchen and he told me about the team development direction and what to do at Brackley. Of course, Niki was part of all this, but that was the meeting after which I made the decision
– Lewis Hamiltonaccording to Sportal.bg
