Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he’s already spoken to Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer, Peter Bonnington (Bono), following the driver’s announcement that he’s joining Ferrari in 2025. 2024 will be Hamilton’s 12th and final campaign with the Silver Arrows, although his ties to the German manufacturer date back to when he was just
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has reflected on his relationship with race engineer Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington, as the duo approach a significant milestone in 2023. Since Hamilton’s switch from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013, many things have changed at the Brackley-based outfit. He’s had team-mates come and go; he’s dealt with team personnel switching sides
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If you are a fan of one of Mercedes’ rivals, the one thing that you do not want to hear over Lewis Hamilton’s radio is “it’s hammer time.” The message has become infamous with the 38-year-old’s success, with Hamilton often winning from ridiculous deficits after hearing this phrase over his team radio. Hamilton’s race engineer
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Lewis Hamilton is famous for many reasons, including, being a seven-time World Champion, having his own clothing line and doing an incredible amount for charity. With all of this in mind, it would come as no surprise that the 37-year-old is often linked to a famous phrase, with the one in question being ‘Hammer Time’.
MoreWhat looked set to be a promising Singapore Grand Prix quickly turned into yet another frustrating race for Sir Lewis Hamilton, after sliding out of fourth place and into the tyre barrier. In what were incredibly challenging conditions, you’d usually expect to see the seven-time World Champion excel; instead, on this occasion he faltered. The Mercedes driver made a
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Peter Bonnington and Toto Wolff were both on hand to offer Sir Lewis Hamilton some consolation after issues with his DRS denied him the chance to fight for pole in Hungary. Having been around a second adrift of Ferrari’s pace during practice, the Silver Arrows managed to top Q1 as they showed signs of significant
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has joked about radio messages often broadcast regarding his tyre wear, and said that he has to ensure he does not bluff his own team when exaggerating how worn they are. Infamous have become radio messages from the Briton to his Mercedes race engineer, Peter Bonnington, saying that his tyres are dead
MoreThe Formula 1 community has been wishing Peter Bonnington, Sir Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer, a happy birthday today. Bonnington, better known as Bono, turns 57 today – and many fans of Hamilton and Mercedes took to Twitter to wish him a happy birthday. F1 spectators also took the opportunity to praise Bonnington and hail his
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