Toto Wolff inaugurated on Tuesday morning a Lauda Drive avenue in Brackley, right in front of the Mercedes factory, in England. This street pays tribute to Niki Lauda, an important figure for Mercedes.<\/p>\n
The pathway that leads to the Mercedes factory in Brackley is called “Reynard Park”. Starting today, the town of Brackley, at the request of Mercedes, will rename it “Lauda Drive”.<\/p>\n
The triple Formula 1 world champion, Niki Lauda, has long been associated with Mercedes. When the team returned to F1 in 2010, they notably hired Lauda as a consultant and Non-Executive Chairman, meaning he had no decision-making power.<\/p>\n
The road in the heart of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team technology campus has been renamed in honor of three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda.<\/p>\n
Previously titled “Reynard Park” after Adrian Reynard – the owner of the site until it was purchased by the team last year – the name of the road, which runs through the Brackley site, has been changed with the approval of the town hall and Niki Lauda’s family.<\/p>\n
The new sign was unveiled by Toto Wolff, CEO and team principal, on Tuesday afternoon in front of the team members and local press.<\/p>\n
“It is a true honor to unveil Lauda Drive and it was great to see so many team members come together to attend this,” said Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n
Although our dear friend and colleague Niki wouldn’t have wanted us to make a big deal out of it, he would also be proud that this road bears his name. It was a privilege for all of us to work alongside him, and I was fortunate to count him as one of my closest friends. He made significant contributions to our success, was an excellent teammate by my side, and a strong non-executive chairman. We miss him dearly. I wish he were still here as a friend and as our chairman because there are many questions I would have liked to ask him this year.<\/p>\n
Mercedes notably used one of Niki Lauda’s most famous quotes to sum up their difficult 2022 season: “From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failures and setbacks, conclusions can be drawn.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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