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Lewis Hamilton‘s long-time engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono, will not follow Lewis to Ferrari, but will remain at Mercedes as head of race engineering.
After it was announced that Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of 2024, to go to Ferrari, many have wondered if his long-time race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono will also follow him to the Italian team.
However, it has now been confirmed by a Mercedes spokesperson that Bonnington will remain with the team in 2025, in an expanded role as head of race engineering.
Bono will also remain a race engineer for one of Mercedes’ 2025 drivers. Since George Russell has already built a relationship with his current race engineer Marcus Dudley, it’s likely that Bonnington will work withe the team’s other driver, who is as of yet unknown.
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Lewis and Bono have worked together since 2013, when Lewis joined the team, and their partnership has since become the most successful ever in Formula 1.
There’s no doubt that after years of working together they will remain friends even after their working relationship has ended.
To find out more about Bono, and his relationship with Lewis, you can read our in-depth profile on him.
