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Mercedes will use a red halo for the remainder of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend in honour of Niki Lauda.
Lauda passed away on Monday evening at 70 years of age. Tributes have been pouring in for the three-time world champion during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Mercedes has painted one of its stars on the engine cover red in memory of Lauda, confirming that they will keep it that colour for the remainder of the season.
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Before his death, Lauda worked as a non-executive chairman of the Mercedes team, and was instrumental in managing scenarios at the team throughout its dominating period in the turbo hybrid era.
Mercedes has now chosen to paint the halo red for the rest of the Monaco weekend, where it will be looking to bag its sixth one-two finish of the year.
After the opening two practice sessions, the Silver Arrows look to be the pick of the field, as Lewis Hamilton held a gap of over seven-tenths of a second to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
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Replies (3)
Login to replyf1fan0101
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Nice touch
calle.itw
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A nice gesture to honour a late colleague. I wish they would've done this tribute while he was alive, but it being done after his passing is still touching.
ajpennypacker
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It also look pretty nice. It's nog everyday you see a Mercedes with some red on it