Mercedes has been one of the most successful teams in the hybrid era having achieved seven Drivers’ titles and eight Constructors’ Championships. There were several architects of this success including F1 titans Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher, whose experience in the early years of the Mercedes project helped the team transition into regular race winners. One of the other key figures to their success was three-time World Champion Niki Lauda, who made invaluable contributions to Mercedes before he died in 2019. This includes being involved in the signing of Lewis Hamilton, who went on to bec…