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Hamilton helping Mercedes shed old image says Wolff

By Editor on Monday, March 11, 2013 Mercedes is bidding to shed its 'conservative' image, new director and team co-owner Toto Wolff has revealed. Over the winter, it has been all change at the German team; swapping Michael Schumacher with Lewis Hamilton, Norbert Haug with Austrian Wolff and Niki Lauda, and soon set to push ahead with McLaren's ex technical chief Paddy Lowe. 'At Mercedes, we no longer want to be so conservative,' Wolff is quoted by Austrian television ORF 1. 'The new Mercedes (road car) models are young and sporty.' He admitted that hiring 2008 world champion Hamilton, who is replacing the 44-year-old seven time world champion Schumacher, is a key factor. 'Lewis not only...
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