Petronas CEO Congratulate Mercedes AMG F1 Team For Clinching Constructor's Title

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One (F1) team's success in claiming the F1 Championship constructors' title this season proved to be a smart partnership between Petronas and the team. While congratulating the whole team for the victory, Petronas President and Group Chief Executive Officer Shamsul Azhar Abbas said, the momentous occasion also signaled a successful collaboration between Petronas and the United Kingdom-based team. "This is truly a historical milestone for Petronas as technical partner and producer of the winning formula for the champion team this season," he said in a statement issued by Petronas, here, Monday. Sharing Shamsul Azhar's views was Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, Toto Wolff who said the Malaysian oil company had played an integral role in the success of the team this season. "The technical challenge of the 2014 regulations centred around delivering the most efficient performance possible. "Thanks to the commitment and expertise of our partners at Petronas, we developed the most competitive Hybrid Power Unit and Hybrid race car in Formula 1 this year, producing more power and achieving greater efficiency than our competitors," he said. "In simple terms, we could not have achieved this without our partners – and it is a proud moment for all of us to secure the first FIA Formula 1 World Constructors' Championship for Mercedes-Benz and for Petronas,” Wolff added. Mercedes AMG Petronas Team secured the F1 constructors' title for the first time after both its drivers, Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Germany's Nico Rosberg swept the top two places at the Russian GP in Sochi on Sunday. The team collected 565 points, leaving nearest challenger Red Bull Racing-Renault a distant second (342) while Williams-Mercedes came in third (216) with just three rounds left. Hamilton clocked 1 hour:31:50.744 seconds while Rosberg finished 13.6 seconds behind and Finnish driver, Valtteri Bottas of Williams-Mercedes Team was third, 17.4 seconds behind Hamilton. -- BERNAMA