Mercedes have revealed they have reduced their CO2 emissions by more than 50%, and increased female team members to 15% of their workforce, as part of their continuing sustainability and diversity efforts.
Max Verstappen won a spectacular duel with title rival Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 United States Grand Prix, with Red Bull gaining ground on Mercedes thanks to Perez’s podium finish – and the championship leader extending his lead to 12 points.
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As a sandstorm engulfed the Bahrain International Circuit on the afternoon of day one of pre-season testing, Max Verstappen went fastest for Red Bull – but Mercedes struggled with a gearbox issue and then a lack of pace, finishing the day with just 48 laps, the fewest of all the teams, and well down the time sheets.
Verstappen enjoyed the whole day in the Red Bull RB16B – with team mate Sergio Perez set to drive on Saturday – and finished the morning third, before improving under the floodlights to take first with a fastest time of 1m30.626s on mediums. Bar a spin in the first session, Verstappen s Friday was incident-free.
As part of their ‘Accelerate 25’ programme, Mercedes have partnered with British social enterprise the Stemettes to try to inspire more girls and young women into pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers.
With women comprising only 24% of the UK’s core STEM workforce, the Stemettes – an award-winning UK social enterprise led by Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE – have worked with more than 50,000 young people aged five to 25 across the British Isles since 2013. And now the reigning champions Mercedes are on board, as they ve marked International Women’s Day 2021 by unveiling details of a partnership with the scheme.
In March, the ‘Student to Stemette’ programme will see young women from ethnic minority and low socio-economic backgrounds match with experienced Mercedes Formula 1 engineers for a four-month mentoring programme to guide them towards a STEM career.