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Driver, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
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“When you have partners as dedicated as ExxonMobil, Mercedes-Benz and Enkei, you want to carry on working with them, so I’m not surprised that we’ve reached the 300 races mark together.
“There are incredible things we almost take for granted these days thanks to ExxonMobil and Mercedes-Benz. I’m only allowed eight engines per season, but ever since I started in Formula 1™ I’ve never retired from a race with engine failure. That’s 97 races. Long may it continue!”