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As a logical continuation of the partnership with Mercedes-AMG, IWC Schaffhausen became the “Official Engineering Partner” of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team in 2013. The partnership is founded on the mutual passion for mechanical engineering and a shared commitment to excellence. Both partners are also dedicated to integrating more sustainable practices into their operations. Over the years, the partners have collaborated on various special edition watches and organized different events. A special highlight was the launch of the first official team watch, the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Edition “Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team”, in May 2022. In the same year, IWC Schaffhausen and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1™ team announced a multi-year extension of their partnership.
GEORGE RUSSELL
Born in Kings Lynn, England, in 1998, Russell began his racing career in karting in 2006. Over the next eight seasons, he became MSA British Cadet Champion, British Open Champion, Super One British Champion, Formula Kart Stars British Champion, and CIK-FIA European Junior Champion, to name just a few. In 2014, he graduated to single-seater racing, claiming the BRDC Formula 4 Championship title at the first attempt, as well as numerous podiums in the Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS Championship.
The following year, he switched to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship™ for the next two seasons, finishing 2016 in third after claiming two wins. In 2017, he joined the junior driver programme of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Motorsport and competed in the GP3 Series for ART Grand Prix, taking four victories, seven podiums and four pole positions on his way to winning the Driver’s Championship.
In 2018, he stepped up to Formula Two™, again with ART Grand Prix, winning the championship alongside his role as Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Motorsport Reserve Driver. The following year he made it to the Formula One™ grid, joining Williams Racing on a multi-year deal. A difficult debut season was followed by an excellent 2020 that saw Russell regularly almost finish in the points for the British team. He continued to drive for Williams in 2021, earning his first points for the team at the Hungarian Grand Prix™, before qualifying second and claiming his first Formula One™ podium finish at the Belgium event.
Kimi Antonelli
More commonly known by his middle name, Andrea “Kimi” Antonelli was born in Bologna, Italy, in 2006. He joined Junior Programme in April 2019, aged 12. That season (2019), Kimi won the WSK Euro Series and Super Master Series titles at OK Junior category. He also finished runner-up in the FIA European Karting Championship, and finished P5 in the World Championship.
Kimi stepped up to the OK Class for 2020, and claimed the FIA Karting European Championship, as well as the WSK Euro Series. The Italian would retain his FIA European Championship in 2021, and got his first taste of single-seater action in Italian Formula 4 with PREMA. In nine races, Kimi achieved three podiums. The German and Italian F4 titles were secured in 2022 thanks to 22 wins, 21 poles and 27 podiums.
A move up to Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) followed for 2023, and Kimi claimed the title at the first attempt thanks to five victories. At the start of the year, he won the Middle Eastern version of the series, too.
After a stellar 2023 season in Formula Regional, Kimi made the jump up to Formula 2 for 2024, becoming the youngest multiple winner in series history after wins at Silverstone and Budapest.
He got his first taste of an F1 weekend when he took part in FP1 at Monza in September.
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