Mercedes hiring a driver garments supervisor for Russell, Antonelli

Calling all F1 followers with impeccable sartorial fashion. Mercedes is hiring a driver garments govt to deal with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli’s off-track attire. The model new perform, as Motorsport.com understands, was born out of necessity amid the workers’s rising roster of name title companions and the number of ensembles worn by the drivers at appearances all via each race weekend. 

The licensed govt will deal with the pair’s personal, well being, formal, life-style and journey wardrobe, along with their highly-photographed paddock walk-in seems. They might additionally deal with the drivers’ outfits at promoting appearances away from the observe, from garments and footwear to tools. Notably, they will oversee all IWC Schaffhausen inventory, making certain the luxurious watches are “used the least bit promoting engagements.”

In step with the job posting, the worthwhile candidate will liaise with Mercedes’ new garments affiliate, Adidas, to ship “seems for collateral shoots, promoting appearances, trackside walk-in seems and activations.” They might additionally step proper right into a development police perform must Russell or Antonelli attempt to rock a Nike hoodie or a Cartier watch, as their duties embrace guaranteeing the pair refrain from sporting any “competitor mannequin logos.” 

Whereas the incoming rookie and the two-time Grand Prix winner nonetheless have the freedom to collaborate with their very personal stylists, the model new govt will work in-house at Mercedes to verify the driver-appointed outfitters are aligned with the workers’s mannequin companions. 

It comes amid a spate of modifications set to take influence subsequent 12 months, as a result of the workers prepares for a future with out Lewis Hamilton. The Ferrari-bound World Champion redefined the connection between development and Formulation 1 all via his extended tenure at Mercedes. He’ll depart alongside long-time sponsor Tommy Hilfiger and garments affiliate, Puma, who outfitted the workers for 12 years. The two producers shall be modified by Adidas in a deal reportedly worth tens of tens of thousands and thousands per season.