Lewis Hamilton has reunited with long-term friend and former right-hand man Marc Hynes, who has returned to the seven-time Formula 1 champion’s management team.
Hynes had previously taken care of Hamilton’s business interests, including running his Project Fourty Four company as Chief Executive, up until they split in 2021.
However, The Telegraph reports that Hynes will work alongside his compatriot once again heading into the latest F1 season, but this time in an exclusive racing capacity.
“Lewis is looking forward to the beginning of the new Formula 1 season and he will be working with Marc Hynes, his long-term friend and former colleague who will be providing his expertise to assist Lewis on the track,” said a statement issued by Hamilton’s spokesperson to the British publication.
“Marc will be solely focused on racing activities and supporting Lewis’s commitment to bringing the fight back to the top spot.”
The renewed professional partnership with Hynes will come as a boost to Hamilton, who is bidding to ensure he doesn’t encounter a third successive winless season this term.
Amid Mercedes’ struggles under the current ground effect regulations, Hamilton has not been in contention for the championship since losing to Max Verstappen in 2021.
Hamilton had been associated with Penni Throw and her management company Copper, but the arrangement between the parties had come to an end last December.
“The management agreement between Penni Thow and her company Copper with Lewis Hamilton came to its natural end in December 2023, after the expiry of a fixed term,” the spokesperson proceeded to add.
“Over the course of the partnership, Penni and her team have supported Lewis’s entrepreneurial vision and together they have launched several exciting ventures. While the management agreement has ended, Copper will remain working with Lewis on some of these joint projects to ensure their continued development and success.
“Over the coming months Lewis will be expanding his company Project Forty Four, which was set up in 2014, and will be making exciting appointments and announcements as he continues to grow his entrepreneurial business and investment interests.”
Hynes’ relationship with Hamilton stretches back to his own time competing as a racing driver in the junior formulas before he transitioned into a hands-on coaching role.
Having won both the British Formula Renault championship and Formula 3 titles, Hynes offered advice to Max Chilton and Roberto Mehri during their F1 stints with Manor.
