The duo, typically seen collectively within the paddock, had been working collectively for the final seven years, with Cullen first showing alongside Hamilton on the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.

The announcement was met with heartfelt social media posts from each Hamilton and Cullen, which steered that Cullen had left to “pursue her desires”.

Talking after the announcement, Mercedes Group Principal Toto Wolff believed that the choice was Hamilton’s selection.

“It was no shock to us as a result of Hamilton had been on the lookout for change for some time,” he informed Sky Sports activities.

Wolff elaborated within the press convention and paid tribute to “mascot” Cullen, and mentioned he supported any selections made by Hamilton to have ‘sincere’ discussions concerning the future.

“Angela was a part of the gang for a very long time,” Wolff commented to media, together with RacingNews365.com.

“I believe in each workforce, whether or not that’s his shut circle, or additionally within the wider group, this isn’t a static state of affairs which you could freeze, as a result of all of us develop as folks, we develop as an organisation and if issues do not work out anymore, then we have to be sincere about it after which carry change.

“Angela will at all times be a mascot of the workforce. She’s the one one who has a louder voice than a beginning automobile. However, you already know, if that is what he decides, we are going to at all times completely assist him, no matter direct path he desires to take.”