Dr. Dieter Zetsche congratulates Formula One team

USPA NEWS - Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team celebrate winning the 2015 Constructors' title for a second successive season.

What an incredible moment for Mercedes-Benz! Congratulations to our team in Brackley and Brixworth who have worked so hard to make this achievement possible, winning a second world championship in a row. After winning in 2014, we raised the bar again to secure this year´s title, and we needed to because our rivals gave us plenty of headaches as they stepped up their performance. The work by our team is the perfect example of what drives Mercedes-Benz forward: the best technology.

The most efficient hybrid petrol engine that our company has ever made, world-beating aerodynamics and intelligent design in every part of the W06 Hybrid racing car. Most importantly, though, we must not forget the human factor: we have two exceptional sportsmen at the wheel, Lewis and Nico, and a fantastic team behind the scenes, who have delivered 12 wins in 15 races so far this year. Their work has made every employee of Mercedes-Benz a world champion and we are very proud of them.

Summery - Mercedes entered the race at Sochi Autodrom needing to score just three more points than main rival Ferrari, with 169 points separating the two teams and a maximum of 215 on offer.

Lewis Hamilton gave Mercedes 25 points with a dominant race victory, but Sebastian Vettel and Räikkönen racked up 28 for Ferrari by crossing the line in second and fifth respectively.