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This week’s guest, Norbert Haug, held one of the most influential jobs in motorsport for more than 20 years.  As the boss of Mercedes-Benz motorsport, he oversaw all of the company’s racing activities – indeed it was him who decided to return the [Silver Arrows](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/mercedes/ "Mercedes F1 Team info & statistics") to F1 as an engine supplier in 1993. Once back, Mercedes enjoyed great success in partnership with [McLaren](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/mclaren/ "McLaren F1 Team info & statistics") – and Haug has great anecdotes to tell about [Mika Hakkinen](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/mika-hakkinen/ "Mika Häkkinen info & statistics"), [David Coulthard](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/david-coulthard/ "David Coulthard info & statistics"), [Kimi Raikkonen](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/kimi-raikkonen/ "Kimi Räikkönen info & statistics") and [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/lewis-hamilton/ "Lewis Hamilton info & statistics"). He also opens up on his role in [Michael Schumacher’s](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-drivers/michael-schumacher/ "Michael Schumacher info & statistics") career, and Mercedes’ decision to buy [Brawn GP](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/brawn-f1-information-statistics/ "Brawn F1 info & statistics") at the end of 2009, setting them on the path to their recent glory as a fully-fledged works team… Share this article [Share on X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Norbert%20Haug%202021%20Beyond%20the%20Grid%20podcast%20interview&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f1-fansite.com%2Ff1-sound%2Fnorbert-haug-2021-beyond-the-grid-podcast-interview%2F&via=wpvkp) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f1-fansite.com%2Ff1-sound%2Fnorbert-haug-2021-beyond-the-grid-podcast-interview%2F) [Share on WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Norbert%20Haug%202021%20Beyond%20the%20Grid%20podcast%20interview%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f1-fansite.com%2Ff1-sound%2Fnorbert-haug-2021-beyond-the-grid-podcast-interview%2F) [Share on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f1-fansite.com%2Ff1-sound%2Fnorbert-haug-2021-beyond-the-grid-podcast-interview%2F&title=Norbert%20Haug%202021%20Beyond%20the%20Grid%20podcast%20interview) [Share on Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f1-fansite.com%2Ff1-sound%2Fnorbert-haug-2021-beyond-the-grid-podcast-interview%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.f1-fansite.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2F382824582-4239172172012-Medium-1152x675.jpg&description=Norbert%20Haug%202021%20Beyond%20the%20Grid%20podcast%20interview) --- ![Leopold](https://www.f1-fansite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_17701-1-220x220.jpg) About the publisher ## [Leopold](https://www.f1-fansite.com/author/leopold-pleijsier/) Leopold Pleijsier founded F1-Fansite.com in 2001 and has followed Formula 1 since the early 1980s. 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