Norbert Haug
Norbert Friedrich Haug (born November 24, 1952 in Engelsbrand-Grunbach , Baden-Württemberg ) is a German journalist who was head of motorsport at Mercedes-Benz from 1990 to the end of 2012 .
Starts as a journalist
Haug began his career in 1973 as a trainee at the Pforzheimer Zeitung , and in 1975 switched to the Motor-Presse-Verlag in Stuttgart as a journalist . A year later he became head of the sports department for auto motor und sport magazine . There he was appointed deputy editor- in- chief in 1988 , after having been editor-in-chief of the magazine sport auto from 1985 to 1987 .
Motorsport boss at Mercedes-Benz
In 1990 he moved to Daimler-Benz AG , where he became head of motorsport. At the beginning Haug was in charge of the group C , later also in the DTM and the ITC . In particular, Klaus Ludwig's DTM drivers 'titles in 1992 and 1994 as well as Bernd Schneider's DTM and ITC drivers' titles in 1995 were the highlights of Norbert Haug's early years as head of Mercedes sports. At the end of 2012, Haug and Mercedes-Benz terminated the contract by mutual agreement.
Return to Formula 1 with Sauber
Under Haug's leadership, Mercedes-Benz returned to the Formula 1 World Championship after almost 40 years . First, the then Mercedes partner Peter Sauber started with his own team in Formula 1; on the cars of the 1993 season only Concept by Mercedes-Benz was written . A year later, in 1994 , the team was officially called Sauber-Mercedes . Karl Wendlinger's serious accident during training for the Monaco Grand Prix was the low point of the season. At the end of the year, Sauber and Mercedes-Benz separated; Mercedes-Benz then supported the British McLaren team , with which Mika Häkkinen won the world championship in 1998 and 1999 and Lewis Hamilton in 2008 . In 2009 Mercedes bought the Brawn GP racing team and ended its commitment with its previous partner McLaren. Since the 2010 season, Mercedes has been involved with its own team under the name Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team.
Others
In addition to his involvement in Formula 1, Haug was also active in the DTM as head of motorsport at Mercedes-Benz . Since the dates of the Formula 1 and DTM races did not overlap, Haug was also present at most of the DTM races.
Haug drove races himself in the Porsche Carrera Cup ; He knows the scene as a driver, manager and journalist. He is married and has a daughter.
After motorsport
In October 2013 it was announced that Norbert Haug will be head of the globalization program of the Paravan Technology Group , a specialist provider of handicapped-accessible vehicle conversions from Pfronstetten . In March 2014, ARD announced that it had hired Haug as an expert for the broadcasts of the DTM.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Norbert Haug ends his career as Head of Motorsport at Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes AMG F1 Team, December 13, 2012, accessed June 23, 2015 .
- ↑ Norbert Haug coordinates the growth and globalization program at the PARAVAN Technology Group , official press release from Paravan GmbH of October 17, 2013
- ^ Norbert Haug is the new ARD motorsport expert. Focus Online , March 11, 2014, accessed June 23, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haug, Norbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haug, Norbert Friedrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and motorsport official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Engelsbrand-Grunbach , Germany |