Mercedes ends Kingspan F1 deal with immediate effect

Mercedes named Kingspan as a new partner ahead of last week’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but faced outcry over the company’s involvement in the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Kingspan’s insulation was one of the products that was used on the outside of the tower, and its role in the tragedy that killed 72 people is being probed in public enquiry.

The pressure group Grenfell United, made up of survivors and bereaved family members, wrote to Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff to…