BERLIN – Zimbabwean engineer Samantha Nyikadzino has made history after joining Formula 1 team Mercedes as a Electronic Design Engineer.
Nyikadzino announced the news in a tweet on Tuesday.
She becomes the second Zimbabwean Mercedes AMG F1 after Stephanie Travers who is a Trackside Fluid Engineer for the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team.
Nyikadzino becomes the first black woman to stand on a Formula 1 podium.
