Mercedes Formulation One boss Toto Wolff is to fulfill survivors of the Grenfell Tower hearth after apologising on behalf of his crew on Friday for any misery attributable to a sponsorship cope with an organization linked to the 2017 catastrophe.

The cope with Kingspan, an Irish firm that produces high-performance insulation and cladding merchandise together with some used on the West London tower block, was introduced this week.

The corporate’s branding is on the automotive that seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton is driving at this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Grenfell United, representing survivors of the blaze that killed 72 folks, had written to Wolff searching for to have the “really stunning” partnership terminated.

In a written reply, Wolff apologised for “the extra damage that this announcement has prompted”.

He stated Mercedes had engaged with the corporate “in depth” previous to the deal to grasp any half their merchandise performed within the catastrophe, and have been assured that they had no function within the design or building of the cladding system.

Extremely flamable cladding has been recognized as central to the fast unfold of flames.

“I do know that this doesn’t change in any manner the terrible tragedy you suffered, or the deep and ongoing ache felt in your neighborhood,” wrote the Austrian.

“I want to thank Grenfell United for the supply to fulfill in particular person for me to study and perceive higher. I sit up for coming collectively as quickly as we will.”

British Housing Minister Michael Gove has additionally known as for Mercedes to rethink the partnership, saying on Twitter that he was “deeply disenchanted” Mercedes have been accepting sponsorship from Kingspan whereas an inquiry was ongoing.

“I will probably be writing to Mercedes to ask them to rethink. The Grenfell neighborhood deserves higher,” he stated.

Gove’s opposition counterpart Lisa Nandy welcomed his “swift criticism” however known as on him to take the identical stance and return social gathering political donations from property builders accountable for buildings with comparable cladding.

Kingspan stated in an announcement it had no function within the design of the cladding system on Grenfell Tower, the place its K15 product constituted roughly 5% of the insulation.

It added that this “was used in its place product with out Kingspan’s information in a system that was not compliant with the buildings laws.

“The brand new partnership with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formulation One crew displays the bold sustainability targets of each organisations.”