Mercedes to keep permanent red star for Lauda

Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 26, 2019 General view of a tribute to Niki Lauda before the race REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

MONACO (Reuters) - Mercedes will keep a red star on their Formula One cars as a permanent remembrance of triple world champion Niki Lauda, the team's non-executive chairman who died last Monday.

A red three-pointed star on the engine cover is one of several on-car tributes to the Austrian at Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, with the 'halo' head protection device painted red as a reference to Lauda's familiar red cap.