▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁form ▁Schmidt ▁Hamilton ▁Mot ors ports , ▁with ▁Pet erson ▁joining ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁form ▁Schmidt ▁Pet erson ▁Mot ors ports . ▁Hamilton ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁primary ▁spons or ▁Ar row ▁Electron ics ▁became ▁title ▁spons or ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁For ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁team ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Mc L aren ▁Racing ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁joint ▁entry , ▁with ▁the ▁combined ▁team ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁Ar row ▁Mc L aren ▁SP . ▁Schmidt ▁and ▁Pet erson ▁remain ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁co - own ers ; ▁Mc L aren ▁has ▁no ▁ownership ▁st ake . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Schmidt ' s ▁injury ▁and ▁team ▁orig ins ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Sam ▁Schmidt ▁was ▁in ▁Or lando , ▁Florida ▁pract icing ▁at ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁Speed way . ▁As ▁his ▁car ▁ex ited ▁turn ▁two , ▁it ▁hit ▁the ▁wall ▁with ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁impact . ▁Schmidt ▁was ▁air l ift ed ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁hospital ▁in ▁extremely ▁critical ▁condition . ▁He ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁as ▁a ▁quad ri ple g ic , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁severe ▁injury ▁to ▁his ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁at ▁the ▁C - 3 / C - 4 ▁levels ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁resp ir ator ▁for ▁ 5 ▁months . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ,