GT86-Ian 351 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 Ross Brawn will step down from his position as Mercedes team principal at the end of the year, the German Formula One outfit confirmed on Thursday, ending months of speculation. The 59-year-old is one of the longest-serving figures in modern Formula One but it remains unclear whether he will retire from the sport or join another stable such as Ferrari in 2014 or McLaren-Honda in 2015. The English engineer largely contributed to the seven world titles won by Germany's Michael Schumacher at Benetton and then Ferrari. He then joined Honda F1 as team principal in 2007, buying out the team and renaming it Brawn GP, going on to win the world constructors' championship and drivers' title double in 2009 with Jenson Button. Runners-up in the world constructors' championship this year behind Red Bull, Mercedes will now be run by joint executive directors - Austrian Toto Wolff in charge of business and Ireland's Paddy Lowe overseeing the technical side. "The most important consideration in my decision to step down from the role as team principal was to ensure that the timing was right for the team in order to ensure its future success," said Brawn, who will formally leave the team on December 31. "The succession planning process that we have implemented during this year means we are now ready to conduct the transition from my current responsibilities to a new leadership team composed of Toto and Paddy." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pitman 188 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 Not good news for Mercedes F1, in my humble opinion . Just another reason for me to stop watching F1 next year, and purely concentrate on supporting the Scottish Curling team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 Well, not suprising news to anyone who has been following the story, really. I wouldn't blame him if he retires, guess we'll just have to see. Must say I've really got a bit bored by F1 this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 I really started getting bored with F1 about 5yrs ago, I don't want to see drivers badly injured or worse, but it's much too sterile now imho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 442 Report post Posted November 29, 2013 Conjecture - Horner will take over from Ecclestone... Brawn will go to Red Bull.... Newey will leave to pursue his America's Cup Yacht dreams.. and the new regulations/incredibly close, skilfull driving will result in a massive resurgence of interest in F1... ..these new spectacles have a nice pink tint to them... Spec K 1 Sideways? reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pitman 188 Report post Posted November 29, 2013 One can only dream! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
