One the most top-heavy teams in the F1 Paddock, Mercedes AMG, will be shedding some top weight management expertise with the long awaited confirmation that Team Principal, Ross Brawn, will be leaving at the end of the year.
Brawn’s role will be shared by Toto Wolff (Executive Director, Business) and Paddy Lowe (Executive Director, Technical). For now Brawn’s future in F1 is unclear, but we expect it won’t take him long to be gainfully employed should that be his wish.
Niki Lauda, the team’s Non-executive Chairman said: “We have had long discussions with Ross about how he could continue with the team but it is a basic fact that you cannot hold somebody back when they have chosen to move on. Ross has decided that this is the right time to hand over the reins to Toto and Paddy and we respect his decision.”
Although, you can’t help but feeling this piece of satire from Sniff Petrol is a little bit closer to the mark.
The full statement from Mercedes AMG can be read after the break.