quote:Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn is set to leave the German outfit for McLaren at the end of the season, according to Sport Bild (German).
The report suggests Brawn will be replaced by former McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe, who joined Mercedes as an executive director earlier this year.
Brawn previously won seven world titles alongside Michael Schumacher with Benetton and Ferrari, where he worked as technical director and devised race strategies.
In 2009 he followed that success as team principal of his own Brawn team, where British driver Jenson Button led the debutant outfit to world championship success.
The report suggests Brawn is now set to work with McLaren and Japanese engine manufacturer Honda, which will supply engines from the 2015 season, when the British company's ties with Mercedes will end.
Any move would reunite Brawn with former driver Button at the Woking-based outfit from next season, with the team hoping to recover from what has been a disappointing 2013 season thus far.
With technical requirements set to undergo another big change ahead of 2014, as discussed by McLaren sporting director Sam Michael, per Formula1.com, the capture of Brawn would be a major boost for the British outfit.
Team principal Martin Whitmarsh is keen to recruit a top partner for Button, with Fernando Alonso recently mentioned according to the Telegraph's Tom Cary. Added to Brawn's reported arrival, McLaren looks set to make big moves this winter as it seeks to advance from this season's lowly fifth place.
Per Autoweek.com, McLaren announced losses of $5 million for the 2012 season last week, but that will not deter the team from making bold moves as it attempts to return to the top of the sport.
For Mercedes, Brawn's exit would be the latest move in a reshuffle of the team's management, after what has been a disappointing season.
Having showed signs of promise at various stages of the campaign, it has been unable to challenge the supremacy of Red Bull and is now competing with Ferrari for second place in the title race.
Executive director Toto Wolff recently told NBC Sports that the team was "disappointed" with recent results and the hope will be that, despite the loss of Brawn's experience, a change of leadership will bring success to the German manufacturer.
Ross Brawn, Mercedes team principalquote:Op maandag 7 oktober 2013 13:56 schreef Meike26 het volgende:
*Al vraag ik mij af wie er verantwoordelijk was voor het geblunder tijdens deze race in Korea. Hamilton had er gewoon weer voorbij gemoeten en even snel een pitstopje maken voordat Rosberg binnen kwam met neuswissel. Lijkt mij geen Brawn-taktiek, die man is wel wat slimmer dan dat.
Teveel kapiteins op een schip werkt niet, is bij Mercedes ook het geval, zou bij McLaren hetzelfde zijn, Ross moet lekker gaan rentenieren van zijn dik verdiende BrawnF1 centjesquote:Op maandag 7 oktober 2013 13:56 schreef Meike26 het volgende:
Laat het maar gebeuren ja.. Ik wil die McLarens in 2015 zeker weer op het podium zien. Brawn is daar een handig hulpstukje in![]()
*Al vraag ik mij af wie er verantwoordelijk was voor het geblunder tijdens deze race in Korea. Hamilton had er gewoon weer voorbij gemoeten en even snel een pitstopje maken voordat Rosberg binnen kwam met neuswissel. Lijkt mij geen Brawn-taktiek, die man is wel wat slimmer dan dat.
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Maxquote:Op vrijdag 11 oktober 2013 09:58 schreef JohnB52 het volgende:
En dan nog wat positief nieuws:
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Dat lijkt me welquote:Op vrijdag 11 oktober 2013 10:46 schreef Geralt het volgende:
Zelfmoord vraagteken? Dat zal toch niet aan complicaties zijn nog wel?
Dit was vandaag een jaar geleden.quote:Op vrijdag 11 oktober 2013 10:52 schreef Mexicanobakker het volgende:
Lijkt me toch wel complicaties ja.
Misschien heeft het wel helemaal niks met het ongeluk te maken.quote:Op vrijdag 11 oktober 2013 10:46 schreef Geralt het volgende:
Zelfmoord vraagteken? Dat zal toch niet aan complicaties zijn nog wel?
Misschien niet en misschien wel. Met het statement van de familie weten we dat niet. Ze zijn alleen blij dat ze haar nog anderhalf jaar in haar midden hebben mogen hebben.quote:Op vrijdag 11 oktober 2013 11:28 schreef Weltschmerz het volgende:
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Misschien heeft het wel helemaal niks met het ongeluk te maken.
Lijkt dus vooralsnog niets te maken te hebben met haar ongeluk?quote:Spaanse autoriteiten melden dat De Villota hoogstwaarschijnlijk een natuurlijke dood gestorven is.
Een hartaanval zou de oorzaak zijn.
quote:Maria de Villota death a consequence of Marussia F1 crash injuries
Maria de Villota died as a consequence of the injuries she suffered in her Marussia Formula 1 test crash, according to her family.
The Spaniard had suffered massive head injuries and lost her right eye when she collided with a team support truck during a straightline test at Duxford Aerodrome in July 2012.
De Villota, who was 33, was found dead in a hotel room in Seville on Friday morning.
Maria de Villota obituary: 1980-2013
She had recovered from her injuries sufficiently to undertake extensive charity work, as part of which she attended this year's Spanish Grand Prix, and was due to launch her autobiography on Monday.
A statement read by de Villota's sister Isabel said the family had been informed that her death was a legacy of her injuries last year.
"Maria left us while she was sleeping, approximately at 6am, as a consequence of the neurological injuries that she suffered in July of 2012, according to what the forensic doctor has told us," said the family statement.
"Maria is gone, but she has left us a very clear message of joy and hope, which is helping the family move on in these moments."
She will be buried in Madrid "in the most strict intimacy."
A former sportscar and touring car racer, de Villota eventually focused on single-seaters. She competed in Superleague Formula and tested a 2009 Renault for Lotus in 2011 before becoming Marussia's test driver last season.
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