Ross Brawn Leaving Mercedes at the End of the F1 Season

Ross Brawn has announced that he will give up his role as MercedesMercedes-BenzGermany, 1924 > present197 models
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team principal at the end of the Formula 1 season. He says that he wants to remain in F1 but has not said where he will go.

Brawn says that he and Mercedes could not reach an agreement where he would be happy remaining with the team. Toto Wolff and Paddy Lowe will act as co-team principals. Wolff will run the business side, and Lowe will run the technical side.

Brawn’s F1 resume is beyond reproach. He was team principal at FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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and BenettonBenettonUnited Kingdom, 1985 > 200112 models
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to win Michael Schumacher seven world championships. He also bought the Honda team to create Brawn GPBrawn GPUnited Kingdom, 2009 > 20101 model
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and win the driver’s championship in 2009. He sold the team to Mercedes in 2010.

Rumors have linked Brawn to possibly taking a role with Honda’sHondaJapan, 1948 > present102 models
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F1 engine program.

Source: BBC