22 May, 2013 Ross Brawn with Martin Whitmarsh and Paddy Lowe Team principal Ross Brawn has hinted that Mercedes has just appointed his successor. Brawn, 58, is currently Mercedes' team principal, but big rumours this year had linked former McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe with that job. Mercedes has negotiated Lowe's early release from his McLaren ‘gardening leave', but in a statement the Brackley based team said the 51-year-old is the new executive technical director — not team boss as was speculated. 'Ross Brawn will retain overall responsibility for technical and sporting matters,' said Mercedes. For the longer term, however, it might be seen that Lowe is now preparing...
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