Mercedes will announce on Thursday that team principal Ross Brawn will leave the outfit at the end of the year, despite attempts to retain his services until at least 2015. The 59-year-old has been at the helm of the Mercedes Formula 1 team since it purchased his championship winning outfit, Brawn GP, back in 2009. However a management reshuffle has seen various new signings, two of the most notable being Toto Wolff and Paddy Lowe. The latter had been expected to take over as team principal upon Brawn's departure, but The F1 Times understands that both Lowe and Wolff will share the position. Brawn was asked to remain, but Mercedes couldn't promise him sole control over the running of the...
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