Billionaire businessman Lawrence Stroll and Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff could be planning to take over the Silver Arrows operation from 2021, according to veteran German correspondent Ralf Bach. The report, published on F1-insider, claims that Wolff had actually negotiated a deal to replace Chase Carey at Liberty Media. But Ferrari vetoed that plan, demanding that Wolff spend at least three years on ‘gardening leave'. And so he changed direction, instead teaming up with Racing Point owner Stroll to take over the Brackley based team that has won every world championship since 2014. Stroll, whose son Lance drives for Racing Point, has been linked with a $260-million takeover of the...
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