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Ross ‘the Maestro’ Brawn Cashes In

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Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn isn’t known as “the Maestro” for nothing.  He helped mastermind uberdriver Michael Schumacher’s seven world titles at Benetton and Ferrari, and he later went on to snooker the field in 2009 with his eponymously badged Brawn, which cleverly exploited a loophole in the tech regs by employing a controversial double [...]

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Schumacher Doesn’t Expect Immediate Wins, Stresses Development

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While Michael Schumacher was conservative in his appraisal of his first full day of testing at Valencia on Wednesday, he nevertheless was candid about how pleased he was to be back in the cockpit.  As reported in Autosport, when asked if he was happy about his return to F1, he said, “Yes, I’m really happy. [...]

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Schumacher Reveals Brawn Has Been Trying to Hire Him for the Past Two Years

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Michael Schumacher has revealed that Ross Brawn began making tentative offers to induce the German ace to join the Honda/Brawn/Mercedes squad as long as two years ago.  It will be remembered that Brawn was the mastermind behind Schumacher’s previous seven titles, two of which were won at Benetton and five with Ferrari. When asked by [...]

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Michael Schumacher Interview at Mercedes GP Launch – Video

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The Mercedes GP Formula 1 team held its formal launch in Stuttgart, Germany today.  Drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg posed with a 2009 Brawn GP car decked out in the new 2010 Mercedes livery.  The actual 2010 car will make its debut at the Valencia test, Februrary 1-3. Schumacher took a number of questions [...]

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It’s Official: Button Signs Three-Year Deal with McLaren

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It’s official, newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has signed three-year deal with McLaren, worth an estimated total of 20 million euros.  The McLaren team said in a press release, “Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is delighted to announce the signing of the reigning World Champion Jenson Button to a multi-year deal.  He will be [...]

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Jenson Button Agrees to Three-Year Deal with McLaren

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Jenson Button has agreed in pinciple to a three-year deal with McLaren, according to a report in The Guardian.  The contract, which could be finalized by the end of this week, would pay him in the neighborhood of 6.75 million euros per year, or about 20 million euros for the length of the contract. This [...]

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Mercedes Acquires Brawn GP

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Brawn GP has confirmed a majority acquisition of the team by Mercedes-Benz.  The Stuttgart giant will now control a 75.1 percent share of Brawn – henceforward to be known as Mercedes GP. A press release on the team’s official website reads as follows: “Mercedes-Benz will enter the Formula One world championship with its own team, [...]

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Jenson Button is Facing a Dilemma

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Jenson Button is facing a dilemma.  According to reports, he currently has two prospective deals on the table for 2010.  Brawn GP have offered him a contract, albeit for significantly less money than Button is asking.  Button wants a pay hike commensurate with his new status as newly crowned world champion.  He also expects Ross [...]

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Brawn Reveals Secret Behind Performance Drop

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When Ross Brawn was technical director at Ferrari, during the golden era when he, Michael Schumacher, chief designer Rory Byrne and team principal Jean Todt formed the brain trust  of that team, he proved to be a master at allocating team resources.  He was generally able to find an ideal balance between upgrading the current [...]

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Brawn’s Mercedes Deal Still Pending

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For a number of weeks, rumor mongers in the Formula 1 paddock have been hinting at a pending deal which would see Mercedes acquire a 75% stake in Brawn GP.  While there is a certain logic to this deal, for both Mercedes and Brawn, there are also some obstacles. The buy-in would obviously be a [...]

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