German Autobild is in collaboration with colleagues from F1-Insider.com announced the pompous news that the current boss of the Mercedes team was supposed to Toto wolff after the expiration of his contract (at the end of this year) he said goodbye to the operational role and moved to the team’s supervisory board.
Will the Mercedes team roam into private hands?
Of course, they appeared quickly speculation, who could replace him. Wolff he recently stated that he is considering his role on the team. “This is not just about whether I will now extend my contract as team boss, but what we will do with this joint venture."It simply came to our notice then Wolff owned 30 percent factory team Mercedes Benz, and the rest is owned by the Group Daimler. Mercedes has always spoken out in favor lately Formula 1, but we can still hear speculation that Wolff together with a friend Lawrence Stroll gain an even larger share of the team in the future, which would practically mean the end factory engagement in its current form.
Canadian billionaireder now owns 25 percent shares of the British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin. It has its share here as well Toto wolff. Personnel replacement c Aston Martin could chart a new path as the former boss came to the post of director of the British manufacturer AMG's Tobias Moers, who is considered a close confidant of the head of the Daimler Group Ole Källenius. Moers have the task of using the technique Mercedesa in AMG the British brand returns to the path of success and becomes strong competition Ferrari.
An exchange deal between Daimler and Aston Martin?
To Daimler, which at the time owned five per cent of the British brand, increased its stake in Aston Martin, could come into play exchange business. The idea to be discussed in the scene is this: Stroll would acquire shares in the Mercedes factory team, Daimler and in return, shares in Aston Martin. That would mean it would Stroll in Wolff became the majority owner Mercedes' Formula 1 teams. Mercedes would kill two flies at once. As the majority owner of the team we would step out of the royal class of motorsport and thus justified by coronavirus-induced financial challenges in the automotive industry without having to lay off co-workers in a team factory in Brackley. Secondly, it could be a team Stroll continued as a Mercedes factory team with their engines.
The latest statements by the representatives are in line with this Mercedesawho know how to say yes Daimler does not consider continuing to engage in Formulas 1 with the factory team. When asked about the future role Wolff, colleagues from F1-Insider.com were left unanswered.
And what about the Aston Martin team?
Of course, with all this, the question arises as to what will happen to the team Racing Point, which will appear as a factory team next year aston martin f1. She could become B-team first team. It is also possible to merge with the former factory team Mercedes Benz or even sales. One thing is for sure: New budget ceiling of $ 145 million, effective in the season 2021, and thus greater financial sustainability of Formula 1, could greatly benefit Mercedes, Stroll, Wolff and Aston Martin.
Moreover, many experts are convinced that under this new financial policy, money could also be made with two teams in Formulas 1. However, if we opted for just one team, we would for Racing Point quickly find a buyer. Dimitrij Mazepin, who has already competed to buy the impoverished team Force India and lost the battle against Lawrence Stroll, in the end, however, would come to satisfaction. Otherwise Russian tycoon it also connects as a team savior Renault.
Daimler takes the wind away from this high-profile story
Company group Daimler he was clearly forced to intervene a resounding story, which claims to be Toto wolff after the end of the year he retires from the operational business, which means he would resign as team boss and of course in terms of drawing paths and creating new teams and connections. Jörg Howe, spokesman Daimler, is for a news agency dpa denied it all and said: "Toto is and remains our team boss - even after the end of the season."
That is, though at first glance unobtrusive, very hot statement, although it served only as a denial of the story around Wolff and teams. Because the treaty of the Austrian with Mercedes expires at the end of the year and he himself has constantly claimed that nothing has been decided yet. Apparently that has changed.
