Ross Brawn will leave his position as Mercedes team principal.

"McMike" (mcmike) 10/29/2013 at 07:37 • Filed to: F1, mercedes, ross brawn

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The German company had originally signed Patty Lowe, who was formerly the technical director of McLaren, last winter with the intention of him replacing Brawn immediately.

But plans then changed, with Mercedes saying they wanted a 'soft transition', that they would like Brawn to stay and that he was in control of his own destiny.

Lauda pushed for Brawn to remain at the team, but the stumbling block was over the level of authority he would have.

Brawn, 58, wanted to stay in overall charge, as he made clear at the Japanese GP earlier this month.

However, sources close to the team say that option was never open.

Mercedes believe a single team principal is an outdated concept given the complexities of modern F1. They were hoping to persuade Brawn to stay on in another role that did not involve the day-to-day running of the team.

Negotiations reached an impasse and Brawn decided he had no option but to leave.

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What should he do next?

I think he should take over Caterham, win 2014 championship, sell the team to Honda, collect £110 million.

505Turbeaux > McMike 10/29/2013 at 07:40

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Brawn GP 2? Great plan. I cant believe that was 4 years ago

daender > McMike 10/29/2013 at 07:47

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Maybe he should buy Fisker, rename it Brawn Cars Inc., build the ultimate supercar daily driver, and then enter it in LeMans and win?

TurboSloth > McMike 10/29/2013 at 08:01

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Ross Brawn to McLaren. Calling it now. Jenson Button 2x World Champion, eventually, when Vettel loses his shit.

McMike > TurboSloth 10/29/2013 at 08:05

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McLaren could definitely use the help.

Z_Stig > TurboSloth 10/29/2013 at 08:07

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I thought about this, especially as Honda is going back to McLaren in `15.

DanimalHouse > McMike 10/29/2013 at 12:11

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PLEASE, someone remove this asshat.