Comments on: VMR on Sunday ~ by Victoria : 11-18-09

By: Williams’ Minority Share Sale: A Sign of an Economic Upswing? « On Any Sunday, These Days

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:04:54 +0000

[...] Toyota are claiming poor economic conditions and withdrawing from Formula1? Well, part of it is the inherent emotion necessary to be involved in investing and participating in racing (this new investor has quite a bit of international racing under his belt), but another part is the [...]

By: JETninja

JETninja — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:11 +0000

I was under the impression that Mercedes purchased a 45% stake in Brawn (a Middle East conglomerate owns the rest) which gives them a large stake in the team, but not outright ownership.

And welcome Victoria!

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:27:06 +0000

[...] Editor at Formula1Blog, with a regular column (“VMR on Sunday” by Victoria, with her first column about the Mercedes-Brawn takeover already published) as well as future expansion of her involvement at that site to include news [...]

By: Victoria Reid

Victoria Reid — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:12:57 +0000

Thanks for the welcome, Williams4Ever!
I agree that there is always excitement during the off-season, but there was a general sense in some quarters that (even after Brazil) the season was over and there was no point in paying too close attention. You and I and the other F1B readers know better, but some might not.

PeterRiva, you also have a good point, but I think Mercedes has already been burned enough with illegal Ferrari material, and they’re likely to be far more careful with what great info is in Brawn’s head than they could be. Also, Mercedes had a much better 2009 season than Ferrari, and material that is at least three years old will likely not help all that much, particularly with the rules changes between now and then.

Looking forward to continued discussion with all the F1B readers!

By: PeterRiva

PeterRiva — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:22:51 +0000

Let’s add one more thing to Mercedes list of why they want to buy Brawn… Ferrari insider technology in mfg. Ross is intimately familiar with that as he was there and helped design the F1 engine plant. Forget the 50 page fax, Ross has it all in his head.