Ross Brawn Exit Reports Labelled ‘Bull****’ by Mercedes Chairman Niki Lauda

Mercedes F1 chairman Niki Lauda has dismissed reports of Ross Brawn leaving the team at the end of the season as "bull****" and "total rubbish," per the Daily Mail's Jonathan McEvoy. Lauda is believed to want to retain the former Ferrari man but is in the middle of a dispute with team shareholder Toto Wolff, who hopes to move former McLaren engineer Paddy Lowe to Brawn's technical director role. Reports and leaks from the camp, per McEvoy, had suggested Brawn was on his way out, but Lauda insists he is going nowhere for the time being: I hate all this bull****. The speculation is total rubbish. The situation is absolutely clear: I spoke to Ross a while ago and we agreed that he will come back to me after the final race in Brazil to t...

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