Mercedes’ new recruit Toto Wolff has revealed he will be based at Brackley.<\/p>\n
A new team shareholder and officially called executive director, 41-year-old Austrian Wolff is in essence replacing Norbert Haug, Mercedes’ long-time motor sport vice-president.<\/p>\n
“These are very large shoes to fill,” he said in an interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF.\u00a0 “He (Haug) did a lot of things extremely well.<\/p>\n
“It has not gone as expected last year and now we have to figure out what happened,” said Wolff.\u00a0 “But Norbert certainly was not working on the car.<\/p>\n
“Anyway, I think it is important to be on site.\u00a0 I hope I do a good job in England,” he added.<\/p>\n
Niki Lauda, the team’s chairman, will also be in Brackley this week, but the triple world champion will not be based in the UK full-time.<\/p>\n
Wolff explained: “It is important that there is someone on site who understands the English mentality.”<\/p>\n
Also still a Williams shareholder and co-owner of Mercedes’ DTM company HWA, Wolff has bought 30 per cent of the Brackley based team.<\/p>\n
“I would really like to say (how much he paid), but I have signed something that obliges me to secrecy,” said Wolff.<\/p>\n
“Niki and I are partners, we therefore carry some of the risk, which was important for Mercedes.\u00a0 We have a big responsibility and I am very proud to own a company together with Mercedes — how many people can say that?<\/p>\n
“I am responsible for business operations and therefore Brackley, Niki is chairman of the company — so the formula one team and the formula one engine company.<\/p>\n
“He (Lauda) has no operational role, but he is of great help with his valuable contacts and know-how.<\/p>\n
“Ross Brawn is responsible for the technical side,” added Wolff.<\/p>\n
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