Paddy Lowe is no longer McLaren’s technical director.<\/p>\n
Hot on the heels of reports the 50-year-old has been placed on ‘gardening leave’, the British team announced that long-time McLaren engineer Tim Goss has replaced Lowe.<\/p>\n
“The great mystery is no more,” Tobias Gruner, the correspondent for Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, said.<\/p>\n
“The only thing missing is the official confirmation.”<\/p>\n
He is referring to speculation Lowe will almost certainly be joining Mercedes after his ‘gardening leave’.<\/p>\n
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh said: “He’s been a good and successful F1 technical director, and we wish him well when he embarks on a fresh challenge in 2014.”<\/p>\n
Whitmarsh’s comment will increase speculation Lowe has been drafted by Mercedes to replace team boss Ross Brawn.<\/p>\n
“I cannot officially say anything,” Niki Lauda, Mercedes’ new shareholder and executive chairman, told Reuters.<\/p>\n
“If Paddy Lowe is coming or not, I cannot tell you now … (but) Ross is in his position and will stay in his position.\u00a0 Everything is under control.”<\/p>\n
Prior to the news about Lowe’s ‘gardening leave’ breaking, Brawn told F1’s official website on Monday: “I am responsible for the sporting side; running the team on an operational level.<\/p>\n
“If we can maintain that then there will not be a problem.”<\/p>\n
A report in the UK newspaper Express said confidently: “Brawn feels his status has been undermined and will not hang around the new regime.”<\/p>\n
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