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Adapted from GMM
Toto Wolff has played down suggestions Ross Brawn is definitely set to leave Mercedes.
Earlier, Wolff - the Brackley based team's new director and shareholder - hinted Brawn's future is clouded, having been informed of Mercedes' interest in securing the services of McLaren's Paddy Lowe.
"Ross responded totally professionally and said 'For three years I have not brought the results that were expected. Therefore it is clear that you would look around for a successor'," Wolff told Die Welt newspaper.
But that was before Lewis Hamilton secured pole in Shanghai and then subsequently finished third in the race, raising the question that if Mercedes is capable of getting the job done, why would the man at the helm be sacked?
Wolff is quoted by Speed Week: "As Ross always says -- performance is everything.
"It is how success is measured.
"Even if the media has run up and down the paddock saying Paddy Lowe is coming, it is true we wanted to think about the management in a rational way.
"Currently, it's running fine," said Wolff.
"What happens with Lowe does not mean that Ross will be leaving us," he added.
Toto Wolff has played down suggestions Ross Brawn is definitely set to leave Mercedes.
Earlier, Wolff - the Brackley based team's new director and shareholder - hinted Brawn's future is clouded, having been informed of Mercedes' interest in securing the services of McLaren's Paddy Lowe.
"Ross responded totally professionally and said 'For three years I have not brought the results that were expected. Therefore it is clear that you would look around for a successor'," Wolff told Die Welt newspaper.
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| The wind has changed for Mercedes in 2013 (Photo: WRi2) |
But that was before Lewis Hamilton secured pole in Shanghai and then subsequently finished third in the race, raising the question that if Mercedes is capable of getting the job done, why would the man at the helm be sacked?
Wolff is quoted by Speed Week: "As Ross always says -- performance is everything.
"It is how success is measured.
"Even if the media has run up and down the paddock saying Paddy Lowe is coming, it is true we wanted to think about the management in a rational way.
"Currently, it's running fine," said Wolff.
"What happens with Lowe does not mean that Ross will be leaving us," he added.