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McLaren: Seidl led decision on engine switch to Mercedes
McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown said team principal Andreas Seidl was at the forefront of the team's decision to switch from Renault to Mercedes power from 2021. McLaren and Mercedes confirmed on Saturday that they would revive the successful partnership that the pair enjoyed in the late 90s and 2000s. Seidl, the man who led Porsche's highly rewarding LMP1 programme in the WEC, was recruited by Brown at the end of last year and started work at Woking last spring. McLaren and Mercedes confirm engine deal from 2021 Among his first recommendations to McLaren's top management was a return to Mercedes power. "I asked him when he joined, 'What to do we need to do to get back to the front?',...
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