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Mercedes top executive admits: "Never seriously considered leaving Formula 1"

With the announced entry of INEOS within the Mercedes team, the team will fight for victory with an adapted company structure next year. Daimler, INEOS, and Toto Wolff have divided the shares equally and are now all 33.3% owner. In an interview, Mercedes top executive Ola Kallenius elaborates on the team's ambitions for the future, and gives an insight into the negotiations that have taken place within Mercedes.  Kallenius starts with a small confession: a Mercedes exit from Formula 1 was never on the table as a serious option. Kallenius says, cited by Motorsport.com: “I know there was speculation in the press, but we never seriously considered leaving.” However, the...
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