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Lauda: Brawn was architect of Mercedes success
Niki Lauda has praised Ross Brawn's contribution to making Mercedes AMG Petronas a force to reckon with in F1, but said that attempts to convince the Briton to stay on board were fruitless. After weeks of speculation, Brawn and Mercedes finally confirmed that they were to go their separate ways at the end of the year, even though Lauda had made efforts to retain the services of the team principal for 2014 and beyond. However, Mercedes' decision to move towards a committee style of management, with Toto Wolff and Paddy Lowe taking on the responsibility for overseeing business and technical functions respectively, left no room for Brawn to retain the sole control he desired. The team...
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