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[Stealthgate007]

http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_ ... t_id=39949

[texasmr2]

Perhaps Mercedes are making a power play? I think they want the team to become a complete and total factory effort with their own management. We may be witnessing a complete takeover in the works and I do not like what I'm hearing/reading or percieveing from this news.

[darwin dali]

http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=39949

Not too many will be sad - I for one won't.

[Stealthgate007]

Not to say that I will miss Nick Fry, but the dynamic that made Brawn what is was last year may not be the same this year with Mercedes. Brawn had the feeling of a small smart independent group, that made it work under a small budget. Mercedes, although very interesting and cool, seems to have a corporate, bureaucratic, numb feel to it. Maybe when they start racing I may feel differently..

[Stealthgate007]

By the way does it look like an overture to move out Ross and bring in Norbert? Not now but maybe down the line??

[darwin dali]

By the way does it look like an overture to move out Ross and bring in Norbert? Not now but maybe down the line??

Not worried about Ross - he'll leave when he says he wants to. He's still got a sizable equity in the team plus he's the genius of the team together with MS. Mercedes better find an extraordinaire replacement or their hopes for success might well be in danger.

[scotty]

This actually raises a point that i've been wondering about for a while - what is Norbert Haug's role in this new Merc team? I seem to remember he was head of motorsport when they were affiliated with McLaren, but i haven't heard anything further since this new team was formed...

[Jabberwocky]

so they paid a quid for the team! does that mean RB only put 25p in the post. what a cheap skate. it is like when you are kids and want to buy a bag of chip.

"here Ross I only have a penny"

"thanks Gordon, I think we have enough now"

[Juliet P]

Can't help but feel this is a bad move for Mercedes. I understand their desire to bring in their own people, but there is some truth in the old adage of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it...".

[headless]

Nick fry up?

[Jamie]

They are German...

[f1usa]

Can't help but feel this is a bad move for Mercedes. I understand their desire to bring in their own people, but there is some truth in the old adage of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it...".

It was broke, remember the Henkel sponsorship screwup. Brought back memories of Qadbak.

[Jensonb]

Can't help but feel this is a bad move for Mercedes. I understand their desire to bring in their own people, but there is some truth in the old adage of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it...".

Nick Fry was broken. Nick guided Honda into the 2007 nightmare (And by proxy the 2008 mess) because he was too chicken-hearted to stand up to Honda Corporate. And Nick's major responsibility in his time with Honda was to secure Sponsorship. He got none. Honda (Nee BAR) had a reputation in the plitlane for having a terrible sponsorship sales wing.

However...The Article has been scrubbed from PitPass.

[Gilles 27]

It seems to have mysteriously disappeared from pitpass and i'm not finding it anywhere else, but i would not be sad to see Nick Fry go...

[Gaz]

Bye Nick.

you won't be missed.