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Norbert Haug on bringing Mercedes back into F1, buying Brawn GP and more

Norbert Haug on bringing Mercedes back into F1, buying Brawn GP and more

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This week’s guest, Norbert Haug, held one of the most influential
jobs in motorsport for more than 20 years. As the boss of
Mercedes-Benz motorsport, he oversaw all of the company’s racing
activities – indeed it was him who decided to return the Silver
Arrows to F1 as an engine supplier in 1993. Once back, Mercedes
enjoyed great success in partnership with McLaren – and Haug has
great anecdotes to tell about Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard,
Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton. He also opens up on his role
in Michael Schumacher’s career, and Mercedes’ decision to buy
Brawn GP at the end of 2009, setting them on the path to their
recent glory as a fully-fledged works team…

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