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F1 sponsor says Mercedes exit rumours 'not new'

Jan.31 Valtteri Bottas' former long-time sponsor says rumours Mercedes could quit Formula 1 have been circulating in the paddock for "a couple of years". The big story in F1 this week is that Daimler - Mercedes' parent - may choose to withdraw its works support beyond 2020 at a board meeting on February 12. The German marque has denied it, but the rumours suggest Mercedes' Brackley operation could be taken over by Toto Wolff and Lawrence Stroll, and re-branded as Aston Martin. "This is not a new thing. This possible withdrawal has been the subject of talks behind the scenes for the last couple of years," Antti Aarnio-Wihuri, boss of the Finnish conglomerate Wihuri,...
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