Mercedes sponsor and UK petrochemical giant INEOS is rumored to be negotiating a share interest in the world championship winning outfit. The hearsay was put in the public domain by Eddie Jordan in an interview published by the Mail on Sunday, although the former F1 team owner contends that INEOS - spearheaded by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the UK's richest man - is set to fully takeover the Mercedes F1 team. "The ownership of the team is going to be taken over by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS," Jordan claimed. "The Ineos name is already on the side of the car anyway and they have this technological partnership, so this is a nice way out for Mercedes. "The team will be called...
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