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Merc could quit F1 over 'no deal' Brexit - Richards

Feb.21 'Brexit' could cause Mercedes to quit formula one. That is the alarming claim of David Richards, a former F1 team boss who is now chairman of Motorsport UK. Speaking to Press Association Sport, he was referring to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff's warning this week that a 'no deal' Brexit could spell havoc for F1's UK-based teams. "Looking at the investment that Mercedes have in Brackley, and the infrastructure that is already in place there, could a no deal Brexit precipitate them stopping in formula one?" he asked. "It's not going to make life for a formula one team based in England any easier." Richards said he is "surprised" that other UK-based team...
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