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Cutting Daimler spending key to Mercedes' F1 future

Mercedes principal Toto Wolff says cutting parent company Daimler's contributions to their F1 team is crucial for their 'long-term future'. Despite capturing the Drivers' and Constructors' titles for the past six years, Mercedes' future in the sport isn't guaranteed. Their parent company Daimler were present at the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP as board member Britta Seeger received the Constructors’ trophy on the podium, but the team's accounts for 2018 showed that Daimler's contributions were still just under £40million. Therefore even though racing is at Mercedes' 'core', Wolff still says cutting Daimler's contributions is vital to their 'long-term' F1 future. “I am the one that is...
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