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McLaren boss issues warning amid Mercedes-Alpine link

McLaren CEO Zak Brown thinks Formula 1 would be making a “mistake” if it allowed another A/B team alliance – amid Mercedes eyeing a buy-in of the Alpine squad.It emerged earlier this year that Mercedes is considering becoming a minority shareholder in Alpine, through the purchase of the 24% stake that the American Otro Capital investment group currently has.And while it has been made clear that if a deal came off it would not be a case of Alpine becoming a Mercedes junior squad, there have been discussions evaluating how the two outfits could work closer together.But Brawn, who has long campaigned against co-ownership and A/B squads, think such a move would not be good for F1.While he says he can tolerate Red Bull’s long-standing o …


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Author: Jon Noble

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