Daimler’s President, Dieter Zetsche, has warned that for Mercedes F1 racing team to continue in Formula One, it must pay its participation by winning races, and thus helping its headquarter company.

Mercedes, together with Aabar stockholders, took charge of Brawn at the end of last year, satisfying the long cherished dream of becoming a Formula One constructor.  The manufacturer chose the seven-times champion, Michael Schumacher for the project, who will partner with Nico Rosberg to win the championship in his first comeback year.

However, Zetsche reveled in an interview that, “winning is the project’s “condition,” and he also warned that if there are “clear signs” that Daimler’s money could be better invested in some place else than Formula One, “a new decision will have to be taken.”

“The fact that Aabar is beside us as an investor, not only shows that we are allocating our risk, but it is a sign that the Formula One racing team has to pay itself;” added Zetsche.

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