Autocar (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... expose them to the spectre of a foreign buy out – something their respective bosses, Dieter Zetsche and Martin Winterkorn, have worked hard to protect over the past couple of years. It would also cut into development, marketing and personnel budgets at a time when funding by any other means is hard to come by. For smaller concerns like Aston Martin, the outlook would be even...
Cars Of The Future® Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... production of the C-Class would likely reach 80,000 units. During a press conference, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said "It's no secret that a decision for the new C-Class has to be made in the near future". But with sales of large SUVs down in most markets owing to the miserable state of the economy, the currency balancing effects of U.S production are not as significant...
McCabism (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... "started with a meeting between Michael, Ross Brawn and Daimler chief executive officer Dieter Zetsche at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix." This claim was corroborated on Sunday by Willi Weber , latterly Schumacher's manager, who said he was "sure that Schumacher had had talks with Dr Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz and Norbert Haug, who runs the company’s...
Formula 1 Blog (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Bear with me on this news just a second. The Telegraph is reporting today that Michael Schumacher’s manager, Willi Webber, confirmed on Sunday that there have been at least some kind of talks between the former champ and Mercedes GP: “I know that Michael spoke with Dieter Zetsche and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... the former champion had met with Mercedes bosses recently. "I know that Michael spoke with Dieter Zetsche and Norbert Haug at the season's finale in Abu Dhabi," Weber said. Zetsche is the CEO of Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, and Haug is vice president of motor sport at Mercedes. Schumacher retired in 2006. He abandoned plans for a temporary comeback...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Stuttgart - Speculation is increasing that seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher could make a sensational Formula One comeback next season. I know that Michael spoke to Dieter Zetsche and Norbert Haug at the final race in Abu Dhabi, Schumach...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... While both sides accused the other of a lack of loyalty, it emerged that Schumacher had met Dieter Zetsche, the chairman of Mercedes' parent company Daimler, and team principal Ross Brawn in Abu Dhabi a few weeks ago. But while Brawn said over the weekend that the speculation was a "fantasy of the media", and Schumacher's agent, Sabine Kehm, described a return as "highly unlikely",...
The First Post (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... team will have Michael Schumacher in it next year," Jordan said. "At Abu Dhabi grand prix, Dr [Dieter] Zetsche [chairman of the Daimler board], Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher were deep in conversation and I believe it was to do with possibly joining the team as driver for the 2010 championship." Schumacher's agent, Willi Weber confirmed that the two camps had held initial discussions,...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... driver in F1 history and Mercedes have taken place.“I know that Michael spoke with [Daimler CEO] Dieter Zetsche and Norbert Haug at the season finale in Abu Dhabi,” he told the Guardian.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... speculation was fuelled by a meeting between Schumacher, Brawn, Daimler chief executive officer Dieter Zetsche and Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug at the final Formula One race of 2009 in Abu Dhabi. Mercedes had last week announced that they were taking over the majority shares in Brawn, which won both the constructors' championship, as well as the drivers' championship...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... The speculation was fuelled by a meeting Schumacher between Brawn, Daimler chief executive officer Dieter Zetsche and Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug at the final Formula One race of 2009 in Abu Dhabi. Mercedes had last week announced that they were taking over the majority shares in Brawn, which won both the constructors' championship, as well as the drivers' championship...
Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... Schumacher has spoke with officials from the Mercedes GP team. "I know that Michael spoke with Dieter Zetsche [CEO of Daimler AG] and Norbert Haug at the season's finale in Abu Dhabi," he told The Guardian. The bad news for Schumacher fans, though, is that while Weber says yes talks have taken place, he hasn't always been right. Earlier this year when Schumacher was rumoured to be...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... confirmed meetings in Abu Dhabi with Mercedes Grand Prix team principal Brawn and Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche [see separate story – ]. What's more, a potential tie-up would make sense in that Schumacher and Brawn worked together with outstanding success at both Benetton and Ferrari, with the Englishman playing a pivotal role in helping to engineer the Kerpen native to every one...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Meanwhile, Schumacher's manager Willi Weber said guardedly yesterday: "I know that Michael spoke with Dieter Zetsche and Norbert Haug at the season's finale in Abu Dhabi," referring respectively to the CEO of Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, and the vice president of motor sport at Mercedes, who gave Schumacher his big chance in sportscar racing early last decade.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... Speaking to a German press agency, he said he was sure that Schumacher had had talks with Dr Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz and Norbert Haug, who runs the company’s motor-sport division, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. From the former Brawn team there was no word yesterday. Ross Brawn is believed to be on holiday and a final decision may not be made for some time. In addition...
