Why Cowell's departure will test Mercedes' depth

Mercedes' powertrains have been a constant source of strength during its spell of turbo hybrid era dominance. So with its engine head Andy Cowell set to step away, the team will need to minimise disruption and continue his legacy of pushing boundaries

Jonathan Noble Jun 17, 2020, 9:06 AM

Upd: Jun 17, 2020, 9:07 AM

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Just as the history books credit Ferrari's greatest years of Formula 1 dominance to a dream team made up of Michael Schumacher/Jean Todt/Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne, so too will the current Mercedes era of six straight drivers and manufacturer's world championship doubles be linked to a core group of individuals.

The Silver Arrows success story hasn't finished yet though, so it's hard to say who the exclusive members of its club will be. But, for now, you would be hard pressed to argue against Mercedes engine guru Andy Cowell being guaranteed a spot in there alongside Toto Wolff, Niki Lauda and Lewis Hamilton.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.

Jonathan has won multiple awards for journalism - in 1991 he was the winner of the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Sir William Lyons’ Award for young journalists, in 2010 he was awarded the Outstanding Individual accolade for consumer journalism in the Haymarket wards, in 2011 he won Haymarket’s Scoop of the Year, and in 2018 he was awarded a prestigious Medaglia d’Oro at the Lorenzo Bandini Awards for his contribution to F1 journalism.