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Haug felt responsible for Mercedes F1 failure confirms Lauda
Dec.17 Former Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug fell on his sword due to the Stuttgart's team's failure to succeed in its first three years, Niki Lauda has confirmed.
Following last week's shock news, many sensed the new non-executive chairman Lauda's influence when it was announced that Haug is stepping down after 22 years in charge at the German marque.
But the great Austrian insists he was as surprised as anyone.
'On Tuesday I was at the board meeting in Stuttgart for the first time in my new role,' Lauda revealed to Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
'At the end of the meeting, it was an absolute surprise when Haug gave his resignation.
'I took my cap off to him, because he said...
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