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Allison pays tribute to Mercedes for its faith in him

Mercedes technical director, James Allison has paid tribute to Mercedes after the German team offered him hope at one of the lowest points in his life. The Briton admits to being 'something of a wreck' in early 2016 when he lost his wife, Rebecca to meningitis. 'I am still grieving today four years on,' he admits in an interview for Mercedes, 'but then I was crying in the car on my way into work and crying on the way home. 'I didn't know what the right thing to do was,' adds the 52-year-old, who was working for Ferrari at the time, 'at the time most of me was just wanting to crawl into a hole and never come out again. 'But Toto gave me this opportunity and I hoped that as time passed I...
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