Why Mercedes had to make a surprising change to its F1 team

Mercedes has made a big change at the top of the technical line-up in its F1 team, with technical director Mike Elliott and chief technical officer James Allison swapping jobs. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw join Glenn Freeman to discuss how these changes came about, why things weren't working at Mercedes with the previous set up, and how quickly we can expect to see these changes make a difference to the team's performance on track. 00:00 Wrong man for the job? 03:09 Difficult succession planning 06:26 When will this have an impact? Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: @wearetherace Instagram: @wearetherace Facebook: http://facebook.com/wearetherace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace #f1 #mercedes #f1news #f12023 #formula1 #formulaone #mercedesgp #mercedesf1 #mercedesbenz #mercedesamg #lewishamilton #georgerussell #totowolff #jamesallison #grandprix #therace #mercedesw14