Ross Brawn says that Mercedes remains committed to a future in F1, despite its reluctance to sign up for the latest Concorde Agreement.
The team boss expects a solution to be found which will allow Mercedes to join the other established teams in agreeing terms for a new deal.
“There’s no doubt,” said Brawn of the company’s commitment. “We’ve had, as you know, tough discussions. I’m optimistic that we’ll be able to close those discussions soon. And obviously that’s a high level of commitment. So I think Mercedes are very committed to F1.
“Bernie’s new deal is until the end of 2020, I think so, he’s asking for a commitment from the team’s for eight years. So the new Concorde or whatever develops is for a substantial period. We’re working with Bernie to find the best solution, and I think we’re very close.”
Adam Cooper F1 
I know the Concorde Agreement is business dealing within Formula One but do the powers to be understand the economic situation the world is in and how difficult it is to run the races and get people in the stands? I guess I really don’t understand what this is all about. Do the teams get more money? Does the F1 stake holders get morte money? Where’s all this money coming from?