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May 20, 2013: Mercedes has finally confirmed ex-McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe will join the team and revealed he will start work on June 3 under the title of executive director (technical)

May 18, 2013: Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn admits he is wary of Mercedes struggling in races beyond the Monaco Grand Prix

May 15, 2013: Mercedes is prepared for a disagreement between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at some point this season, but is confident both will work for the good of the team

May 3, 2013: Mercedes is confident its car will have a stronger race pace at next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix after failing to deliver on its promising qualifying pace at the last two races

May 1, 2013: Ross Brawn has warned against Mercedes making any major changes to its engineering structure after last year's changes are starting to pay off

April 27, 2013: Pre-season testing in 2014 is likely to start in January due to the major change in engine regulations

April 24, 2013: Mercedes will have 50% of its workforce focusing on its 2014 car by next month, according to executive director Toto Wolff

April 21, 2013: Ross Brawn believes the gearbox penalty regulations should be revisited after Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton received a five-place penalty in Bahrain following on from a tyre failure

April 16, 2013: Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says resolving the car's reliability issues is a priority after Nico Rosberg suffered retirements due to technical problems at two of the first three races

April 9, 2013: Lewis Hamilton doesn't think Mercedes can emulate its dominant win from 2012 at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix

April 6, 2013: Ross Brawn has defended his decision to use team orders at the Malaysian Grand Prix and reasserted that he is the man in charge of making calls on the pit wall

April 5, 2013: Lewis Hamilton says there is more to come over the next few races after a strong start to his Mercedes career at the opening rounds of the 2013 season

March 27, 2013: Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has criticised team principal Ross Brawn's decision not to let the team's two drivers race at the end of the Malaysian Grand Prix

March 25, 2013: Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says the team would have asked Lewis Hamilton to stay behind Nico Rosberg if the roles had been reversed in the Malaysian Grand Prix

February 26, 2013: Mercedes principal Ross Brawn's future with the team is again in doubt after the departure of Paddy Lowe from McLaren

February 25, 2013: Ross Brawn does not think the new Mercedes W04 is capable of challenging for the championship in its current state of competitiveness, but believes the gains in performance the team has made are real

February 12, 2013: Ross Brawn has confirmed he is not considering leaving Mercedes any time soon, with executive director Toto Wolff adding that Brawn will have total control of the team from the pit wall this season

February 8, 2013: Team principal Ross Brawn says Mercedes has "an awful lot to do" to become competitive but believes the new car has the potential to achieve it

February 8, 2013: Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says Lewis Hamilton has helped to drive his team forwards this week in testing and he is confident he will continue to do so over the course of the year