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Merc to change team personnel

Mercedes may soon have to turn its attention to making some personnel changes within its British-based F1 team.

That's the warning from the German team's competition director Norbert Haug after reports that the Brackley outfit is now working almost exclusively on its 2011 car.

"We hope to return to success," he was quoted by Autosprint. "However, if we fail to achieve the goals we have set, we may have to change some people."

He was definitely not referring to Nico Rosberg, Mercedes' most consistently competitive driver so far in the 2010 season, or seven-times World champion Michael Schumacher, who is firmly under contract for 2011 and still keen to win an eighth title.

However former GP winner Gerhard Berger admits he has been increasingly disappointed with the 41-year-old German over the last few races.

"He's been taking more steps back than forward," the Austrian was quoted as saying by Auto Motor und Sport.

"He has tried several strange tricks to gain points and they've all come to nothing.  Maybe he's putting himself under too much pressure."
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