Kurtz no se está posicionando como sucesor de Wolff.

Kurtz no se está posicionando como sucesor de Wolff.

      El jefe de Mercedes, Toto Wolff, ha vendido parte de su participación de un tercio en el equipo al fundador de CrowdStrike, George Kurtz, en una operación que confirma una valoración récord para los ex campeones del mundo.

      El multimillonario Kurtz ha adquirido el 15 por ciento de la participación del 33 por ciento de Wolff, lo que equivale a alrededor del 5 por ciento de todo el equipo, y Forbes informa que la operación valora a Mercedes en unos 6.000 millones de dólares, una cifra sin precedentes.

      La BBC estima que la participación costó aproximadamente 300 millones de dólares.

      La estructura de gobierno tripartita del equipo permanece sin cambios, con Wolff, Mercedes‑Benz e INEOS manteniendo cada uno un tercio, y la dirección "no se ve afectada" por la venta.

      Kurtz —socio de larga data de Mercedes a través de CrowdStrike— se incorporará al comité directivo estratégico del equipo junto a Wolff, el presidente de Mercedes Ola Kallenius y el jefe de INEOS, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. También ejercerá como asesor tecnológico.

      Hablando con los periodistas, el empresario estadounidense y piloto amateur dijo que la valoración estaba "en línea con el mercado" y esperaba que aumentara.

      "Creemos que existe una gran oportunidad para hacer crecer el deporte, especialmente en EE. UU. y particularmente en el ámbito tecnológico, donde podemos atraer a más patrocinadores", dijo.

      Kurtz destacó el auge de las aficionadas y los éxitos de Drive to Survive y de la película de F1 con Brad Pitt como signos de que el mercado estadounidense aún está poco desarrollado.

      "Es un negocio próspero", dijo. "Si tienes un negocio próspero con más oportunidades, especialmente en EE. UU., las valoraciones crecerán. ¿Puede convertirse en algo como la NBA o la NFL? Creo que sí. Por eso invertí".

      Subrayó que todos los accionistas estaban al tanto de la operación durante todo el proceso y dejó claro que no se está posicionando como sucesor de Wolff.

      "Mi enfoque está en CrowdStrike: ese es mi trabajo diario", dijo Kurtz. "Toto es el responsable, él es el líder".

      Rehusó decir si podría aumentar su participación en Mercedes en el futuro.

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