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| − | + | The team, which originally featured in F1 in the 1950s (and in Grand Prix racing since the '20s), currently has British driver [[Lewis Hamilton]] and Finnish driver [[Valtteri Bottas]] as its drivers for the [[2018 Formula One Season|2018 season]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/lewis-hamilton-signs-new-deal-with-mercedes.html|title=Lewis Hamilton signs new deal with Mercedes|work=formula1.com |publisher=Formula One Administration|date=20 May 2015|accessdate=21 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Silver Arrows and Valtteri Bottas together in 2018|url=https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/mercedes-amg-f1/silver-arrows-and-valtteri-bottas-together-in-2018|website=Mercedes F1 team|date=13 September 2017|accessdate=13 September 2017}}</ref> following the retirement of 7-time World Drivers' Champion [[Michael Schumacher]] at the end of the [[2012 Formula One Season|2012 season]], while German driver [[Nico Rosberg]] retired following his championship win in {{F1|2016}}.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846|title=Nico Rosberg retires: World champion quits Formula 1 five days after title win|date=2 December 2016|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:49, 29 January 2019
The team, which originally featured in F1 in the 1950s (and in Grand Prix racing since the '20s), currently has British driver Lewis Hamilton and Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas as its drivers for the 2018 season,[1][2] following the retirement of 7-time World Drivers' Champion Michael Schumacher at the end of the 2012 season, while German driver Nico Rosberg retired following his championship win in 2016.[3]
Pre-F1
However, this was never made official, and the outbreak of World War II ended the season early.[4]
F1
1954-1955
Mercedes-Benz came back into racing for what was now referred to as Formula One (which was a World Championship that formed in 1950), with the W196, which was advanced in technology.[5]
Success from that year went into 1955, along with the car being developed by Mercedes throughout the season. It was once again won by Mercedes.[5] The French, German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix were all cancelled after the 1955 Le Mans disaster that killed Pierre Levegh and over 80 spectators.[6] This lead to Mercedes withdrawing from motorsport, including Formula One, after the 1955 season.[5]
2010-present
After purchasing a minority stake (45.1%) in Brawn with Aabar Investments buying 30% on 16 November 2009, Mercedes came back to racing in Formula One.[7][8] Ross Brawn kept doing his job as the team principal, and the team retained its base in Brackley,[9] near Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth.[8] After the team's purchase and a sponsorship deal with Petronas,[10] the team was renamed Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team.[11]
Hands were changed again in 2008 when Honda left the sport and got purchased by the team's management, changing the name to Brawn GP, which was named after Ross Brawn.[12] Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher[13] were hired by the team for 2010, along with Nick Heidfeld taking the part of a test and reserve driver. As for the Brawn drivers of 2009, Button moved to McLaren, while Rubens Barrichello took Rosberg's seat in Williams for 2010. With Brawn's acquisition, Mercedes' involvement with McLaren ended. McLaren Group's 40% shareholding was sold back by Mercedes' parent company Daimler AG,[8] who also continued supplying engines for the team.[14]
Before the 2011 season, the team management's remaining 24.9% stake was purchased by Daimler and Aabar in February 2011.[15]
Mercedes replaced the GP from their name with AMG, their high performance division for the 2012 season, changing the name to Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. Mercedes became the subject of protest at the season's start for a "radical" rear wing concept being used on the Mercedes F1 W03.[16]
It was later announced on 28 September 2012 that Schumacher would be replaced by McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton for three years starting from 2013.[17]
Sponsorship
Mercedes received an early setback in December 2009 when it turned out that Brawn's signing of an £80m sponsorship arrangement with Henkel in July was false.[18] Henkel said on 22 December that the team had resolved the dispute with a mutual agreement, as well as that it will not pursue legal action, even though it would join the German's Prosecutor's Office so that the matter is clarified.[19]
Mercedes announced on 21 December that it would be joined by Malaysian oil supplier Petronas as title sponsor.[20] It will take part under the title of Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team from 2010.[21] The value of the arrangement appears to be €30m each year, according to some reports.[22]
The car livery was revealed to the public at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart on 25 January 2010,[23] with Schumacher and Rosberg also attending.[24]
Formula One Record
Wins
Mercedes Driver Grand Prix Count
| Name | Duration | Grand Prix Starts |
|---|---|---|
 Lewis Hamilton
|
2013-present | 225 |
 Valtteri Bottas
|
2017-present | 147 |
 Nico Rosberg
|
2010-2016 | 136 |
| Michael Schumacher
|
2010-2012 | 58 |
 Juan Manuel Fangio
|
1954-1955 | 12 |
| Karl Kling
|
1954-1955 | 12 |
| Hans Herrmann
|
1954-1955 | 6 |
| Stirling Moss
|
1955 | 6 |
 Piero Taruffi
|
1955 | 2 |
| Hermann Lang
|
1954 | 1 |
 André Simon
|
1955 | 1 |
Complete Formula One results
Notes
- ↑ "Lewis Hamilton signs new deal with Mercedes". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 20 May 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/5/lewis-hamilton-signs-new-deal-with-mercedes.html. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Silver Arrows and Valtteri Bottas together in 2018". 13 September 2017. https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/mercedes-amg-f1/silver-arrows-and-valtteri-bottas-together-in-2018. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Nico Rosberg retires: World champion quits Formula 1 five days after title win". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 December 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "De geschiedenis van Mercedes-Benz in de Grand Prix-racerij [The history of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix racing]" (in Dutch). MotorRacingBlog.nl. 20 November 2009. http://www.motorracingblog.nl/?p=338. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Mercedes-Benz profile". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-merce.html. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 82. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
- ↑ Straw, Edd (16 November 2009). "Mercedes takes over Brawn". Autosport.com (Haymarket Media). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80174. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Mercedes-Benz to take over Brawn GP". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 16 November 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/nov/16/brawn-mercedes-formula-one. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Disclaimer". Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix. http://careers.mercedesamgf1.com/disclaimer/.
- ↑ "February debut, Petronas backing for Mercedes". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 21 December 2009. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/12/10299.html. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Mercedes takes over Brawn F1 team". BBC News. 16 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8362295.stm. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "F1 Teams: Brawn GP". F1 Fanatic.co.uk. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/f1-information/f1-teams/brawn-gp/. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Schumacher signs up for F1 return with Mercedes". BBC Sport (BBC). 23 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8427552.stm. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (16 November 2009). "Mercedes takes over Brawn F1 team". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8362295.stm. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (28 February 2011). "Daimler completes team takeover". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89666. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (15 March 2012). "Mercedes F1 team's rear wing concept deemed legal by FIA". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98035. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (28 September 2012). "Lewis Hamilton to leave McLaren after signing Mercedes contract". BBC Sport (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19755236. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Henkel says Mercedes deal is invalid". Autosport.com. 14 December 2009. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80574. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (22 December 2009). "Henkel settles dispute with Brawn GP". Autosport.com. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80644. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Mercedes GP signs long-term agreement with PETRONAS". Brawn GP. 21 December 2009. http://www.brawngp.com/readstory.asp?bgp=j%C1%AA%C0rZ%7Df. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Mercedes GP picks up Petronas". AUSmotive.com. 21 December 2009. http://www.ausmotive.com/2009/12/21/mercedes-gp-picks-up-petronas.html. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Allen, James (21 December 2009). "Mercedes lands €30 million Petronas sponsorship". http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2009/12/mercedes-lands-e30-million-petronas-sponsorship/. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Mercedes GP launches new era for Silver Arrows". AUSmotive.com. 25 January 2010. http://www.ausmotive.com/2010/01/25/mercedes-gp-launches-new-era-for-silver-arrows.html. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (25 January 2010). "Mercedes GP unveils car colours". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81045. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Due to numbers differing in each event, separate driver numbers were not used.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 There was no Constructors' Championship until 1958.
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| Current drivers 44. Lewis Hamilton · 63. George Russell
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| World Champions Juan Manuel Fangio (1954, 1955) · Lewis Hamilton (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) · Nico Rosberg (2016)
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| Former Drivers Michael Schumacher · Juan Manuel Fangio · Nico Rosberg · Valtteri Bottas · Hans Herrmann · Karl Kling · Stirling Moss · André Simon · Piero Taruffi · Hermann Lang | |||
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