Mercedes

Mercedes-Benz, a brand of the Mercedes-Benz Group, has been involved in Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1954. The current Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is based in Brackley, England, and possesses a German licence. Mercedes-branded teams are often referred to by the nickname, the "Silver Arrows".
Mercedes returned to Formula One in 1994 as an engine manufacturer in association with Ilmor, a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company, which developed their engines. The company won four constructors' titles and drivers' titles in a works partnership with McLaren which lasted until 2009. In 2005, Ilmor was rebranded as Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In 2010, the company joined Formula One as a constructor.
== History ==
During the start of the 2009 season Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler AG bought a minority stake (45.1%) in the former Honda team with Aabar Investments purchasing 30% on 11 July 2009. Following the purchase of the team, as well as a sponsorship deal with Petronas, the team was rebranded as Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, and Mercedes would now compete in the constructors' championship for the first time. Ross Brawn continued his duties as team principal and the team retained its base and workforce in Brackley, close to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One engine plant (formerly Ilmor Engineering) in Brixworth.
The team has a complex history: Its entry can be traced back to Tyrrell Racing, who competed as a constructor from 1970 until 1998, until being bought by British American Tobacco at the end of 1997 so its entry could be transferred to the then new constructor British American Racing (BAR) in 1999. BAR, who had formed a partnership with Honda, eventually became Honda Racing F1 Team in 2006 when British American Tobacco withdrew from the sport. Honda withdrew in 2008 due to a world financial crisis.
=== Formula One ===
==== Ross Brawn's Mercedes (2010 - Mid 2012) ====
==== Toto Wolff's takeover of Mercedes AMG (Mid 2012 - ) ====
== Racing Record ==
Category:Constructors