Mercedes Grand Prix
| Based in: Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Founded: 2009 (active since 2010) Website: http://www.mercedes-gp.com/ Principal: Ross Brawn Chief Executive Officer: Nick Fry Head of Aerodynamics: Loic Bigois Sporting Director: Ron Meadows |  |
On 16 November 2009, Mercedes bought a majority stake of 75.1% in the championship winning Brawn GP team of Ross Brawn. The German car maker swiftly decided to rename the team to Mercedes GP, seeing it return as an entity of its own, after the Mercedes Benz team competed until 1956 and after Mercedes was in F1 together with McLaren.
The team is essentially the same as Brawn GP, with Ross Brawn being the team principal and Nick Fry the CEO since the team was still the Honda Racing F1 works team. The new German ownership meanwhile meant that German talent Nico Rosberg was contracted, and when Jenson Button decided to move to McLaren, the team lured Michael Schumacher away from Ferrari. The Scuderia had no car available and Schumacher was eager to make a racing comeback, especially when paired to Ross Brawn, an ever successful pairing.
Cars
| Car designation | Race years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes GP W01 | 2010 |
