PeterH on March 9th, 2010
  • Collaborations with Sauber, then McLaren
  • World championship victories in 1998, 1999 and 2008 (more…)

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  • Gullwing model for motor racing’s top flight
  • Unique super sports car concept
  • Two monitors for keeping a close eye on the race
  • C 63 AMG Estate once again Official F1™ Medical Car

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PeterH on February 4th, 2010



New MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team with Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher presented at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (more…)

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PeterH on February 4th, 2010


Date Wednesday 3 February
TrackCircuito de la Comunidad Valenciana Ricardo Tormo
DriverMichael Schumacher

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PeterH on February 2nd, 2010

Date Tuesday 2 February
TrackCircuito de la Comunidad Valenciana Ricardo Tormo
DriverNico Rosberg
No of Laps119 laps
Best Lap Time01:12.899
Kilometres Covered482km
Track Length4.051km
Weather Fine
Ambient TemperatureMaximum 13°C
Track TemperatureMaximum 19°C

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PeterH on February 2nd, 2010

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS MGP W01 CAR MAKES DEBUT IN VALENCIA

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New MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team with Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher presented at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (more…)

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PeterH on December 29th, 2009

The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team can confirm today that seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will make his racing return in 2010 with the Silver Arrows team.

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PeterH on December 29th, 2009

Stuttgart/Kuala Lumpur – Mercedes GP is delighted to announce the signing of a long-term agreement with PETRONAS which will see the Malaysian national oil and gas company become the title partner to the new Silver Arrows works team. (more…)

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PeterH on December 23rd, 2009


Rumor is that Michael Schumacher has signed to drive F1 for Mercedes but i havent seen it officially confirmed yet so we will keep pur fingers crossed.

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PeterH on December 4th, 2009

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The third and final day of the Young Driver test in Jerez got underway this morning with overnight rain resulting in a damp track for the early laps. Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson were again in action for the team with Mike completing 77 laps in the morning and Marcus taking over the car for the afternoon and completing 49 laps as the pair concluded the test programme by working through a series of set-up evaluations. (more…)

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PeterH on December 3rd, 2009

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The second day of the Young Driver test in Jerez got underway this morning with Mike Conway continuing his driving duties in the Brawn-Mercedes BGP 001 car. (more…)

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PeterH on December 1st, 2009

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JEREZ TEST – DAY ONE Press Information
1 December 2009
Date
Tuesday 1 December
Track
Circuito de Jerez
Driver
Mike Conway / Marcus Ericsson
No of Laps
58 laps / 50 laps
Best Lap Time
01:19.920 / 01:20.333
Kilometres Covered
257km / 221km
Track Length
4.428km
Weather
Sunny
Ambient Temperature
Maximum 19°C
Track Temperature
Maximum 26°C
The team’s first testing action since the start of the 2009 Formula One season in March got underway today with the first day of the Young Driver test in Jerez.
Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson are driving for the team this week in the Brawn-Mercedes BGP 001 car.
Mike began the on-track action this morning completing 58 laps as he acclimatised to the car and then worked through an aerodynamic evaluation. Marcus took over for the afternoon session for his first drive in a Formula One car and had the opportunity to familiarise himself with the BGP 001 and the circuit over 50 laps.
RESULTS (All timings are unofficial)
Pos
Driver
Car
Time
Laps
1.
Andy Soucek
Williams-Toyota
1:19.158
87
2.
Paul Di Resta
Force India Mercedes
1:19.369
46
3.
Gary Paffett
McLaren-Mercedes
1:19.426
54
4.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Renault
1:19.534
113
5.
Jules Bianchi
Ferrari
1:19.626
91
6.
Mike Conway
Brawn-Mercedes
1:19.920
58
7.
Alexander Rossi
BMW Sauber
1:20.227
82
8.
Marcus Ericsson
Brawn-Mercedes
1:20.333
50
9.
Bertrand Baguette
Renault
1:20.511
105
10.
JR Hildebrand
Force India Mercedes
1:20.537
49
11.
Oliver Turvey
McLaren-Mercedes
1:20.856
27
12.
Brendon Hartley
Toro Rosso Ferrari
1:21.325
69

The team’s first testing action since the start of the 2009 Formula One season in March got underway today with the first day of the Young Driver test in Jerez.
Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson are driving for the team this week in the Brawn-Mercedes BGP 001 car. (more…)

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From the 2010 season, German driver Nico Rosberg (24) will drive for the new Mercedes team in the Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport announced today.
Three years after his father Keke had won the Formula 1 World Championship, Nico Rosberg was born in Wiesbaden, Germany on 27 June 1985, inheriting his racing DNA from his father.
At the age of eight, Nico Rosberg began racing karts. From 1997 until 2000, he raced for (more…)

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PeterH on November 17th, 2009

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With yesterday’s acquisition of Brawn GP, Mercedes-Benz will return to Formula One after a 55-year hiatus. Judging by their earlier attempts to build race cars, every team has reason to be very, very afraid.

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PeterH on November 16th, 2009

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Mercedes-Benz will enter the Formula 1 World Championship with its own team, beginning with the 2010 season, and Daimler AG and McLaren Group will change their form of cooperation with effect as of 13 November 2009. This was announced by Daimler AG today.

Daimler AG together with Aabar Investments PJSC will take over 75.1 per cent of the Brawn GP team, with Daimler taking 45.1 per cent and Aabar 30 per cent. The rest of the 24.9 per cent will remain with the current stakeholders. With 9.1 per cent, Aabar is the biggest single (more…)

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