The manufacturer has also collected more than 200 wins as an engine supplier and is ranked second in Formula One history. It has set records for most wins in a season (19 in 2016), and for most consecutive constructors' titles.
Since a major rule shake-up in 2014, which required the use of turbochargers and hybrid electric engines, Mercedes has become one of the most successful teams in Formula One history, winning seven consecutive Drivers' titles from 2014 to 2020 and eight consecutive Constructors' titles from 2014 to 2021. In 2010, the company bought the Brawn GP team, rebranding it as Mercedes. In 2005, Ilmor was rebranded as Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. The company won one constructors' title and three drivers' titles in a works partnership with McLaren which lasted until 2009. 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. Despite winning two Drivers' Championships, Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing after 1955 in response to the 1955 Le Mans disaster. After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix, driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win the 1954 Drivers' Championship and repeated this success in 1955. The marque debuted in Formula One in 1954. Mercedes-branded teams are often referred to by the nickname, the " Silver Arrows".īefore the Second World War, Mercedes-Benz competed in the European Championship, winning three titles.
An announcement was made in December 2020 that Ineos planned to take a one third equal ownership stake alongside the Mercedes-Benz Group and Toto Wolff this came into effect on 25 January 2022. The current Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is based in Brackley, England, and possesses a German licence. 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. For Mercedes as a Formula One engine supplier see Ilmor and Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Mercedes This article is about Mercedes as a Formula One team.
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