McLaren buys back Mercedes shares

The McLaren Group has repurchased the majority of shares previously held in the company by Mercedes-Benz. The two parties have had an association with one and other since 1995 although the Stuttgart manufacturer is back in Formula 1 as a works team this year.
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Rosberg hoping for better soft tyre performance

Nico Rosberg was pleased with his first race for Mercedes-Benz on Sunday but will be analysing tyre performances after losing time in the middle part of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The former Williams driver was the leading contender for the Stuttgart manufacturer, finishing in the top five and just under four seconds ahead of 7-time [...]

Motorsport: Mercedes signs F1 veteran as test driver

STUTTGART, Germany – Mercedes GP says it has signed Nick Heidfeld as test and substitute driver for this year’s Formula One season.The 32-year-old German driver has competed in 167 F1 races, driving for Prost, Sauber, Jordan,…
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Mercedes heads delighted to confirm Heidfeld

The Mercedes team is thrilled to see Nick Heidfeld become part of its driver line-up ahead of the upcoming season. The appointment of the 32-year-old means that the Stuttgart manufacturer does indeed return to Formula 1 with three German drivers for 2010.
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Mercedes rolls out new car in Spain

Mercedes has revealed its brand-new MGP W01 for the first time as pre-season testing kicks off in Valencia on Monday morning. The Stuttgart team’s roll-out follows its livery launch last Monday as Nico Rosberg prepares to be the first driver in the car at Valencia.
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Presentation Mercedes GP MGP W01

Mercedes Grand Prix displayed its brand-new car livery at its museum in Stuttgart on Monday morning. The Petronas-sponsored colour scheme – which on this occasion was sampled on one of last year’s Brawn BGP001 cars – is the German marque’s first since returning to Formula 1 as a works team.
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Third Mercedes driver to be announced soon

Mercedes GP may have staged its 2010 team launch in Germany on Monday although the Stuttgart squad is still yet to confirm its third driver alongside Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher. Ross Brawn has mentioned, however, that an announcement is imminent.
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Motorsport: Schumacher ‘thrilled’ by interest in F1 return

STUTTGART – Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher admitted that he has been thrilled by the amount of interest from his fans in his return to Formula One racing.Having retired in 2006, the 41-year-old has broken his three-year…
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Schumacher confident Mercedes “have all the ingredients”

Michael Schumacher has said he thinks his new Mercedes team have all it takes to become world champions in 2010. Speaking at the first publicity event for the new team in Stuttgart – in which a Brawn was painted in 2010 livery and Schumacher donned silver overalls – the legend said he could not wait [...]

Mercedes GP launches F1 team

Mercedes-Benz presented it’s newly acquired Mercedes GP Petronas team, and it’s livery, at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.
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