NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Mercedes announces Mercedes Grand Prix

Mercedes will return to having its own team in Formula 1 next year, having acquired control of Brawn Grand Prix.

Mercedes will return to having its own team in Formula 1 next year, having acquired control of Brawn Grand Prix. 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 immediate effect. Daimler AG and 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 shareholder of Daimler AG.

The partnership between McLaren Mercedes has been in place since 1995 and ended its 15th joint Formula 1 season in 2009. The change to the form of cooperation is taking place by mutual agreement. Mercedes-Benz and McLaren will continue to co-operate with each other and the supply of engines could continue until 2015.