"Mercedes" became the owner of the formula-1 champion

The Daimler company became the owner of the Braun team’s control package, which became the winner of the championship in the Autonomous Republic in the 2009 Formula-1 class. In the next season, the Royal Rounds of the Konyshnya from Bracley will become the Mercedes factory team and will change the name to Mercedes Grand Prix.

According to the head of the German car concerns, Dr. Diter Cetshe, Daimler bought 45.1 % of Brown stakes, another 30 % of the team received the Aabar Investment investment fund - a longtime partner of Mercedes. The remaining shares will remain with Ross Brown, Nick Fry and other team members, Autosport.com reports.

“In the future, this will be a real Mercedes -Benz team,” said Cetsha at a press conference. “Ross Brown will remain the director of the team - we believe in its strength. Like the Mercedes Benz High Performance Engines engines unit, this new team will be controlled by Mercedes Benz Motorsport. Norbert Haug ".

At the same time, Mercedes will reduce its control over another team of Formula 1 - McLaren. In the next two years, the German automaker will get rid of the 40% stake in the “stable” from the Woking, but will remain a supplier of engines for multiple formula-1 champions in the next 6 years.

Recall, the Brown team was formed on the basis of the former factory team "Honda" in 2009. Despite her debut status, Ross Brown’s “stable” achieved victory in the first Grand Prix. The Baruna pilot Jenson Batton became the world champion, winning 6 races, and the team itself became the owner of the Cup of designers.

The last time the Mercedes factory team performed at Formula 1 in 1955, when the Argentine Juan Manuel Fanchio became the champion driving the Silver Arrow.

At the press conference last Monday, the issue with the composition of the pilots for the next year was not clarified. World champion Jenson Batton has not yet extended the contract with the team and was seen in negotiations with McLaren. The experienced Rubens Barricello already announced the end of cooperation with Brown - in the 2010 season, he will join the Williams team. According to rumors, in the opposite direction - from Groma to Brekley - the rising star of Formula 1 will follow Nico Rosberg.