{"id":175,"date":"2016-05-17T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mklmotors.com\/mklmercedessprinterengines\/?p=175"},"modified":"2016-05-17T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T11:43:52","slug":"mercedes-benz-f1-champions-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mklmotors.com\/mklmercedessprinterengines\/2016\/05\/17\/mercedes-benz-f1-champions-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz, the F1 Champion’s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMercedes-Benz first participated in Formula 1 racing from 1954-1955 under the name Daimler-Benz AG using the car W196. After that they didn’t compete again till 2010. In the 2009 season they started to participate with the name Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team, now known as Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. At present they have tie-ups with Sahara Force-India since 2009. They also had a tie-up with McLaren that existed from 2009-2014 after which McLaren shook hands with Honda.<\/p>\n

1954-1955<\/h2>\n

<\/i>The team had immediate success with Fangio and Karl Kling. They won the fastest lap as well. Fangio went on to win three more races in 1954, winning the championship. The success continued into the 1955 season, with Mercedes-Benz developing the W196 throughout the year. Mercedes-Benz dominated the season with Fangio and Stirling Moss, winning the British Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

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\nFangio and Moss finished first and second in that year’s championship. Everything was going fine till the 1955 disaster at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 11 June, which killed Mercedes-Benz sportscar driver Pierre Levegh that led to the cancellations of the French, German, Spanish, and Swiss Grands Prix. At the end of the season they withdrew their team from all motorsports.<\/p>\n

2010<\/h2>\n

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\nMercedes-Benz returned to Formula One for the 2010 season after buying a minority stake (45.1%) in the Brawn GP team with Aabar Investments purchasing 30% on 16 November 2009. They hired two German drivers Nico Rosberg and the great Michael Schumacher<\/b>. The 7 times world champion returned to F1 after 3 years of absence. The team’s performance during 2010 was not so competitive. Their best results came from Rosberg finishing on the podium three times. The finished the season with 214 points securing the 4th position.<\/p>\n

2011<\/h2>\n

<\/i>Before the 2011 season begun, Daimler and Aabar purchased the remaining 24.9% stake owned by the team management in February 2011. The same team took part with Mercedes MGP W02<\/b>, a racing car. None of the legends were able to show their extraordinary performance as they finished 4th with 165 points.<\/p>\n

2012<\/h2>\n

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\nThis season they used Mercedes F1 W03<\/b>. Notable results included, Nico Rosberg finishing first and second in China and Monaco Grand Prix and Schumacher finishing third in the European Grand Prix. They were involved into a technical controversy. Just before the Australian Grand Prix their competitors complained their rear wing use in the cars to be illegal. But finally, FIA’s technical delegate C.Whiting declared the system to be legal. They finished the season with 142 points securing the fifth position.<\/p>\n

2013<\/h2>\n

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\nThis year their performance was much better. There was a change in the team as well. Lewis Hamilton left McLaren and signed a three years contract. He replaced Schumacher, partnering with Rosberg. The Mercedes F1 W04<\/b> was used this time in the race and it proved to be a huge success. They finished second with 360 points. The notable results are as follows:<\/p>\n