Is Mercedes F1 a Brawn?
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The car maker has taken a 75.1% stake in Brawn, which will be rebranded as the Mercedes GP team from next season. According to a statement, Mercedes has relinquished its 40% stake in the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team but will remain its engine supplier for the next six seasons.
Who owns the Brawn GP cars?
Mercedes have bought a majority shareholding of 75.1% in Brawn GP and are set to rename the team Mercedes GP ahead of next season.
Who raced for Brawn?
Brawn GP
| Base | Brackley, Northamptonshire, England |
| Founder(s) | Ross Brawn |
| Noted staff | Ross Brawn Nick Fry Loïc Bigois Jörg Zander Ron Meadows Andrew Shovlin Jock Clear Matt Deane |
| Noted drivers | Jenson Button Rubens Barrichello |
| Formula One World Championship career |
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Did Mercedes use’very extreme interpretation’of F1’s new regulations?
Ross Brawn has admitted that Mercedes have used a ‘very extreme interpretation’ of Formula One’s new regulations in the design of the controversial new W13. Mercedes are already in a row with championship rivals Red Bull after just one day of the final pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday.
How impressive is Brawn’s W13?
“It’s impressive,” Brawn said of the W13. “And I think this is the great thing about the innovation of F1, and it’s just keeping it within boundaries which are sensible, and there are no compromises as I say, in terms of the objective of what we wanted to achieve.
Could Brawn’s W13 upgrade trigger a rule change?
Brawn called the W13 upgrade “impressive” and indicated he believed the FIA has no issue with the route that the Brackley team has chosen. However, he cautioned rivals could raise objections that could lead to the FIA taking a closer look and which could ultimately trigger a rule change.
Could we see a mid-season vote to ban F1 innovation?
And F1 managing director Brawn admitted everyone had been taken by surprise by the ‘fairly different concept’ and we could yet see a mid-season vote to ban their innovation.