On this day 15 years ago, it was officially announced at a press conference in Stuttgart that Daimler AG, together with Aabar Investments PJSC, an investment group from Abu Dhabi, had acquired 71.5% of the shares of the Brawn GP team. has just won the Constructors’ Championship.
This was the first step towards the creation of a Mercedes factory team, which has since achieved impressive results, and today the press service decided to remind us where it all started.
“On this day in 2009, important news emerged: it was confirmed that Mercedes-Benz was returning to Formula 1 and creating a full-fledged works team for the first time since 1955. I can’t even believe that fifteen years have passed since we announced that we would start the World Championship in 2010”, such a comment appeared on the pages of the Mercedes-AMG F1 team on social networks under a series of photos dedicated to some bright events from the team’s recent history.
Here are the basic statistics that give an idea of her achievements: 302 Grand Prix, 279 podiums, 131 pole positions, 119 wins and 8 Constructors’ Championships.
During this time the cars were driven by Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, George Russell and next year Kimi Antonelli will make his debut in the championship.
Now the Mercedes-AMG F1 team is not experiencing the best period in its history, but at the same time it remains a top team, there is no doubt about that, and in 2024 the drivers climbed to the top step of the podium again. . The future will show how often they will succeed in this in the near future, but for now you can just congratulate the team on this important date and wish it new successes, and its fans new joyful experiences.
Source: F1 News
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