Mercedes-Benz, through its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is currently involved in Formula One as a constructor under the name of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. The team is based in Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, using a German licence.[6] Mercedes-Benz competed in the pre-war European Championship winning three titles and debuted in Formula One in 1954, running a team for two years. The team is also known by their nickname, the "Silver Arrows".

After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix, driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win the 1954 Drivers' Championship and repeated this success in 1955. Despite winning two Drivers' Championships, Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing in response to the 1955 Le Mans disaster and did not return to Formula One until 1994 as an engine supplier in association with Ilmor, a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company which would later be acquired by Mercedes.

In addition to its factory team, Mercedes currently supplies engines to Racing Point and Williams. The manufacturer has collected more than 180 wins as an engine supplier and is ranked second in Formula One history. Seven Constructors' and 11 Drivers' Championships have been won with Mercedes-Benz engines.

Mercedes has become one of the most successful teams in recent Formula One history, having achieved consecutive Drivers' and Constructors' Championships from 2014 to 2019. In 2014, Mercedes achieved 11 one-two finishes improving on McLaren's 1988 record of 10. The record was extended the following year with 12 one-two finishes. Mercedes also collected 16 victories in 2014 and 2015 apiece breaking McLaren (1988) and Ferrari's (2002, 2004) record of 15. In 2016, they extended this record with 19 wins. Its 2020 drivers are Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.

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Prior to being inherited by the Mercedes Formula One Team, the team factory in Brackley was used by Brawn GP in 2009 , Honda from 2006-2008, and B.A.R Prior to this. 

 

 

NOTABLE DRIVERS:

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* Juan Manuel Fangio

* Stirling Moss

* Michael Schumacher

* Lewis Hamilton 

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CURRENT DRIVERS:
 

* LEWIS HAMILTON

* Valtteri Bottas

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