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Mercedes F1 Team information & statistics

Principal: Toto Wolff

Name	Mercedes
Country	Germany
First Race	Jul 4th 1954 French Grand Prix result
Last Race	Apr 15th 2018 Chinese F1 GP result
First Pole	Jul 4th 1954 French Grand Prix result
Last Pole	May 13th 2018 Spanish GP result result
First Win	Jul 4th 1954 French Grand Prix result
Last Win	May 13th 2018 Spanish GP result result
First Podium	Jul 4th 1954 French Grand Prix result
Last Podium	Apr 15th 2018 Chinese F1 GP result

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Mercedes F1 statistics:

Races	173
Drivers' Titles	6
Constructors' Titles	4
Victories	78
Poles	90
Podiums	105
Points	3871
Fastest Laps	58
Laps	20037
One/two finishes	41

Drivers

Mercedes F1 Drivers

44. Lewis Hamilton

Races	213
Drivers' Titles	4
Victories	64
Poles	74
Podiums	121
Points	2705
Fastest Laps	37
Laps	11987

Helmet of Lewis Hamilton

6. Valtteri Bottas

Races	103
Race Starts	102
Drivers' Titles	0
Victories	3
Poles	4
Podiums	25
Points	774
Fastest Laps	5
Laps	5832

Helmet of Valtteri Bottas

2018 F1 reserve driver: George Russel

Achievements Mercedes F1 drivers

Driver	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Laps	Fastest	Points
Nico Rosberg	136	23	24	8	55	30	7524	18	1519
Lewis Hamilton	103	43	17	12	72	48	5922	26	1792
Michael Schumacher	58	0	0	1	1	0	2795	1	197
Valtteri Bottas	25	3	9	4	16	4	1456	4	363
Juan Manuel Fangio	12	8	1	1	10	7	818	5	81.14
Karl Kling	12	0	1	1	2	0	583	1	17
Stirling Moss	7	1	2	0	3	1	457	2	23
Hans Herrmann	6	0	0	1	1	0	309	1	9
Piero Taruffi	2	0	1	0	1	0	139	0	9
André Simon	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0
Hermann Lang	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0

Management

Mercedes F1 Team Key Members

: Niki Lauda
Non-Executive Chairman

: Toto Wolff
Team Principal

: Andy Cowell
Managing Director (Engine)

: James Allison
Technical Director

Cars

Mercedes F1 Cars

: The Mercedes F1 W09 EQ Power+ (2018)

: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W08 driving on Circuit de Catalunya, Spain (2017)

: Lewis Hamilton driving his Mercedes W07 at Monaco (2016)

: Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes W06 (2015)

: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W05 (2014)

: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W04 at Monaco (2013)

: Michael Schumacher Mercedes W03 at Monaco (2012)

: Michael Schumacher Mercedes W02 F1 Car (2011)

: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W01, 2010 Bahrain GP (2010)

: Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by Rosberg & Schumacher on the Nordschleife (1954 & 1955)

History

>Mercedes F1 History

Michael Schumacher Mercedes W03 at Monaco

They have the name. They have the history. They had Ross Brawn. They had Michael Schumacher. What more could a new team trying to catapult itself to the top of the tree need? Well, a fast car would help.

When Mercedes bought Constructors champions Brawn GP the grid was on alert immediately. The giant German manufactures finally have their own team for the first time since 1955, and an another great driver at the wheel.

Previously it was Juan Manuel Fangio, now it is Michael Schumacher but sadly the trophy cabinet isn’t as full. With the money that has been pumped into the team, the modern day Mercedes can be deemed little else but disappointing, extremely disappointing.

The team made their debut in 1954 with Fangio and Karl Kling at the wheel, the Argentinian legend switched to Mercedes half way through the season from Maserati, and Fangio won their first race with an emphatic 1-2 finish at the French grands prix. Fangio went on to win three more races to become the champion, Mercedes first and his second. The following season he did it again emphatically winning four of the six races and retained the championship.

Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by Rosberg & Schumacher on the Nordschleife (Nurburgring)

Mercedes, with Fangio at the wheel, were destined to create a legacy as great as Ferrari’s, but a tragic incident at the 1955 Le Man changed that. Mercedes driver Pierre Levagh and over 80 spectators died and led to the cancellations of many grand’s prix. At the end of the 1955 season Mercedes pulled out of the sport.

Unfortunately Micheal Schumacher was not able use his magic for the same goal as he did with Ferrari and made some succes but not enough. However engine deals for the likes of McLaren and Force India wasn’t enough to whet the appetite and 2010 saw them return to the sport.

After an unsuccessful three years that saw just one victory the team has turned to Lewis Hamilton in a bid to drive them back to the front. A encouraging start to his partnership with Nico Rosberg brought three wins in 2013. But 2014 is a different story. Finally, the Merc is the class of the field and one of the drivers will be World Champion. Mercedes are back at the top. A place they should be fighting for.

Power Unit Mercedes-Benz PU106B Hybrid

Mercedes won the drivers and constructors and drivers champions in 2014, 2015 and 2016 with ease. The big change of the power units with 1.6 V6 Turbo engines was Mercedes their breakthrough. Rumours say that the engine of 2014 had more then 100 BPS advantage to the versions of Ferrari and Renault.

In 2016 the amount of team members was grown to 1.400 people. Mercedes showed their skill and was unbeatable in 2015 and 2016. The German car brand won 16 out 19 races in 2015. The only circuit they always have bad luck on is the Hungaroring.

In the 2016 season they where even more dominant. 19 of the 21 races where won by the Silver Arrows. A tight battle evolved between both Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Both aces are racing each other their whole life and Hamilton showed his passion was greater then is kindness on the podium when Rosberg won and he came second.

Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes W07 in Azerbeijan

The W07 was even more dominant then Ferrari's F2004. Mercedes could have one all races. The only grand prix they didn't win where Spain and Malaysia. In Spain they didn't because of a collision between both drivers in the first lap. In Malaysia Hamilton was cruising to the finish with a giant gap between him and Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo when his engine blew up on the finish straight. He also lost his 3rd world drivers title with this rare Mercedes engine failure.

At the end of 2016 Nico Rosberg was able to win the championship of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. 3 days after Rosberg won the championship, he ended his F1 career to enjoy his life with his wife and baby in Monaco. The Mercedes W08 was a car with a very long wheelbase, which gave it a lot of advantages on the rest of the grid. The 2017 cars looked and were a lot faster then the 2016 editions.

The 2017 season start very different for Mercedes. They didn't win the first race like they did the last 3 seasons. Ferrari won in Melbourne. They had closed the gap to Mercedes and were able to attack like they haven't done for a long time.
Mercedes had to push harder then they ever did to keep up with Ferrari's pace. Until Azerbeijan Ferrari and Mercedes, Vettel and Hamilton were having fears battles, but during a safety car period Vettel lost his cool and run into Hamilton's car. That behaviour wasn't tolerated by the FIA and Vettel got a penalty. After the summer break Mercedes got back stronger then Ferrari and could win both titles.

Official Mercedes F1 website: www.mercedesamgf1.com

Achievements

Mercedes F1 Achievements

Mercedes F1 GP Finish Positions

1st	78 Times
2nd	55 Times
3rd	28 Times
4th	29 Times
5th	26 Times
6th	19 Times
7th	21 Times
8th	7 Times
9th	13 Times
10th	8 Times
11th	8 Times
12th	5 Times
13th	5 Times
14th	2 Times
15th	4 Times
16th	1 Time
17th	2 Times
19th	1 Time
Ret	51 Times
DNQ	1 Time