Mercedes-Benz in Formula One

Mercedes-Benz is currently involved in Formula One, running Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, a Formula One chassis team, based in Brackley, United Kingdom, using a German licence and Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, a Formula One engine manufacturer, based in Brixworth, United Kingdom. Mercedes-Benz had competed in the pre-war European Championship winning three titles, and debuted in Formula One in, 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. 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 rejoining as an engine supplier in association with Ilmor in 1994.Mercedes-Benz returned as an engine supplier in in a partnership with Ilmor, a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company with manufacturing based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, now called Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. It supplied Sauber for one season, then switched to McLaren in. In they also became suppliers of Brawn GP and Force India. Mercedes-Benz returned with a factory team in after the purchase of Brawn. A fourth team was added to the supplying program in 2014, Williams. For the season, the 20-year long partnership with McLaren ended. Instead, Mercedes supplied engines to the Lotus F1 team, before switching to Manor in.