F1 Racing - UK (2020-01)

76 F1 RACING JANUARY 2020

Full factory team returns:

Mercedes launches its own team

in 2010, buying out Brawn and

evolving that outfit into the one we

know today. Michael Schumacher

comes out of retirement to drive

alongside Nico Rosberg

McLaren-Mercedes’finalwin?

Relations with McLaren become

strained as Mercedes’ works team

builds momentum. Jenson Button’s

2012 Brazilian GP win remainsthe

alliance’s most recent. Ron Dennis

signs a deal with Honda for 2015

Victoryatlast:Results in these

early post-Brawn GP seasons are

patchy, the highlight being 1-2

on the grid and victory from pole

for Rosberg in China in 2012. The

team needs time (and moremoney)

to build itself into a title challenger

SHOWCASE

THE LEGEND OF THE

SILVER ARROWS