Thread: Will Mercedes and McLaren part company?

Source: Motorsport

The signs are growing that McLaren and Mercedes-Benz are headed for different futures in Formula One.

The companies had already parted in terms of their joint road sports car programmes, and reports have intensified throughout this week that a similar split is looming in terms of their 15-year F1 collaboration.

On Wednesday, the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport claimed that McLaren is getting in the way of Mercedes' plans for 2010 by currently vetoing the intended engine supply deal with Red Bull Racing.

The tension on this front is almost certainly also linked with yet another team, as both the German language Blick and Auto Motor und Sport publications report that Brackley-based Brawn GP is set to be 75 per cent owned by Mercedes by 2012.

McLaren has a contract for exclusive works rights until the end of 2011, so until Mercedes can buy Brawn itself, the Daimler AG shareholder AABAR of Abu Dhabi could hold the stake, Auto Motor und Sport said on Thursday.

"If we wanted to change anything with our Formula One commitment then we could certainly speak with Abu Dhabi," Mercedes parent Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche is quoted as saying.

Auto Motor und Sport said contracts with Brawn GP are to be signed shortly, with a deal to include a silver livery from 2010 and the Mercedes logo on the engine cover.

Brawn's new title sponsor is said to be a German company, and 24-year-old German Nico Rosberg is the favourite to become Jenson Button's 2010 teammate, the report added.

Bump!

With the news of McLaren wanting to purchase the BMW F1 engine division, this report has some truth to it.

Originally Posted by Challenge It

Bump!

With the news of McLaren wanting to purchase the BMW F1 engine division, this report has some truth to it.

Yeah how bout it
Would hate to see the two break up after such a long relationship
But that's F1 for ya

I haven't read much about them purchasing BMW F1 engine division.
If they do, would they be running BMW engines?
Or would they be considered McLaren engines?????

This is actually an old thread,

Here's the latest:

$$$McLaren may buy BMW F1 engine division$$$

Originally Posted by whitlock

Yeah how bout it
Would hate to see the two break up after such a long relationship
But that's F1 for ya

I haven't read much about them purchasing BMW F1 engine division.
If they do, would they be running BMW engines?
Or would they be considered McLaren engines?????

McLaren would purchase and absorb the BMW F1 engine division and evolve it into their own engine. McLaren would then become a full manufacturer like Ferrari, Toyota, and at one time Honda and BMW.

Originally Posted by Challenge It

This is actually an old thread,

Here's the latest:

$$$McLaren may buy BMW F1 engine division$$$

Yeah I miss threads here and there lol
It might be pretty cool to have them be their own full "manufacturer"
As long as they can get as reliable as the MB powerplants at least

Would love to see McLaren being a full time manufacturer.

Originally Posted by whitlock

Yeah I miss threads here and there lol
It might be pretty cool to have them be their own full "manufacturer"
As long as they can get as reliable as the MB powerplants at least

Not to worry Boss. I post a ton or racing threads and its hard to keep up. Right now things are changing daily in F1 news.

The BMW engine is a good powerplant (at one time the most powerful in F1) and is a great starting point. Since Ron Dennis "retired" from the F1 program, McLaren has been full steam ahead with becoming an independant company. The new McLaren sports car has an engine of their own design as well.

Keeping with what we were talking about yesterday, if this goes through it could certainly be another step forwards in Mclarens supercar division in terms of their engine development as well.