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According to respected sources, highly-successful F1 team McLaren will likely be totally consumed by its engine partner Mercedes-Benz within three years.
The Woking-based outfit, run by Ron Dennis, is already 40 percent owned by the German-American brand but sources say Mercedes is eyeing the remaining shares.
As evidence, Mercedes' new SLR supercar will be built at McLaren's new 'paragon' Technical Centre, presently under construction in Oxfordshire.
Additionally, the German giant bought a majority stake in McLaren's Mercedes-badged engine building firm Ilmor last year, and plans to buy the rest.
Mercedes then planned to move its entire Stuttgart (Germany) operations to the Ilmor base in Brixworth, England.
The first McLaren Formula One chassis was built in 1966, and team founder Bruce McLaren died testing a Can-Am racer at Goodwood in 1970.
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Tarkoittaako tämä sitä, että McLaren katoaa (ainakin nimellisesti) radoilta ja McLaren Mercedes vaihtuu pelkäksi Mercedeseksi?
Aina surullista, jos yksi kaikkien aikojen legendaarisimmista F1 tallien nimistä poistuu kilpakentiltä, vaikka käytännössä mikään muu ei muutukkaan kuin nimi. Ei tallia voi enää sen jälkeen mieltää samaksi. Ei kukaan miellä varmasti Jaguariakaan enää Stewartiksi. frown
<small>[ 22-10-2003, 14:29: Message edited by: Karpow ]</small>
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According to respected sources, highly-successful F1 team McLaren will likely be totally consumed by its engine partner Mercedes-Benz within three years.
The Woking-based outfit, run by Ron Dennis, is already 40 percent owned by the German-American brand but sources say Mercedes is eyeing the remaining shares.
As evidence, Mercedes' new SLR supercar will be built at McLaren's new 'paragon' Technical Centre, presently under construction in Oxfordshire.
Additionally, the German giant bought a majority stake in McLaren's Mercedes-badged engine building firm Ilmor last year, and plans to buy the rest.
Mercedes then planned to move its entire Stuttgart (Germany) operations to the Ilmor base in Brixworth, England.
The first McLaren Formula One chassis was built in 1966, and team founder Bruce McLaren died testing a Can-Am racer at Goodwood in 1970.
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Tarkoittaako tämä sitä, että McLaren katoaa (ainakin nimellisesti) radoilta ja McLaren Mercedes vaihtuu pelkäksi Mercedeseksi?
Aina surullista, jos yksi kaikkien aikojen legendaarisimmista F1 tallien nimistä poistuu kilpakentiltä, vaikka käytännössä mikään muu ei muutukkaan kuin nimi. Ei tallia voi enää sen jälkeen mieltää samaksi. Ei kukaan miellä varmasti Jaguariakaan enää Stewartiksi. frown
<small>[ 22-10-2003, 14:29: Message edited by: Karpow ]</small>