That year, Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi collected the most points for the team, also winning the drivers’ title.

The first time the team became F1 world champion was in the 1974 season. This makes it one of the oldest constructors in Formula One. In 1963, New Zealander Bruce McLaren founded the team.

McLaren currently has more drivers’ titles.Ĭurrent F1 drivers: Lewis Hamilton & George Russell During this time, Hamilton became Formula One world champion six times! This makes Merceded the third most successful Formula One team, along with McLaren. They won both the constructors’ title and the drivers’ title seven years in a row. From the following year, Mercedes began an unprecedented run. In 2013, he was replaced by Lewis Hamilton. Indeed, at the end of the season in 1955, they pulled the plug after “the disaster of the 24 Hours of Le Mans”, which killed Mercedes driver Pierre Levegh and 82 spectators.Īfter supplying engines to several teams (Sauber, McLaren, Brawn GP, Force India), Mercedes did not return as a constructor until 2010, and at that time they brought back Michael Schumacher from retirement. So you would think that the German automaker must have had a rich history as a constructor. Those two years, the driver Juan Manuel Fangio won the world title for Mercedes. In the 19 seasons, Mercedes already competed in Formula 1.

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