JOHANNESBURG — 16 May 2024
McLaren and Mercedes ended their renowned Formula 1 partnership in 2014 after nearly 20 years due to strategic clashes and commercial tensions.
The teams previously secured the 1998 and 1999 Constructors’ Championships and drivers’ titles for Mika Häkkinen and Lewis Hamilton. (source not provided)
The partnership weakened when Mercedes acquired Brawn GP in 2009 and rebranded it as its official works team. (source not provided)
McLaren, which valued “independence; innovation; and equal standing with Ferrari and Red Bull”, rejected customer-team status after Mercedes prioritised its own squad. (source not provided)
McLaren’s launch of its own road-car division in 2010 created further conflict by competing with Mercedes-Benz’s AMG brand. (source not provided)
Mercedes began supplying McLaren as a customer in 2010, leading McLaren to switch to Honda engines in 2015. (source not provided)
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