Mercedes Benz Formula 1 team now Mercedes AMG Petronas [Archive]

CNR

7th December 2011, 10:40

Mercedes F1 change name, again | Fox Sports (http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/formula-one/mercedes-benz-formula-1-team-to-add-famous-luxury-road-car-specialists-amg-nameplate-from-2012/story-e6frf3zl-1226215761093)

Mercedes-Benz will be officially called Mercedes AMG Petronas from 2012 season, after the team announced the addition of the manufacturer's road car performance brand.

F1boat

9th December 2011, 07:23

Interesting...

Hawkmoon

9th December 2011, 09:02

They made Sauber run around as "BMW Sauber" for 12 months after BMW quit yet they let Renault/Lotus, Lotus/Caterham and now Mercedes change their names on a whim. The people who run this sport are a bunch of dumb-arses.

555-04Q2

9th December 2011, 09:06

The people who run this sport are a bunch of dumb-arses.

Understatement of the year goes to you Hawk :p :

i_max2k2

14th December 2011, 05:15

They made Sauber run around as "BMW Sauber" for 12 months after BMW quit yet they let Renault/Lotus, Lotus/Caterham and now Mercedes change their names on a whim. The people who run this sport are a bunch of dumb-arses.

I think in case of BMW Sauber, there was a contractual obligation where Sauber couldn't drop the name, and for Renault/Lotus we all know it was because of the court case.

ioan

14th December 2011, 18:45

They made Sauber run around as "BMW Sauber" for 12 months after BMW quit yet they let Renault/Lotus, Lotus/Caterham and now Mercedes change their names on a whim. The people who run this sport are a bunch of dumb-arses.

Agreed.