Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz first competed in Formula One during the 1954 and 1955 seasons. This was in the time before sponsorship liveries and the team was using an all silver livery, the national racing color of Germany. The team was absent from Formula One after this, returning in 1994 as an engine supplier.
Mercedes-Benz rejoined Formula One as a team in 2010 after having purchased the Brawn GP team on 16 November 2009. On 21 December 2009 it signed a €30 million per season contract with Petronas as title sponsor. On 25 January 2010 Mercedes GP unveiled the car livery for the 2010 season. The blueish green livery color of Petronas is just present as fine lines at the side of the car, which overall is mainly painted in silver like the old time Mercedes race cars of the 1930s and 1950s.
| Year | Main colour | Additional colours | Main sponsor | Additional major sponsors |
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| 2010 | Silver | Black, Green | Petronas | Bridgestone, Aabar Investments, MIG, Henri Lloyd, Graham, Autonomy |
| 2011 | Silver | Green | Petronas, Mercedes | Aabar, Autonomy, Deutsche Post, MIG Bank, Graham London, Monster Energy, Pirelli |
| 2012 | Silver | Green | Petronas, Mercedes | Aabar, Deutsche Post, MIG Bank, Monster Energy, Pirelli |
| 2013 | Silver | Green | Petronas, Mercedes | BlackBerry, MIG Bank, Monster Energy, Pirelli |
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Karl Kling at the wheel of the W196 at Nürburgring.
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Michael Schumacher testing for Mercedes GP at Jerez, February 2010.
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