Mercedes-Benz will head up their own Formula One team next season after the German car manufacturer confirmed they have taken a 75.1 percent share in Brawn GP - with Ross Brawn remaining as team principal.Mercedes engines powered Brawn's Jenson Button to the world championship this season - while the team also claimed the constructors' championship.
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton, Button's predecessor as world champion, was also sitting behind a Mercedes engine in his McLaren.
The partnership between McLaren and Mercedes has been in place since 1995 and ended its 15th season together in 2009.
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