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Mercedes-Benz reveals Vodafone McLaren MP4-23 for 2008 F1 season
Filed under: Motorsports, Mercedes Benz
Lewis Hamilton is having a great 23rd birthday. Not only has he resigned with McLaren for a reported $138 million, but Mercedes-Benz presented him with a brand new car to drive next season, the MP4-23. McLaren's new F1 car was literally finished last night and then trucked over a 1,000 kilometers to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. There it was unveiled by none other than Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche (we last saw him getting the hell out of Dodge). Along with other execs and media, Mercedes invited 700 workers from its Stuttgart plant to attend the festivities, as well. The car should be back on a trailer and headed to the Circuito de Jerez in Southern Spain as we speak, where Hamilton and his new teammate, Heikki Kovalainen, will give it a proper shakedown. As work began on this car began all the way back in November of 2006, it's no surprise that development of its replacement is already underway. [Source: Mercedes-Benz] Gallery: Vodafone McLaren MP4-23 Continue reading Mercedes-Benz reveals Vodafone McLaren MP4-23 for 2008 F1 season Permalink | Email this | Comments More... Autoblog 2008-01-07T15:28:00+00:00 |
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What is the connection between Mercedes and McLaren?
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McLaren is the team.
Mercedes owns 40% of the team. The government of Bahrain owns 30% Ron Dennis and Mansour Ojjeh of the TAG organization control 15% each. Mercedes is currently considering buying 11% more so they would have a 51% controlling interest.
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I thought McLaren was also a manufacturer of cars.
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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century OBK #55 1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles 2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles 2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles |
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