Mercedes wants a Grand Prix team of its own

FORMULA ONE SPECIAL REPORT Mercedes wants a Grand Prix team of its own Formula One Special Report Lewis Hamilton outside the McLaren Mercedes motor home in Hockenheim before the German Grand Prix. It is Mercedes’ home race. (Alex Grimm/Reuters) As the 10 Formula One teams prepare for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim on Sunday, none of the five major car manufacturers in the sport can celebrate like Mercedes can: In terms of achievement, triumph, control over its destiny and cost/victory efficiency ratio, Mercedes, with its 40 percent stake in the McLaren Mercedes team, is the most consistent winner among them. But while Mercedes has led the charge of the world’s major car manufacturers into Formula One over the past decade and created the business model, it is the only one that does not own outright its own team - and it wants to. At its home race on Sunday, Mercedes is hoping to continue its success of two weeks ago at the British Grand Prix - wh...