.jpg) Michael Schumacher testing the car atJerez. | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Brawn GP/Mercedes | ||||||||||
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| Successor | Mercedes MGP W02 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[2] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon-fibre and honeycomb compositemonocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers, same as the front | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mercedes-BenzFO 108X 2.4 L (146 cu in) 90°V8, limited to 18,000 RPMnaturally aspiratedmid-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | JointlyXtrac 1044 withMercedes AMG housing seven-speedsemi-automatic carbon-fibre sequential gearbox with reverse gear hydraulic activation | ||||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg (1,367 lb)(including driver) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Mobil[note 1] | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Mobil 1[note 1] | ||||||||||
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| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | ||||||||||
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| Debut | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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TheMercedes MGP W01 (originally known as theBrawn BGP 002)[3] was aFormula Onemotor racing car designed and built by theMercedes GPPetronas team for the2010 season and was driven by the returning seven-timeWorld ChampionMichael Schumacher andNico Rosberg.
The car was revealed at theCircuit Ricardo Tormo nearValencia at the first official test of the year on February 1.[4] The team's silver livery was officially unveiled at theMercedes-Benz Museum inStuttgart on January 25, 2010 on the chassis of aBrawnBGP 001 following Mercedes' purchase of the championship winning team of 2009, marking the team's return to F1 for the first time since their last appearance in 1955.[5]
Some parts of the W01 were revised as part of the upgrade at theSpanish GP; increasing thewheelbase of the car to improve theweight distribution, as well as changing the engine cover design. The shorter wheelbase was used again at the next grand prix, deemed more suitable for the narrow streets of theMonaco GP circuit.
The team's achievements in their first season did not come close to the results those of Brawn the previous year and of the Mercedes team in 1954 and 1955, with the Mercedes battlingRenault for the title of 'best of the rest' behind the leading three teams ofFerrari,McLaren andRed Bull. Rosberg finished on the podium three times, atSepang,Shanghai andSilverstone. Schumacher's best finishes were three fourth places. He did not score a race win, podium, pole position or fastest lap for the first time sincehis début season in 1991, and also scored the worst finish of his F1 career atValencia, where he finished fifteenth. Schumacher was penalised for dangerous driving after forcing his formerFerrari team-mateRubens Barrichello towards the pit wall at 180 mph (290 km/h) inHungary. At the last race inAbu Dhabi Schumacher spun while trying to overtake Rosberg and was hit byVitantonio Liuzzi's Force India.
The team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, with 214 points
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | WCC |
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| 2010 | Mercedes GPPetronas | MercedesFO 108XV8 | B | BHR | AUS | MAL | CHN | ESP | MON | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | 214 | 4th | |
 Michael Schumacher | 6 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | ||||||
| Nico Rosberg | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17† | Ret | 6 | 4 |
† Driver failed to finish, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.
