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Old 08-16-2006, 06:14 AM
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Is Mercedes buying Mclaren

Is it true that mercedes is buying the mclaren f1 team.

Does this mean that in the future MB will brand some of its passenger cars as mclaren, like they do with AMG.
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Rumour, rumour, rumour, rumour....

And that one has been around a long time....

I'M buying Mclaren and F1 and Paul Ricard from Ecclestone -- before he even has a chance to sell any of it to those bums at Daimler-Chrysler!!!

And McLaren and Ferrari are mine too!

And AMG - I want it too!

They're ALL mine! (But you can keep Toyota... ).


Nah, I don't think so; I think any current plans or possibilities of that happening in the near future are just ... rumours.

What I want to know is what is the current on-again-off-again production status of the P8 --

That's what I want to know....
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What I want to know is what is the current on-again-off-again production status of the P8 --

That's what I want to know....
All you have to do is ask me....nicely
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Chappy you ol' devil -- what IS up with the P8?

...Oops, "Pretty Please"....
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I thought Ronny boy shot down the idea of selling his shares to Merc earlier this year.
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MB has announced that they have the possibility to increase their stake in McLaren, but have not yet decided to do so.

http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=127367
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If mercedes buys Mclaren off might be a good thing. Look how AMG is doing with the DTM seires
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Hmmm... AMG Mercedes F1
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Chappy you ol' devil -- what IS up with the P8?

...Oops, "Pretty Please"....
Not on an internet forum. My source (in UK) advises I can hint to some of the MBWorld regulars at AMGfest as long as I don't reveal any names. You'll have to hop on that G5 of yours and head to Montvale next weekend if you want the 'skinny'.....
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LOL.

You are too cool, Chappy....

I think that the GV will be headed straight for Stuttgart - and straight answers from the source itself .
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