Mercedes Grand Prix

Mercedes have today announced that they’ve bought 75.1% of the Brawn GP team and will race as Mercedes Grand Prix in 2010.

The BBC seem to think that this means Jenson Button is on his way to McLaren next year so that Nick Heidfeld can be slotted in alongside (the as yet unannounced) Nico Rosberg in a German superteam.

Can’t see that myself — I think Mercedes would be mad to throw away the chance to race with the number 1 on their car in their first year as a bona fide F1 manufacturer in 55 years.