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Agreement has been reached between MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes for Paddy Lowe to join the team on 3 June. Paddy will strengthen MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS in the role of Executive Director (Technical) and will work closely with Team Principal, Ross Brawn; Executive Director (Business), Toto Wolff; and the team’s senior technical management. As Team Principal, Ross Brawn will retain overall responsibility for technical and sporting matters. Paddy Lowe commented: “I am excited to become part of a highly talented and capable technical organisation. The team has already produced probably the fastest car of the 2013 season while the technical challenges of the new regulations for 2014 will give us the opportunity to maximise the synergies available to a works manufacturer. That is a challenge I am relishing. I have worked closely with Mercedes-Benz for almost 20 years and deeply admire the company’s phenomenal commitment to Formula One. I look forward to much success together in the years ahead.” Team Principal Ross Brawn commented: “I am delighted to welcome Paddy to the team and to begin working together. He has an excellent record of success in the sport and would be an asset to any of our rivals in the pit lane. It is no secret that every team is facing a significant balancing act between this year and next. But it is perhaps less obvious that we will also see major changes for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, as development progresses with the new generation of car design and Power Unit. To deliver in these circumstances, a successful team needs strength in depth. Paddy’s arrival will further strengthen our organisation and puts us in a strong position for the future.” ~ Official photo and details courtesy of MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS ~ Copyright © 2013, Mercedes-Benz-Blog. All rights reserved.

For more than 17 years, McLaren and Mercedes-Benz have been almost a single brand in Formula 1. By far one of the most successful technical partnerships in the world of motorsport, the McLaren-Mercedes association enjoyed both victorious and challenging times through its existence. Several constructors' titles during the long-term agreement and three driver championship prizes with Mika Häkkinen in 1998 and 1999 and Lewis Hamilton in 2008 are among the outstanding milestones of the cooperation between McLaren and Mercedes-Benz. 2014 will be the final year with McLaren-Mercedes on the starting grid, because after 19 years with the Star brand, the Woking-based team decided to go for a new technical partnership with Honda thus reuniting the former glory McLaren-Honda where F1 stars such as Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost made history during the late 80s and early 90s. The MP4-29 single-seater programmed for next year will be the last McLaren to receive Mercedes-Benz' brand new 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine producing 750 hp (find out more details HERE & HERE), along with the ancillary devices: the transmission and the ERS unit (Energy Recovery System). Following the official announcement made by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes regarding its future cooperation with Japanese constructor, executives from Mercedes-Benz and and experts from the Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains engine facility in Brixworth, UK, have started fearing about a possible intellectual property breach during the next season from McLaren which would affect the German brand and technically benefit Honda. In an interview to Speed Week, Toto Wolff, head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, is quoted stating: “It is of course not an ideal situation, if a customer goes away, especially when it's someone like McLaren, which is as long driven Mercedes engines and celebrated great successes with us. This is of course unpleasant, but that's a decision that has taken so the team, and we look forward principle that an additional competitor comes into the F1. Honda is a top brand and as the saying goes: competition is good for business.” Moreover, asked on the possibility other teams could switch to Honda power, he adds: “No, I think there is anyway only a limited ability to deliver customer teams. For us, this is somewhere between three and four teams, and we are confident that we will launch in the coming years, with at least three teams in Formula 1.” So, our first speculation regarding the future Telmex McLaren Honda F1 Team have proven to be right, after this announcement and the special branding of the McLaren cars in Spain, who carried the logo of Claro (a sub-brand of Telmex, a telecommunication company controlled by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim who also financially supports Checo's activity in Formula 1) on their rear wing during Sunday's race. As an important note, we will continue our updates on McLaren up to the end of the 2014 season, when the current partnership with Mercedes-Benz comes to an end. Hopefully, someday in the future, the two constructors will once again reunite their forces for a long-term alliance. Copyright © 2013, Mercedes-Benz-Blog. All rights reserved.

Hello everyone I searched before posting this but did not locate anyone who had this same issue before. Driving down the road the radio will momentarily 2-3 seconds stop playing music. It does not go to the home screen or reset completely just sort of freeze up and then resume. Sometimes it resumes and the volume is a bit lower. I noticed that it is doing this and the cd changer (in dash) is cycling every 30-40 seconds or so. But even with the audio system off the cd changer is cycling every 30-40 seconds ( rough estimate) has anyone got any advice? I unhooked the battery overnight and rehooked it in just this morning with no change. Would pulling fuse six be worth trying or ? Thank you, Mike

Finally, all is set for Paddy Lowe to join the F1 team of Mercedes-Benz.In a recent report by BBC Sport, the McLaren technical director has been granted an early release by his team. That means, he will start his new job at Mercedes in June 3 this year which is 6 months earlier than what was anticipated by everyone.In a statement by Mercedes, Lowe will work hand-in-hand with the team principal, Ross Brawn. The company also explained that Brawn will resume all his work with the sporting and technical matters to clear out the speculations that Lowe might be replacing him.

McLaren is delighted to confirm that it will form a new multi-year Formula 1 technology partnership with Honda. From the start of the 2015 season, McLaren's Formula 1 cars will race using Honda engines and energy recovery systems, renewing an association that became one of the most successful and powerful in Formula 1 history during the 1980s and ’90s. This announcement not only heralds Honda’s decision to take on the challenge of Formula 1 after a six-season absence, but also signals the reappearance of Honda turbo power in grand prix racing. Honda broke new ground in the 1980s by creating a turbocharged engine that was unparalleled in both its output and its efficiency. Those same challenges have once again brought the Japanese manufacturer back to Formula 1 as grand prix racing adapts to the introduction of an all-new 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 formula from next year. Honda will develop its engines at its R&D facility in Tochigi, Japan, where it has already begun development of its all-new 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 Formula 1 engine. Today’s announcement further emphasises McLaren’s position as one of the world’s most dynamic, successful and attractive partners for major multi-national corporations. Since its Formula 1 debut at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren has won an equal number of grands prix (182) as Ferrari – and more than any other Formula 1 team. McLaren has also won the Le Mans 24 Hours race at its first attempt, has taken three Indianapolis 500 victories, and has won a record 43 races in North America’s prestigious Can-Am sportscar series. Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd was founded in 1963. In McLaren's 50th anniversary year, it is a mark of the depth of trust and respect the company enjoys with its many partners that it has within the past few months been able to confirm the extensions of record-breaking relationships with the likes of Hugo Boss (32 years continuous sponsorship), TAG Heuer (28 years) and Kenwood (23 years) – three brands that shared in the glory of the first successful McLaren-Honda partnership between 1988 and ’92. In recent decades, McLaren has grown to become an internationally recognised, highly innovative group of high-technology companies, its expertise ranging from high-performance simulation to electronic systems to materials science. That breadth of intelligence makes McLaren a particularly attractive partner for Honda, and will enable the two world-class engineering companies to form a highly impactful technology partnership. Moreover, the McLaren-Honda partnership rekindles memories of one of the most dominant partnerships in motorsport history: between 1988 and ’92 McLaren and Honda won eight world championships and 44 grands prix, took 53 pole positions and set 30 fastest laps – all in just 80 grands prix. In 1988, the partnership created arguably the single most successful Formula 1 car of all time: the all-conquering McLaren-Honda MP4/4, which was driven to victory by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in an amazing 15 of the season’s 16 grands prix. It is against that backdrop that McLaren and Honda now commit to building afresh the strongest possible partnership in Formula 1. Martin Whitmarsh, CEO, McLaren Group, said: “It’s fantastic news for everyone who loves Formula 1 to be able to welcome Honda back to Formula 1. Together, we’re about to embark on a new and extremely exciting chapter in McLaren’s history. “Like McLaren, Honda is a company with motor racing woven into the fabric of its heritage. We’re proud and thrilled to be joining forces once more to take on the world in Formula 1. Whilst both companies are fully aware that we’re embarking on a very demanding journey together, we’re hugely committed to the success of the partnership, and we'll spend the next 18 months working together to ensure that we’re fully established and competitive ahead of our first grand prix together in 2015. “The names of McLaren and Honda are synonymous with

The new S-Class Coupe arrives on the market during summer of 2014 to replace the current C 216 CL-Class. The two-door luxury model will sport a more dynamic and progressive styling compared to the outgoing generation, in addition to becoming even more premium, just like the new S-Class (W/V 222) did. Street development of the C 217 model series began towards the end of summer 2012, so now the prototypes are quickly approaching the mid-term of the testing program. Entering the final experimental phase (FEP) means we will be able to see more of today's heavily cladded body shape and details. Lately, the C 217 test vehicles have been spotted in Germany and most precisely in Stuttgart, at company's R&D headquarters. The headlights, featuring LED technology and appealing inner graphics that look impressive at night, will grow in size to also accomodate the radars for the MAGIC BODY CONTROL, also to be transferred from the new S-Class alongside further technical upgrades such as the new MRA rear-driven platform and the Intelligent Drive measures. The centerpiece of the new front end will definitely be the larger and longer radiator grille displaying a single louvre and, of course, the Mercedes-Benz star logo in the middle. The side profile will display a clean design, with just a few sculptural lines to enhance the elegance of the new S-Class Coupe. The window line will be placed at a higher level, given the muscular shoulders emphasized by the rear wheel arches, and will also feature a slight kink. The door-mounted, indicator-equipped intelligent mirrors will further distinguish the C 217 in the crowd. Moving backwards, the new LED tail lamps will become thinner and horizontally oriented, pointing to the center-placed star on the boot lid, which also loses the licence plate space that is now moving to the rear bumper - a first for a Mercedes-Benz model. As for the C 216, the new S-Class Coupe will also have a different exhaust depending on the version: the S 500 Coupe with traditional trapezoidal pipes and the S 600 Coupe (caught in these scoops) with exhausts split into half to create a quad design effect. On the inside, the new S-Class Coupe will sport the sci-fi dashboard premiered on the W/V 222 with its two giant LED screens. Expect a long list of refined appointments just like in the case of the Limousine: hot-stone massage function, illuminated dashboard, AIR BALANCE CONTROL, rear-seat entertainment, Burmester high-end audio system, wood or metal for trimming the dashboard and door panels, as well as leather upholstery in various tones and textures, and even more. Full connectivity will be ensured by the new generation of the internet-based COMAND Online infotainment system, as well as the supplementary touchpad for gesture operating and the Head Up Display for a more convenient windshield display of the main indicators. The engine lineup will consist of petrol-only units. For all the variants, the new 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission will be standard equipment and will take care to send the power towards the rear or to all the wheels (for the 4MATIC model). At the start of sales, Mercedes-Benz will offer at least two variants: the S 500 Coupe with a 4.7 BlueDIRECT V8 powerplant producing 455 hp and the range-topping S 600 sporting a newly-developed, AMG-engineered twinturbocharged V12 engine rated at near 550 hp. Later on, the portfolio will be extended with the addition of the new S 63 AMG Coupe and S 65 AMG Coupe. The first will be offered in both standard version (with 571 hp from the 5.5-litre V8 BITURBO) and S-Model with Performance 4MATIC all-wheel-drive traction (with 585 hp). The 12-cylinder high-performance S-Class Coupe will remain committed to the rear-wheel-drive configuration, with the engine delivering a massive 650 hp. Image Credits: Gmotors.co.uk Copyright © 2013, Mercedes-Benz-Blog. All rights reserved.

Robert Wickens (STIHL Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) finished third in the second race of the season at the historic Brands Hatch circuit in Kent. The Mercedes-Benz Junior Team member thus claimed his maiden podium after contesting 13 races in the world’s most popular touring car series. Over the course of the 98 race laps, the Canadian advanced ten places up the field after starting from 13th on the grid. He moved up from fourth to third in a dramatic final twist after fellow Mercedes-Benz driver Gary Paffett (EURONICS Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) was hit with a late penalty. The Englishman, competing in his home race, took the chequered flag in third position but was subsequently handed a five-second time penalty for having exceeded the speed limit in a sector where the yellow flags were out for the removal of Augusto Farfus’s car from the track. Paffett not only had to yield his podium spot to Wickens but also fell back to sixth. After finishing third in the opening race at Hockenheim, Christian Vietoris (DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) placed eighth to finish in the points for the second time this season. DTM rookie Pascal Wehrlein (DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) in tenth position secured his first point in the DTM in his second DTM race. Mercedes-Juniors Roberto Merhi (THOMAS SABO Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) and Daniel Juncadella (stern Mercedes AMG C-Coupé) came home in positions 16 and 20 respectively. Overall standings: Audi driver Mike Rockenfeller won the race at Brands Hatch and now leads the drivers' standings with 29 points. Gary Paffett (20 points) and Christian Vietoris (19 points) occupy positions four and five respectively. In the team standings, the team of STIHL/AMG Mercedes with Vietoris and Robert Wickens is in third place on 32 points after securing two podium finishes in two races. Mercedes-Benz is in second place in the DTM manufacturers' standings with 56 points. VIP at Mercedes-Benz: 21,000 spectators attended the second race weekend of the 2013 DTM season at Brands Hatch - among them British Formula 1 stars Jenson Button (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) and Paul Di Resta (Sahara Force India Mercedes), whose duties included taking other guests for rides around the circuit in a Mercedes-Benz DTM racing taxi. The next race: The third round of the 2013 DTM season takes place from 1st to 2nd June at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. This year marks the sixth time that the Austrian circuit will host the world’s most popular touring car series. Comments after the Race Robert Wickens (24, Canada, STIHL Mercedes AMG C-Coupé): Third place „This is my first podium in the DTM and, what’s more, it comes after starting from 13th on the grid at Brands Hatch where overtaking is notoriously difficult. I certainly wasn’t counting on that before the race. My target was just to finish in the points. To make that happen, I knew I would have to get off to a good start and overtake the drivers on the prime tyres. This strategy worked well. I was pleasantly surprised by my race pace and I was even able to go past drivers on options when I was on primes. The middle stint went perfectly for me. I had two excellent pit stops and was able to control my part of the race right through to the end. Afterwards, I was in the middle of an interview when I was told to hurry along to the podium. So after a physically draining 98-lap race, I had to run the full length of the pit lane to the podium ceremony. But it was well worthwhile. It was a great feeling to taste champagne for the first time in my DTM career.“ Gary Paffett (32, England, EURONICS Mercedes AMG C-Coupé): Sixth place „I just don’t understand this penalty. I came off the accelerator when the yellow flags were out, but how am I expected to lose half a second inside ten seconds? In a championship race as tight as the DTM, every last point counts. I hope that the points we lost today because of this penalty don’t make all the difference at the end of the season. Our race pace and strategy

Daimler has relaunched its TECHNICITY online magazine, which now features a new ‘conceptual, graphic, and technical realisation’ and has been developed for optimized viewing no matter which device or computer the digital publication is accessed from.The magazine can be viewed via technicity.daimler.com, and you can count on the fact that the look of the page will be suited to the type of device you’re using, be it your smartphone, your tablet, or your desktop computer. Right now, we think the default language is German, so you’d have to scroll down to toggle the English version of the site (or just visit this link: http://technicity.daimler.com/en/).In addition, there is an ‘integrated multifilter’ that allows for the streamlining of the ‘content stream’ depending on the relevant topic. There are topic clusters, which can be found via the tabs near the top of  the page. These tabs include ‘Clean’, ‘Safe’, ‘Connected’, ‘Urban’, and ‘Visionary’. There’s a flexible navigation setup to make browsing through the site’s contents much easier and to allow for a more personalized experience for the end user.There is also a corresponding print version that has three annual editions, in English as well as in German.From Daimler:TECHNICITY combines important perspectives and trends from the Daimler research and development locations with topics not specific to the company. Urban mobility solutions, corporate technology and innovation processes as well as creativity and innovation trends in science, research and development are placed in a global context.

Skylar Diggins received a 2013 Mercedes-Benz SUV as a graduation gift from the sports management company of Jay-Z as a graduation gift. Diggins is considered as an upcoming star of the WNBA and recently signed with “Roc Nation,” the company of the rap superstar.She was picked third overall by the Tusla Shock in the draft this year. She is also the current all-time scoring leader of Notre Dame and has received a number of awards in the past. She was also named as the Big East player of the year in the last two seasons. She was named in the All-American First Team of the Associated Press during these seasons.Pictures of the brand new SUV from the luxury car manufacturer were posted by both Diggins and Roc Nation on their respective Instagram accounts. Diggins graduated from Notre Dame University recently.The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SUV that Roc Nation gave to Diggins was for her dedication and work in the last four years.