McLaren Racing and Mercedes-Benz today announced that the McLaren F1 team will continue to enjoy Mercedes-AMG power from 2026 to 2030, thereby becoming the brand’s first customer for the new 2026 power unit regulations alongside the works team.
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McLaren has been powered by Mercedes-AMG since 2021 and continuously in a previous era from 1995 to 2014. 2026 will, therefore, mark the 26th year of collaboration between the two prestigious brands, which have committed to and invested in the sport over many decades and are now cornerstones of the sport.
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with McLaren Racing until at least this decade’s end. The long-term nature of this agreement reflects our shared trust and commitment to our future power unit strategy. Together, we look forward to building momentum towards 2026 and the beginning of another new era of an electrified innovative power unit design in Formula One.”
Markus Schaefer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer
Mercedes powered the first ever hybrid race win in F1 at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix with the KERS system and has led the way in innovation and performance since introducing the current power unit regulations in 2014. Mercedes-AMG has powered 114 victories in 203 Grands Prix, including two for customer teams. Strong customer teams, alongside the works team, have played a key role in development and learning.
“Working with strong customer teams has been a cornerstone of our motorsport strategy. This has many advantages: it gives a clear competitive benchmark, accelerates our technical learning, and strengthens the overall F1 business case for Mercedes-Benz. McLaren has been a fierce and fair competitor since 2021, especially in the second half of this season. McLaren’s strong performances underline the importance of transparent and equal supply to all sports’ customer teams if we wish to achieve the goal of ten teams capable of fighting for podium finishes.”
Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport
For 2026, Formula One will welcome two new power unit manufacturers to the current four incumbents as it tackles another paradigm shift in technical regulations. The new power units will enjoy 50% internal combustion and 50% electrical power. This has been achieved by increasing electrical performance and rebalancing the…
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