Aiming to increase its 40 percent stakeIf you listen to the muses of the F1 grapevine, then Mercedes-Benz could be preparing to buy the remaining slice of McLaren.
Team boss Ron Dennis and Mansour Ojjeh hold the 60 percent in question, with the German manufacturer already owning the rest.
Martin Whitmarsh would not comment specifically on the buyout rumours, but he did admit this week that Mercedes` `interest` in the Woking based team `is higher than ever before, on all fronts`.
He told the Reuters agency: "I think there is absolutely and clearly a commitment (from Mercedes) to being in F1 for a long time."
At the Circuit de Catalunya venue this week, moreover, it was rumoured that McLaren and Stuttgart based Mercedes could collaborate on more sports car projects in the future.
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