Filed under: Motorsports , BMW , Mercedes-Benz For the past several years – even more in the case of McLaren – Germany’s automakers have been known around the Formula One paddock by their association with two of the sport’s most established racing teams. But for the 2010 season, both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have dissolved their partnerships with McLaren and Sauber, respectively. And yet, if you look down this year’s roster, you’d swear the associations still stand. In the case of McLaren, the partnership with Mercedes has now devolved into a strict engine-supply arrangement, just the same as exists between Red Bull and Renault or Force India and Ferrari , to mention just two examples.

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McLaren, Sauber move to sever ties with Mercedes, BMW