German car giant Mercedes has bought the Brawn Formula 1 team in a move that is likely to see Jenson Button join McLaren as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate.
Mercedes will buy a controlling interest in Brawn, believed to be 75%, but will continue has McLaren's engine partner until at least 2015.
Brawn, who won both world titles in their debut season in 2009, will be rebranded as the Mercedes GP team.
Nico Rosberg will be their lead driver, with Nick Heidfeld his likely partner.