Here is a stunning piece of history for you, as RaceFans reports: Mercedes has officially wrestled the crown of Formula 1's most successful engine builder away from Ferrari. That milestone win arrived at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, bringing their grand total to 252 victories and finally breaking a record that the legendary Italian marque had held since 2004.
Now, how did they get there? The vast majority of those triumphs belong to the factory Mercedes squad itself, of course. But what makes this machine of a record so impressive is the sheer heavy lifting done by customer teams over the decades. McLaren alone is responsible for a massive 101 of those wins, providing an incredible backbone to the engine program.
The rest of that victory tally features some unforgettable chapters in recent racing lore. Brawn GP chipped in with eight wins during their magical, fairytale single season back in 2009 before Mercedes stepped in to buy the team. Add in a lone victory secured by Racing Point in 2020, and you have a complete picture of an engine that simply dominated the modern era.
Ferrari's path to their historic numbers looks remarkably different by comparison. Almost all of their colossal win tally was built by their own factory outfit, with just a single outlier breaking the trend. That lone non-factory win came courtesy of none other than Sebastian Vettel, who drove his Toro Rosso to a stunning victory using Ferrari power at Monza in 2008.
