Mercedes to take 75 pct stake in Brawn

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FRANKFURT, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Mercedes has agreed to take a 75 percent stake in Formula One leaders Brawn GP within the next three years, German magazine Auto, Motor und Sport reported on Wednesday.

Citing Formula One sources, it said the partners had reached an oral agreement and a contract would be signed soon.

There was no comment on the report from Mercedes or Brawn, with team officials heading for Monza for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.

Button wins his third F1 race of season

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Jenson Button won the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon in Sakhir.

The current points leader, driving for Brawn-Mercedes, won by 7.187 seconds over Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. Jarno Trulli of Toyota was third.

Button, who has now won three of the first four races, led this one almost exclusively from lap 12.

"I came out of the last corner in third on the first lap and from then on it was a tough race, but very enjoyable," Button said.

Branson makes offer to Brawn GP

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Sir Richard Branson has made Brawn GP an offer to become their main sponsor.

Branson's Virgin Group joined forces with the Formula 1 team just before the Australian Grand Prix and early success has seen Brawn's popularity rise.

"At the moment we are negotiating and we may or may not end up doing a full branding exercise," said Branson.

Formula 1 shocker; new Brawn GP team wins it all

Rookie Team Brawn GP wins in their first race ever.

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Two of the three oldest drivers in Formula 1 racing started one - two and finished the same way in the season-opener of the world's most prestigious and expensive racing series at the Grand Prix of Melbourne (Australia).

Drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello are members of a team which didn't even exist a month ago, Brawn GP.