Stuttgart - Mercedes and BMW look for maximum prestige in the form of a top result at Sunday's German Formula One home Grand Prix for the two famous car-makers. Mercedes hope to ride the momentum from Lewis Hamilton's emphatic triumph at the British home race of their partners McLaren less than two weeks ago in Silverstone.
For BMW-Sauber, a second season victory would only confirm that they are ready to challenge Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes for F1 supremacy.
BMW motorsport chief Mario Theissen spoke of "a healthy rivalry" between the two top teams in an interview with Deutsche Presse- Agentur dpa, and his Mercedes counterpart Norbert Haug told
