Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Tawagar ta lashe tseren farko a ranar 15 ga Afrilu 2012, lokacin da Nico Rosberg ya lashe Grand Prix na kasar Sin. Tawagar ta ci gaba da kyakkyawan aiki daga China tare da Schumacher da ya fi sauri a Monaco, kuma Rosberg ya gama a kan podium. Koyaya, zuwa ƙarshen kakar wasa, ƙungiyar ta sami sakamako mara kyau. A cikin
2012 Japanese Grand Prix Schumacher ya sanar da yin ritaya daga Formula 1, kuma Mercedes ya sanar da cewa zakaran duniya na 2008 kuma direban McLaren, Lewis Hamilton, zai shiga jerin su, tare da Rosberg don kakar F1 ta 2013.