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65 years ago: 1954 Mercedes-Benz enters Formula 1

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Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on 19 June 1955. Winner Juan Manuel Fangio (in a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R with start number 8) with laurel wreath and mechanics Erwin Grupp and Hermann Eger (left).
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Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix
Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 4), who went on to win the race, driving a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R open-wheel racer at the 1954 Swiss Grand Prix.
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Juan Manuel Fangio driving the W 196 R at the 1954 Swiss GP
Double victory in the French Grand Prix in Reims, July 4, 1954. Lining up in the first row before the start: Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 18), the winner of the race, Karl Kling (start number 20) who finished in second place, both driving Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Formula One racing cars, and Alberto Ascari (start number 10) at the wheel of a Maserati 250 F.
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The first Formula One race for Mercedes-Benz
Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 11 September 1955. Juan Manuel Fangio (starting number 18) in a Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 racing car W 196 R with streamlined bodywork wins the race, followed by Piero Taruffi in a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R with exposed wheels.
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Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix
French Grand Prix in Reims, July 4, 1954: Juan Manuel Fangio, who was to win the race, at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R streamliner (start number 18), next to him Karl Kling (start number 20), and behind them Hans Herrmann (start number 22).
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Fangio, Kling and Herrmann at the 1954 French Grand Prix
Mercedes-Benz high-speed racing car transporter “The Blue Wonder” with a Formula One racing car W 196 R with free-standing wheels in the loading area.
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Mercedes-Benz W 196 R on its race transporter
Juan Manuel Fangio in the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R formula racing car with streamlined body. Fangio drove the car to victory on 5 September 1954 in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
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Juan Manuel Fangio and the W 196 R at the 1954 Italian Grand Prix
Triple victory of the streamlined Mercedes-Benz W 196 R in the Berlin Grand Prix on the AVUS, September 19, 1954: winner Karl Kling (start number 4), runner-up Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 2) and Hans Herrmann (start number 6) in third place.
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Mercedes-Benz W 196 R at the 1954 Berlin Grand Prix
Juan Manuel Fangio (left, with his wife) and Karl Kling celebrate their 1-2 victory at the 1954 French Grand Prix in Reims.
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Fangio and Kling at the 1954 French Grand Prix
Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on 19 June 1955. Stirling Moss, who later finished second, in a Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car W 196 R (start number 10).
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Stirling Moss at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R in the 1955 Dutch GP
Start of the French Grand Prix in Reims, July 4, 1954. Karl Kling (start number 20) and Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 18), both driving Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Formula One racing cars with streamlined bodywork, took the lead right from the start.
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Start of the first Formula One race for Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 racing car W 196 R with exposed wheels, 1955. Studio shot, exterior, from front left.
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1955 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R "Monoposto"
French Grand Prix, Reims 1954. The Mercedes-Benz team of racing drivers, starting from the left: Hans Herrmann, Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling. Fangio and Kling claim a 1-2 victory in the first Formula One race for Mercedes-Benz, Herrmann puts in the fastest lap of the race.
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Herrmann, Fangio and Kling at the 1954 French Grand Prix
Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 racing car W 196 R with streamlined bodywork, 1955. Studio shot, exterior, from front left.
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1955 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R "Streamlined"
French Grand Prix in Reims, July 4, 1954. Racing manager Alfred Neubauer taking the time.
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Alfred Neubauer at the 1954 French Grand Prix
Mercedes-Benz Classic Insight: 125 years of Motorsport, Silverstone, Day 1 - Jürgen Tap
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Toto Wolff driving the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R "streamlined" at Silverstone in April 2019
Mercedes-Benz Classic Insight: 125 years of Motorsport, Silverstone, Day 1 - Sebastian Kawka
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Mercedes-Benz W 196 R
Mercedes-Benz Classic Insight: 125 years of Motorsport, Silverstone, Day 1 - Jürgen Tap
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Lewis Hamilton driving the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R "streamlined" at Silverstone in April 2019
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