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| The Donington Grand Prix; Donington Park, October 2, 1937 |
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Reference #: 1B-9 |
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| The Start. On the far right is Manfred von Brauchitsch’s Mercedes W125 (#3). Next to him is Bernd Rosemeyer’s Auto Union (#5), then the Mercedes of Hermann Lang (#2) and Richard Seaman (#4). George C. Monkhouse described it best in his wonderful book Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Racing 1934-1955 (White Mouse Editions with New Cavendish Books, 1984): “Nothing I can say will give any idea of the reaction this amazing start produced in the spectators, who had never heard, smelt or seen anything like this in their lives, and were knocked flat by the deafening noise, the perfectly bestial aroma of ‘Merc’ fuel and burning rubber, and the way the cars had sorted themselves out of a seemingly impossible tangle.” |
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