Great Read: Mercedes' first formidable F1 boss

Merc's first F1 leader | View in browser FROM OUR ARCHIVES, SEPTEMBER 1997 | NIGEL ROEBUCK Great Read: Mercedes F1 boss Alfred Neubauer – Nigel Roebuck's Legends Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1954 Italian GP on this day, wrapping up a glorious return campaign for Mercedes in grand prix racing. In today's Great Read, Nigel Roebuck looks back on the Silver Arrows' legendary team boss Alfred Neubauer On 17 July 1937, during practice for the German GP, Bernd Rosemeyer fought his wayward Auto Union round the Nürburgring in 9min 46.2sec, a time that staggered the pitlane. By way of comparison, Rudolf Caracciola's Mercedes, second fastest at that point, had lapped in 10min 05sec. Afterwards Rosemeyer teasingly suggested to Alfred Neubauer that his time was beyond reach. In fact, he said, he was prepared to pay 2000 marks to anyone who lapped under 9min 50sec. Neubauer, the Mercedes team manager of legend, decided to play psychological games, accepted the wager, and sent out Hermann Lang... READ MORE PHOTO: BERNARD CAHIER / GETTY IMAGES FORMULA 1 | MATT BISHOP Ghosts of Monza still haunt Italy's beautiful, intimidating F1 circuit         Monza is one of the original world championship F1 circuits – Matt Bishop writes that the legends of the past can still be felt as the 'Temple of Speed' reverberates to modern-day machines READ MORE FORMULA 1 | TONY DODGINS 'Good luck, you're an F1 driver': Do rookies deserve more time?   Nyck de Vries' F1 career was cut short and Logan Sargeant may follow suit after struggling in his rookie campaign. But, as Tony Dodgins writes, should F1 rookies be given more time to evolve into the great drivers of tomorrow? READ MORE FORMULA 1 | CAMBRIDGE KISBY Max Verstappen's F1 records — and the ones he can still break in 2023   Max Verstappen has become the first driver in F1 history to capture 10 successive grand prix victories, but several more records are on course to be broken with eight more races to run in another dominant season READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION Bestsellers: Motor Sport shop Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team - Lewis Hamilton - 2023 Poster Mercedes Speedo Wall Clock Vintage Donington Grand Prix 1938 Framed Print Signed by Dick Seaman Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194) | 24H Le Mans | 100th Anniversary 1952 Poster The World's Greatest Race | Motor Sport Magazine | Collector's Edition Bookazine George Russell Mug by Kevin McNicholas Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60