Building momentum:Fangio
(right) and Stirling Moss (left) are
a class apart in 1955, finishing 1-2
in the championship for Mercedes.
Moss plays second fiddle and
Fangio wins four of seven races
in taking histhird titleDisaster and withdrawal:
The 1955 Le Mans disaster, in
which Pierre Levegh’sMercedes is
launched intothe crowd, killingand
injuring scoresof spectators,causes
Mercedes to withdrawfrom all
motor sport atthe en d of the seasonSHOWCASE
THE LEGEND OF THE
SILVER ARROWS