The Racing Years — Season 1, Episode 6: 1955
Documentary • 25 min • 1 season, 26 episodes
Episode synopsis
In 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio is back to defend his Grand Prix World Championship for Mercedes with rising British driver Stirling Moss alongside in the W196. The Trident chooses Frenchman Jean Behra is the new team leader and Ferrari has Nino Farina and Maurice Trintignant under contract.
About The Racing Years
The Racing Years is the first ever race-by-race, week-by-week, month-by-month summary of all the major international motor sport events & legends. Travel with us from Continent to Continent as we revisit the excitement, glory, crashes, close-calls, heartaches and milestones from early days of motor racing to now. Each half hour episode covers one Racing Year of major motoring milestones.