Mercedes only joined the championship in 1954. - Champion Farina - History remembers well the exploits of Juan Manuel Fangio for his five world titles but this inaugural season belonged to his ...

Every racing driver dreams of becoming the Formula 1 world ... Fangio and Ferrari wasn't a perfect match, even if they did ...

Juan Manuel Fangio, without any doubt ... His failure to find the reigning World Champion despite a massive manhunt revealed underlying weaknesses in what had once seemed to be an unstoppable ...

The 1954 Mercedes W196 Streamliner driven by Formula One legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss was sold for a record $53 million (51.155mln euros) at auction in Stuttgart.