Champion for the Ages
Many gifted drivers perished in those dangerous decades before racing safety improved, but Rudolf Caracciola survived – if at times barely – to become a champion for the…
Rudolf Caracciola achieved the top honors in automobile racing behind the wheels of the best Mercedes-Benz could offer, yet his life also carried a tragic quality, with pain from the racing accidents that were commonplace in the era.
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