A Look Back - Silver Arrows Return To Formula One In 1954

July 4, 1954 was a golden day for German sport. Whilst the national football team was lifting the World Cup in Bern, Switzerland, over the border in France Mercedes-Benz was celebrating its return to Grand Prix racing in equally majestic fashion. The Silver Arrows sealed a one-two victory on the Reims circuit, the streamlined speed machines finishing a full lap ahead of their pursuers. The rivals were stunned.
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aarononymous - 7/29/2008 10:41:50 PM

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Was this the return after the huge accident that killed around 80 people or was that another F1 team?

EnnNorak - 7/30/2008 12:08:35 AM

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That's what I would like to know too. I distinctly remember the headlines that this accident made at the time. It was a black day for motor racing indeed.

EL34 - 7/30/2008 12:09:52 AM

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1955 Le Mans Crash - Warning: Very Graphic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXtb5eDUuQw

Heyhuub - 7/30/2008 3:49:06 AM

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never actually

aarononymous - 7/30/2008 8:02:37 AM

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Right, c'mon I'm a BMW F1 fan, lets be honest.

Wimmer - 7/30/2008 2:32:39 PM

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Please don't confuse McLaren-Mercedes with Toyota, thank you.

aarononymous - 7/30/2008 3:04:30 PM

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uhhh WTF are you talking about???

F1_Driver - 7/30/2008 1:41:05 PM

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They should have been banned for cheating.

Wimmer - 7/30/2008 2:33:10 PM

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Yeah? While we're at is, let's ban Toyota from WRC for cheating with the size of the allowed turbos. Moron.

F1_Driver - 7/30/2008 11:34:53 PM

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Toyota was banned for one season weren't they? Anyways, Toyota isn't involved with WRC anymore so your point was pointless. So who's the moron now, moron?

gooch - 7/30/2008 2:17:09 PM

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Michael Taylor, what F1 season have you been watching?

F1 Driver, get off your high horse. ALL of the teams cheat -- McLaren just got caught. If you think Ferrari doesn't have some of their competitors' secrets, you're even more naive than your statement shows.

F1_Driver - 7/30/2008 11:36:56 PM

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Let me guess, you watched X-Files: I Want To Believe last weekend?

gooch - 7/31/2008 8:25:01 AM

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Okay, I'll bite -- why should they have been banned? I know your answer is going to be stupid, but let's hear it anyway.
And yes, I did see the X-Files movie. It should have been a television special, not a big-screen movie. Kinda boring, like your threads.