JULY 4, 2013

Rosberg and Hamilton drive historic Silver Arrows

In advance of the German GP at the Nurburgring, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton took two historic Mercedes Grand Prix cars out on a lap of the old Nordschleife circuit.

Hamilton drove a Mercedes Benz 1938 Type W 154. Rudolf Caracciola drove the W 154 to win the 1938 European Championship, Richard Seaman winning the German GP that year.

Rosberg drove a Mercedes Benz 1954 Type W 196, in which Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss won 9 of 12 races, Fangio taking the title.