Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.. welcome to #ClassicWeek! Over the next seven days, we'll be re-living some of the most magical #MercedesBenz Motorsport moments and meeting the superstars of decades gone by. Hope you enjoy it! Got a suggestion? Let us know in the comments section below! #Mercedes #Classic #Racing #Cars
#ClassicWeek: 1934 French Grand Prix - Manfred von Brauchitsch in the Mercedes-Benz W 25 grabs some refreshment in the pits #Classic #Heritage #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Cars
Grand Prix of Germany, 1935. Headquarters of the Daimler-Benz racing team. Mechanics make a tyre change on the W 25 racing car #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Monaco, 1935. Final preparation for the race... #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Tripoli, 1935. The W 25 being unloaded at the quay of Tripoli #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Mechanics refill coolant (water) in the Mercedes-Benz W 25 race car #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Monaco, Monte Carlo, April 13, 1936. Louis Chiron in the Mercedes-Benz W 25 racing car. #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Germany, July 26, 1936. Headquarters of the Daimler-Benz racing team. Mercedes-Benz W 25 racing car No. 18 of Louis Chiron after a damaging accident #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
German Grand Prix at the NΓΌrburgring, July 25, 1937. Hermann Lang comes in for a pit stop #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Donnington Grand Prix, 02 October 1937. Manfred von Brauchitsch flies to P2 in the Mercedes-Benz W 125 racing car #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Masaryk near Brno, 26 September 1937. The Mercedes-Benz W 125 racing car in action along the winding roads #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Three-man victory at the Grand Prix of Tripoli, 15 May 1938. Hermann Lang, Manfred von Brauchitsch (pictured) and Rudolf Caracciola combine to guide the W 154 to victory (check out that car number too! #44) #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of France, Reims, 03 July 1938. The W 154 racing car being loaded onto a Mercedes-Benz flatbed truck #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Tripoli, Mellaha, 15 May 1938. Start preparations for Rudolf Caracciola's Mercedes-Benz W 154, with Rudolf Uhlenhaut and a mechanic tending to the car #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Rudolf Caracciola pits during the International Eifel Race on 21 May 1939 at the NΓΌrburgring, where he finished third. A cloth to protect him from spilling racing fuel covers his head and neck. #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Belgium, 25 June 1939. A tragic accident ended the career of Richard Seaman on the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. The Englishman had a lead of 28 seconds as he slipped off the wet circuit at La Source and into the trees, with the car catching fire. Richard Seaman sadly succumbed to his injuries the next day #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of Belgium, June 25, 1939. Richard Seaman in the Mercedes-Benz W 154 racing car #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars
Grand Prix of France in Reims, 04 July 1954. Applying the finishing touches to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car, the W 196 R Streamliner #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars #FormulaOne #Formula1 #F1
Grand Prix of France in Reims, 04 July 1954. Hans Scherenberg, Fritz Nallinger and Alfrred Neubauer try to get a grip on the problem of steam bubbles from the Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing car, the W 196 R Streamliner #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars #FormulaOne #Formula1 #F1
Grand Prix of Monaco (Europe) on May 22, 1955. Juan Manuel Fangio (No. 2) and Stirling Moss (No. 6) go side-by-side in the W 196 R Monoposto #ClassicWeek #MercedesBenz #Mercedes #Heritage #Classic #Racing #Motorsport #Cars #FormulaOne #Formula1 #F1