Stirling Moss, (6) Mercedes-Benz W196, retired, after leading the field together with Fangio for nearly the whole race, because of a broken oil line. He managed to stop in front of the pits. Monaco Grand Prix 1955.

Stirling Moss leans against a wall of sandbags beside his Mercedes-Benz W196 at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix. After leading the field for nearly the entire race alongside teammate Juan Manuel Fangio, a broken oil line forced his retirement. He managed to stop the open-wheel racer, number 6, just in front of the pits. Captured from a low angle, his face and arms are smudged with grime as his car rests behind the checkered start/finish line, near the official "Chronometrage" timekeeping post.

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GPMonaco, Racing

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