Alberto Ascari, (26) Lancia D50 is sandwiched between Fangio, (2) Mercedes-Benz W196 and Moss, (6) Mercedes-Benz W196. Monaco Grand Prix 1955.
On the sun-drenched starting grid of the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, Alberto Ascari sits in his bright red Lancia D50, number 26. His car is positioned between the two silver Mercedes-Benz W196s of Juan Manuel Fangio (2) and Stirling Moss (6). The area is a flurry of activity, with mechanics and officials making final preparations as a dense crowd of spectators watches from behind barriers, with the city’s iconic buildings rising steeply in the background.
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