F1 1955 Mercedes W196

Description

This Assetto Corsa mod adds new race class car: GrandPrix 1950-60s unknown year of production. Limited top speed of F1 1955 Mercedes W196 is -- km/h with 257 bhp power. Current version of the vehicle is 1.0.

All credits to: unknown

Original description:

In 1954 Auto Union was now known as Audi and no longer racing. Alfa Romeo also was out of the picture but Maserati and Ferrari, building and racing his own cars were very much in. The British teams were just beginning to make some noise. Mercedes-Benz's re-entry into Grand Prix racing coincided with the establishment of new regulations that were heavily biased against supercharged engines which were limited to only 750 cc. After being dominated by Ferrari with cars that actually were developed to Formula 2 specifications it was hoped that the new regulations would entice other manufacturers to enter the fray. Mercedes set up a racing department headed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut while the race team was once again managed by the legendary Alfred Neubauer. The were Juan-Manuel Fangio and the Germans Karl Kling and Hans Hermann. In 1955 the lineup was bolstered when the young British sensation Stirling Moss joined the team.