This streamlined W196R competed in period Formula 1 racing with two of the sport's most legendary drivers, Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, both behind the wheel at different points in its competitive history.
RM Sotheby's February 2025 sale in Stuttgart made it the most expensive Grand Prix or Formula 1 car ever sold at auction, a record that resonated well beyond classic-car circles into modern F1's massively expanded global fanbase.
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