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1939 Belgrade Grand Prix: The Silberpfeilen’s Last Dance

ByScott Russell October 17, 2021October 18, 2021

Belgrade. September 3, 1939. The sun is shining in Kalemegdan Park as the Yugoslav flag drops. Manfred von Brauchitsch leads the field away in his Mercedes W154. It’s like any other Grand Prix, except that just a few hundred miles away the Wehrmacht are marching towards Warsaw.

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24 Hour of Le Mans power ranking at the half way m 24 Hour of Le Mans power ranking at the half way mark feat. @cnkmotorsport Who’s Hot… 🔥 +3 🇫🇷 Kevin Estre – Opening stint was crazy good to take the #6 Porsche from 21st to 5th and set them up to lead at halfway. +2 🇮🇹 Ferrari AF – Three cars running 1-2-3 for most of the race. +1 🇬🇧 Aston Martin – OK, so they’re running last, but oh my do they sound amazing… ⸻ Who’s Not… 🥶 -3 🇺🇸 Cadillac Race Pace – The hyperpole stars have struggled with the pace of the Ferraris and Porsches. -2 🇩🇰 Mikkel Jensen – Spinning under safety car conditions is never a good thing… -1 🇮🇹 Iron Lynx #63 – Long night ahead for Stolz, as neither Grove did enough to warrant long night shifts. Replacement chassis didn’t help either.
Can’t be at Le Mans? Here’s the next best th Can’t be at Le Mans? Here’s the next best thing as @cnkmotorsport takes us trackside 😍 📺 @cnkmotorsport
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