However, back at Mercedes, Alfred Neubauer was short of good drivers. There was a question mark over the physical and mental fitness of his friend Rudolf Caracciola, who had been maimed in a horrific accident practicing for the 1933 Monaco GP—his right leg had to be shortened by two centimeters and rebuilt. While he was...

A tough-looking Luigi Fagioli adorns the lithe body of the gorgeous Alfa Romeo P3, in which he finished 2nd at the 1933 San Sebastian GP.
Photo: Alfa Romeo
The Tough Guy, Part 1
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