1959-08-02 256 F1 (4) Tony Brooks GER - Avus 1
The Ferrari 256 won 2 of the 6 GP of 1956. The British rear engines stated to lease the way to the future of F1. Only the superb driving of Tony Brooks allowed him to be second in the 1959 Driver Champioship.
Brooks was born on 25 February 1932, nicknamed “the Dentist of F1” because he was the son of a dental surgeon and studied the practice himself. He took up racing in 1952 and in 1955, Brooks made his first Formula One start at the non-championship 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix, winning the race.
Along with Moss, Brooks is considered one of the best drivers never to have been World Champion and both Moss
In 1959, driving for Ferrari he won the French Grand Prix at Reims and the only German Grand Prix of Formula One to be held at AVUS. The remarkable race (see the Chronicle video) where Hans Hermann miraculously survives a huge crash. At the first ever United States Grand Prix for Formula One at Sebring, he was hit by German teammate Wolfgang von Trips and pitted to check for any damage, losing two minutes. It proved to be a waste of time, but still finished in third place. He finished second in the championship with 27 points, seven behind Brabham, and one-and-a-half ahead of Moss. He died in 2022.
