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| − | Anyone who has actually followed the Formula One racing history with an eager interest bears in mind Rudolf Carraciola. A gruesome mishap led to one of his legs being shorter than the other. He was one among the couple of drivers capable of managing the Auto Union with its rear engine.
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| − | <strong>The unstoppable Nuvolari</strong>
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| − | Nuvolari was one of the most indomitable motorists motor racing champion has ever understood. Nuvolari driving design endeared him to the likes of Enzo Ferrari. Tazio Nuvolari did not appear to slow down even when approaching sharp bends.
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| − | <strong>Paradox of the tortoise</strong>
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| − | Paradoxically, Nuvolari used the tortoise as a racing mascot. In July 1935, he shocked numerous by beating Auto Union and Mercedes. His automobile was a Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo P3 which is now outdated. It was an amazing show of determination and sportsmanship. At the pit stop, things went extremely wrong. Following a breakdown of the fuel delivery pump, pit stop crew resorted to dispensing the fuel manually. This expense him important time. The activity lasted even more than 2 minutes. By the time he got back to the racetrack, other motorists were means ahead delegating him to sixth location.
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| − | <strong>Triumph against all odds</strong>
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| − | Quickly enough, Nuvolari closed in on the Mercedes driver Manfred von Brauchitsch, the race leader. Nuvolari was not down, not. Nuvolari went on to win in a race that left spectators, among them Adolf Hitler, in astonishment.
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| − | Wrecked speech and a quiet nationwide anthem
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| − | The German racing greatness was humbled at this point. One of the Third Reich representatives Korpsfuhrer Adolf Hunnlein was so humiliated at seeing Nuvolari on the victor's podium. Nuvolari pulled up another surprise.
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| − | <strong>Bitter tears</strong>
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| − | He had actually come so near to winning the race. He kept on losing races that were considered to be his. It was Nuvolari who proved to the world that "the tortoise" too could win races.
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