In 1999, Mercedes returned to the Le Mans 24 Hours with a bold new prototype, the CLR. Designed to dominate the LMGTP class, the CLR was an engineering marvel, but its performance would become ...

In the late 1990s, Mercedes-Benz and its partners at AMG were heavily involved in motorsport, and one of their main goals was winning the most famous of all endurance races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Twenty years on, the horrific Mercedes CLR crashes at Le Mans are fresh in our minds. Here's why they happened. By Kyle Kinard Published: Jun 24, 2019 Save Article Frank Peters // Getty Images ...