Le Mans disaster was one of the darkest days in motorsport history. On June 11, 1955, during the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, a catastrophic crash unfolded, ...

Mercedes pulled out of racing after the 1955 season, following the deadly crash of a 300 SLR at Le Mans. The magnesium-bodied car burned uncontrollably, contributing to the disaster that killed 83 ...

The automaker withdrew from competition following the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans disaster, in which Pierre Levegh’s Mercedes 300 SLR vaulted into a grandstand, killing Levegh and scores of spectators.

Mercedes-Benz only campaigned it for two seasons, then pulled out of racing altogether after the 1955 Le Mans disaster. Fangio won two consecutive World Championships in ’54 and ’55 (he won again in ...

The 1954 example, piloted by Stirling Moss to 172.97 mph on the race’s Mulsanne Straight, will be sold through Broad Arrow ...

Paris Saint-Germain will continue its defense of the French Cup as it travels to face Le Mans at the Marie Marvingt Stadium. The home team plays in the Championnat National, the third division in ...

Thursday 6 February will mark 67 years since the Munich Air Disaster, the darkest day in our history, where 23 people, including eight Manchester United players and three officials, tragically ...

Manchester United team-mates Matthijs de Ligt and Christian Eriksen have visited the Old Trafford museum to learn more about the Munich Air Disaster ... come together to remember this horrible ...

And I think they’re doing a wonderful job.” The explosion led to legislation, the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act, which would forever change the way plane accident victims’ families ...

More than 20 organizations in the Hiatus coalition, including La Quadrature du Net and the Ligue des Droits de l'Homme, argue in an opinion piece in Le Monde that the widespread deployment of ...

Today, Manchester United and its global fanbase come together to remember those who lost their lives in the Munich Air Disaster. Dedicated remembrance services will be held at Old Trafford and in ...