Rudolf Caracciola: “A silver lining in racing drivers’ skies”

Motorsport legend was born 120 years ago
Three-time European Grand Prix Champion and three-time European Hill Climb Champion at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz in the 1930s
His 1938 world record of 432.69 km/h on public roads stood for 79 years
90 years ago he was the first non-Italian to win the Mille Miglia at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz SSKL