HL Bergandi

Juan Manuel Fangio / Mercedes Benz W196

It was 1955, back in those days when Spa-Francorchamps was double the size it is today an mostly made of narrow roads carved through the dense Ardennes forest.

It took more than four minutes to complete a lap around the speed-favoring circuit. Lap times used to be as uneven as the track itself.

Yet, by the time that year's Belgian Grand Prix was run, Juan Manuel Fangio was determined to win his third World Driving Championship, and it was for everyone to see that the man from Balcarce was "in a zone".

Always in command, he nearly matched his qualifying time with the fastest lap of the race and the average speed for the full distance of an event he dominated thoroughly.

Not only the spectators left the place in total awe of Juan's mastery. His rivals did so, too.

Giclee. Richly textured matte finish on acid-free paper.