Finally, today the Swiss Parliament has decided to lift the ban of motorsport in Switzerland. The good news is that the ancient Grand Prix circuit is still in use, well not fully and with speed limits😉 Here you see the 1950 winner Nino Farina at the „Jordan Rampe“ towards Eymatt. That road is still a public road. Visit https://racing-history.info/bern-bremgarten for a wide collection of my comparisons from then and now. #DieRennstrecke #BernBremgarten #SwissGP #JordanRampe # #NinoFarina #1950
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A proud parade of the four Mercedes W25C starting at the Swiss Grand Prix 1936 The impressive wooden construction of the grand stand was demolished in 1971 to be replaced by a industrial textil cleaning company. #DieRennstrecke #BernBremgarten #SwissGP #1936 #Mercedes #MercedesW25C
Swiss Grand Prix 1938 Hans Stuck, Autounion Type-D leading Nino Farina, Alfa Romeo into the gravel quarry The quarry is still there but the road leading into it is a private road. #DieRennstrecke #DieRennstrecheQuarry #BernBremgarten #SwissGP #1938 #HansStuck #Autounion #NinoFarina #AlfaRomeo
Juan Manuel Fangio own Biographie from 1961! “Ma vie à 300 à l’heure” “My live at 300 k’n hour” 1: Bern-Bremgarten 1954, Mercedes W196 - Winner 2: “Racing is living. But those who died in action have known, perhaps, how to live more than anyone else. With humility, I dedicate these Memoirs to those who fell so that others may live. Juan Manuel Fangio.” 3: 27.3.1938, Necochea, ARG, his very first race car Ford V 8 4: 27.3.1938, Necochea, ARG, #5, his first race 5: Reims 1954 with Alfred Neubauer and wife Andreina 6: with Peter Collins 7: Supercortemaggiore, Monza 1956, Ferrari 500 TR 8: 1957, Maserati 250F - great style! 9: Nürburgring 1957, Maserati 250F - his last and greatest win 10: ©️1961 Agence Dalmas #JuanManuelFangio #AndreinaFangio #AlfredNeubauer #PeterCollins #Mercedes #Ferrari #Maserati #Ford #BernBremgarten #Nürburgring #Reims #Monza #1938 #1954 #1956 #1957 #1961
Finally finished and happily delivered my perfect imperfection, the Tricolori Alberto Ascari, Happy Birthday @anninahug98 and enjoy! Alberto won the Swiss Grand Prix in 1953 with Ferrari in my home town Berne. The pic shows him in the apex of the first corner into the gravel quarry. #AlbertoAscari #Ferrari #SwissGrandPrix #1953 #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke #DieRennstreckeQuarry #MyAlbertoAscariProject #AcrylOnCanvas 3*60cm*100cm
I am a bit slow in putting on the tires... My Tricolori painting of Alberto Ascari diving into the Quarry corner winning the Swiss Grand Prix 1953 #WorkInProgress #MyAlbertoAscariProject #AcrylOnCanvas #AlbertoAscari #SwissGrandPrix #1953 #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke #DieRennstreckeQuarry
After 65 years, the International motorsport gives a comeback in Berne, Switzerland - the home of Swiss motorsport having hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix 14 times between 1934 and 1954. The Swiss Grand Prix was the last major event in Europe before WWII (less than two weeks later) and then in 1950 the 3rd race of the F1 World Championship. To remember and help preserve the memory of the great motorsport heritage, I’ve created this “Onboard” video to take you around the once renowned and challenging circuit. Rudolf Caracciola wrote in his memoirs that this track was his 2nd favorite after the Nürburgring! The Maestro Juan Manuel Fangio was the last winner on Mercedes in 1954 In the video I have marked the places where unfortunately the following casualties occurred, mainly due to the absence of any safety standards and sensitivity. Please remember - Hugh Hamilton, British driver lost in 1934 (his grave is still in the cemetery just across the railroad); - Hans Gübelin, Swiss driver, lost in 1938; - Jader Ruggeri, Italian motorcyclist lost in 1947; - Marcel Thibaud and Ernst Wenger, Swiss spectators lost in the same accident 1947; - Toni Jaberg, Swiss boy lost in 1947; - Omobono Tenni, Italian motorcyclist lost in 1948 giving the corner it’s name; - Achille Varzi, Italian driver lost in 1948 (the memorial tree was not completely cut last autumn but all surrounding); - Christian Kautz, Swiss driver lost in 1948 Let’s have a safe and exciting race next Saturday! #DieRennstrecke #BernBremgarten #1934 #1954 #Formula1 #HistoricRacing #DieRennstreckeBernOnboard
Great exhibition about the Swiss Grand Prix in Bern from 1934 to 1954 before Switzerland banned races.... Amazing cars, bikes, pictures and movies 🏁🏁🏁 #bernbremgarten #dierennstrecke #switzerland #history
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Have a good drive! I wish I had this „office“ view every day... Please note the original badge from the Prix de Bremgarten 1947. That was a national race during the weekend of the Swiss Grand Prix. That Type 35 was then already 20 years old! #Bugatti #Vintagecar #Steeringwheel #PolishedSteel #Dashboard #BernBremgarten #PrixDeBremgarten #GPSuisse
Sound on and enjoy this excellent field with original vintage racers. Run at the Suisse Grand Prix memorial🇨🇭🏁 I love the roaring thunder from the pre-war Autounion Typ C. Visit @bernhistmus to see the Typ C and other period correct race cars. #grandprixsuisse #Autounion #DieRennstrecke #BernBremgarten
The iconic Mercedes 300-SL was designed by the great Rudolf Uhlenhaut actually just to bridge the time until the new F1 regulations where in place by 1954. It proved to be very successful win winning the Le Mans and Carrera Panamericana in 1952. However, at the Preis von Bern in 1952 it was Rudolf Caracciola last raced car as he unluckily had his career-ending crash hitting a tree in the forest section. On display until April 2019 at @bernhistmus 🇨🇭 #Mercedes #300SL #RudolfUhlenhaut #PreisVonBern #SwissGP #1952 #RudolfCaracciola #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Der legendäre #Silberpfeil in seiner ganzen Pracht – durch die Linse von @whugento. Danke für den Besuch! #grandprixsuisse #Repost ・・・ Maestro Juan Manuel Fangio won the last Swiss Grand Prix with this Mercedes-Benz W196 in 1954. On display until April 2019 at the @bernhistmus as part of a great exhibition about the history of the lost Swiss Grand Prix. #JuanManualFangio #MercedesW196 #SwissGrandPrix #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke #1954
Silver! Silver also dominates the awesome exhibition about the long ago lost Swiss Grand Prix @bernhistmus in Bern 🇨🇭 #SilverArrow #MercedesW125 #AutoUnionTypC #SwissGP #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Alberto Ascari’s Ferrari 500/F2 from 1952 on display until April 2019 @bernhistmus in Bern 🇨🇭 #AlbertoAscari #Ferrari500 #1952 #SwissGP #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Mercedes power! The silver arrow Mercedes-Benz W 125 from 1937 was designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut. On display in Bern @bernhistmus until April 2019 #MercedesW125 #1937 #RudolfUhlenhaut #SwissGP #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Mercedes power! The silver arrow Mercedes-Benz W 125 from 1937 was designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut. #MercedesW125 #1937 #RudolfUhlenhaut #SwissGP #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Thank you Ferdinand! Auto Union. The most innovative and to my humble knowledge the first rear engine powered race car designed by Ferdinand Porsche before the war. This Typ C is on display until April 2019 in the Historic Museum of Bern @bernhistmus #FerdinandPorsche #AutoUnionTypC #1936 #SwissGP #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Thank you Ferdinand! Auto Union. The most innovative and to my humble knowledge the first rear engine powered race car designed by Ferdinand Porsche before the war. This Typ C is on display until April 2019 in the Historic Museum of Bern @bernhistmus #FerdinandPorsche #AutoUnionTypC #1936 #SwissGP #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Alberto Ascari’s Ferrari 500/F2 from 1952. #AlbertoAscari #Ferrari #1952 #SwissGP #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke
Can you see the power?! Maestro Juan Manuel Fangio won the very last Swiss Grand Prix in 1954 with this Mercedes W196. After that the Bremgarten forest north of Berne was silenced forever. #JuanManuelFangio #Mercedes #W196 #1954 #SwissGP #DieRennstrecke #BernBremgarten
Maestro Juan Manuel Fangio won the last Swiss Grand Prix with this Mercedes-Benz W196 in 1954. On display until April 2019 at the @bernhistmus as part of a great exhibition about the history of the lost Swiss Grand Prix. #JuanManualFangio #MercedesW196 #SwissGrandPrix #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke #1954
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The Forsthauskurve changed a bit in those 78 years between the 1938 GP of Switzerland. What a beautiful shot of legendary Tazio Nuvolari on the legendary Auto Union! Found on @gentlemanpetrolhead gallery. Felt that Tazio deserves to find and document the same spot. It's a special feeling standing at the same spot, closing the eyes to imagine those pure sang machines blazing and roaring by. #TazioNuvolari #AutoUnion #SwissGP #1938 #Bern #Bremgarten #Forsthauskurve #DieRennstrecke #BernBremgarten
What a beautiful colorful photo taken by Louis Klemantaski ©The Klemantaski Collection @klemcoll. It depicts the Red Baron, Manfred von Brauchitsch steering his Mercedes W154 during a practice session of the Swiss Grand Prix in 1938. Read more here klemcoll.wordpress.com/2015/04/17/the-red-baron This section leads into the gravel quarry which is closed for public traffic today. #LouisKlemantaski #ManfredVonBrauchitsch #TheRedBaron #Mercedes #W154 #GPSchweiz #1938 #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke #NoFilter #dierennstreckequarry
The great Juan Manuel Fangio majestically blasting along the grand stand in this Mercedes W196 winning the last Swiss Grand Prix in 1954. This section still today follows the original track limits, only the wooden grand stand eventually disappeared and is represented by a industrial building. #JuanManuelFangio #Mercedes #W196 #GPSchweiz #1954 #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke Credit to The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc. @therevsinstitute
Karl Kling on Mercedes W196 getting out of the Forsthauskurve heading towards the start/finish straight during the last Swiss Grand Prix 1954. The Building - the Forsthaus, which gave that difficult corner it's name - is still there. The road is now a main road which still follows the old track limits. Only the Autobahn junction remodelled the corner. #KarlKling #Mercedes #W196 #GPSchweiz #1954 #BernBremgarten #ForsthausKurve #DieRennstrecke Credit to The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc. @therevsinstitute
Here a comparison of the Forsthauskurve with Bernd Rosemeyer on Auto Union in 1936 and Paul Pietsch on Maserati in 1938 into the apex and then Bernd getting out again. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #BerndRosemeyer, #AutoUnion #PaulPietsch #Maserati #Forsthauskurve #DieRennstrecke #1936 #1938 Credit to René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli Verlag
I lately found a new significant spot around #DieRennstrecke I would like to share: Luigi Fagioli on Alfa Romeo getting out of the gravel quarry section during the Swiss Grand Prix in 1950. Today the original track is still visible but closed and unmaintained. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1950 #LuigiFagioli #AlfaRomeo #DieRennstrecke Credit to @therevsinstitute #dierennstreckequarry
I lately found a new significant spot around #DieRennstrecke I would like to share: Alan Brown on Cooper after the Forsthauskurve during the Swiss Grand Prix 1952. Today this section is a main road and the significant building is still there. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1952 #AlanBrown #Cooper #DieRennstrecke Credit to @therevsinstitute
3 of 3 overlays of present and past spots of the Bremgarten circuit. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1934- #1954 #DieRennstrecke #Forsthauskurve @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute Goto www.whatwasthere.ch, enter Bern and Go. Enjoy!
2 of 3 overlays of present and past spots of the Bremgarten circuit. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1934- #1954 #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute #dierennstreckequarry Goto www.whatwasthere.ch, enter Bern and Go. Enjoy!
1 of 3 overlays of present and past spots of the Bremgarten circuit. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1934- #1954 #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute Goto www.whatwasthere.ch, enter Bern and Go. Enjoy!
Rudolf Caracciola writes in his biographie that the Bremgarten circuit was is favorite after the Nürburgring. Sound is ©Daimler Benz AG. See youtube "Swiss Grand Prix 1954" I have marked each pic position with an white arrow in the intro. At the end you see the still existing sections. Green means you can still feel like Fangio (I wouldn't recommend the same speed though). Goto www.whatwasthere.ch, enter Bern and Go. Enjoy! #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute
I close my lap around the circuit with this pic: The great Juan Manuel Fangio steers into the last corner, the Forsthauskurve, to win the very last Swiss Grand Prix in 1954. Nobody knew at that time that this was the very last race. Switzerland still today is the only country having banned closed circuit motor races. Mercedes is back, dominating again... #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1954 #JuanManuelFangio #Mercedes #W196 #Forsthauskurve Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute Goto www.whatwasthere.ch, enter Bern and Go. Enjoy!
One of the very seldom pics from within the long forest section. Emanuel de Graffenried in Maserati leads a group with Luigi Villoresi on Ferrari during the 1949 Grand Prix. The original road during the forest is only accessable by bike or feet and is in very bad condition. Between Glasbrunnen and the Autobahn it has disappeared completely. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1949 #EmanuelDeGraffenried #Maserati #LuigiVilloresi #Ferrari #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute ©Adriano Chimarosti, Grand Prix Suisse, Hallwag Goto www.whatwasthere.ch, enter Bern and Go. Enjoy!
Maurice Trintignant on his Gordini through the Tenni corner that leads back into the long forest section during the 1953 Grand Prix. This corner has been named after the Italian motocyclist Omobono Tenni who has fallen to death here during training in 1948. On the very same weekend the Swiss driver Christian Kautz was also killed here. The road into the deep forest isn't in good condition anymore. Today I learned from an old man that the tree with the marks from Tenni's crash has been cut a few years ago. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1953 #MauriceTrintignant #Gordini #OmobonoTenni #ChristianKautz #1948 ©Adriano Cimarosti, Grand Prix Suisse, Hallwag #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute
The view out of Eymatt with #46 Alberto Ascari, Ferrari; #32 Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati; #26 Mike Hawthorn, Ferrari and #Onofre Marimon, Maserati during the 1953 Grand Prix. The original road is interrupted since the straightend main road has been opened in 1982. On the left there is a camping ground today. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1953 #AlbertoAscari #Ferrari #JuanManuelFangio #Maserati #MikeHawthorn #OnofreMarimon With kind permission of ©The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc. @therevsintitute. A great place dedicated in connecting the past, present and future of the automobile. #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute
#4 Eugène Chanoud on a Delahaye in front of #2 Roger Loyer's Delage in the last corner in Eymatt during the 1947 Grand Prix. The Kappelen bridge in the background is hardly seen today. This road has a speed limit of 30 km/h today and has a dead end. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1947 #EugeneChanoud #Delahaye #RogerLoyer #Delage ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute
Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes with high speed into the last Eymatt corner leading Karl Kling, Mercedes; José Froilán Gonzáles, Ferrari; Stirling Moss, Maserati and Maurice Trintignant, Ferrari during the last 1954 Grand Prix. This road has a speed limit of 30 km/h today and has a dead end. The wood left had to be planted to compensate for the straightend main road in 1982. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1954 #JuanManuelFangio #Mercedes #W196 #KarlKling #FroilanGonzales #Ferrari #StirlingMoss #Maserati #MauriceTrintignant ©Adriano Cimarosti, Grand Prix Suisse, Hallwag #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute
The view down to the last corner in the Eymatt during the 1953 Grand Prix. The small gardens in the background were built during WW2 and are still there. Being in Switzerland, you will have to pay for the parking in that corner. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten With kind permission of ©The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc. @therevsintitute. A great place dedicated in connecting the past, present and future of the automobile. #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute
Alberto Ascari, Ferrari takes Juan Manuel Fangio in a breathtaking maneuver in the Eymatt during the first lap of the 1953 Grand Prix. The part is today a small, quiet village. The originally significant building is still there but just one of many. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1953 #AlbertoAscari #Ferrari #JuanManuelFangio #Maserati ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsinstitute
Mike Hawthorn on his Ferrari hunted Onofre Marimon's Maserati through Eymatt during the 1953 Grand Prix. The section is today a quiet urban quarter. The big farm house had the move for single family homes. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1953 #OnofreMarimon #Maserati #MikeHawthorn #Ferrari ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast @therevsintitute
Viewed from the opposite we see the local driver Rudolf Fischer on Ferrari in front of Prinz Bira, Gordini driving into Eymatt during the 1952 Grand Prix. Since the main road had been straightens, this part has been reduced to a small pedestrian pathway. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1952 #Rudolf Fischer #Ferrari, #PrinceBira #Gordini ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
After the Jordan Rampe Mike Hawthorn on Ferrari is being closely followed by Harry Schell, Maserati into the small farmer village Eymatt during the 1954 Grand Prix. The section has been reduced to a pedestrian pathway in 1982. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1954 #HarrySchell #Maserati #MikeHawthorn #Ferrari With kind permission of ©The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc. @therevsintitute. A great place dedicated in connecting the past, present and future of the automobile. #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
Juan Manuel Fangio leads Karl Kling, Mercedes and José Froilán Gonzáles, Ferrari and Stirling Moss, Maserati through the Jordan Rampe into Eymatt during the - last - 1954 Grand Prix. The is a main public road but the turn into Eymatt isn't any longer. The road goes now straight ahead and the part into Eymatt is a small pedestrian pathway. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1954 #JordanRampe #JuanManuelFangio #KarlKling #Mercedes #FroilanGonzales #Ferrari #StirlingMoss #Maserati ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
The great Juan Manuel in his Mercedes W196 focusing the apex of the Jordan Rampe (where Achille Varzi found his death in 1948) leading from start to finish in the -last -1954 Grand Prix. The road still has the original outline and is a public main road. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1954 #JordanRampe #JuanManuelFangio #Mercedes #W196 Regram from @andre9521 #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
1948 was a tragic year. The Italian maestro Achille Varzi was falling to death in the downhill S called Jordan Rampe with his Alfa Romeo during the training with heavy rain. Alfa wanted to withdraw from the race but Achilles widow insisted that Alfa must race and win! The Italian Conte Felice Trossi did as commanded an won the race in sunday. It has to be noted that before Varzi's death also the Italian motorcyclist Omobono Tenni perished the same day (in the renamed Tenni Kurve). In that very same corner the Swiss Christian Kautz had his deadly crash during the race on sunday. Sad weekend! Today a tree at the Jordan Rampe still holds the memory of Achille Varzi. Someone still remembers Achille with fresh flowers in July. In 1978 I meet the 1952 winner Piero Taruffi here laying down a mourning wreath for his friend. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1948 #JordanRampe #RIP #OmobonoTenni #AchilleVarzi #AchilleVarziMemorialBern #ChristianKautz ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
The great Rudolf Caracciola in the beautiful Mercedes 300SL during the practice of the small Prix de Berne at the Eichholz section with a footbridge. Thes will sadly be Rudolf's last race as he suffered a career-ending crash in the Fortshaus corner in the race. He hit one of the many trees which fell on the track. The following cars had a bit of a waiting time but the race continued without the need for yellow flags, virtual or real safty car... The elevation of this section has been significantly lowered as it dives through under the Autobahn. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1952 #RudolfCaracciola #Mercedes #300SL ©Adriano Cimarosti, Grand Prix Suisse, Hallwag #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
A short straight leads out of the quarry at Betlehem. Louis Chiron is followed by Prinz Bira both on Maserati, then a Ferrari with Luigi Villoresi during the 1950 Grand Prix. The section is today an exit of an industrial area and also used as parking lot. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1950 #LouisChiron #PrinceBira #Maserati #LuigiVilloresi #Ferrari ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
And now full throttle through the gravel quarry! Can you believe that?! Richard Seaman in a Delage leads two ERA with Pat Fairfield and Prinz Bira during the Prix de Berne (the smaller event) in 1936. The quarry is still in operation with newly rebuild filling station. The road is closed for public traffic for obvious reason. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1936 #RichardSeaman #Delage, #PrinceBira #PatFairfield #ERA ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast #DieRennstreckeQuarry
Due to the heavy rain during the 1938 Grand Prix, the local photographer Hans Steiner found a dry place under the gravel filling station of the quarry to take this fantastic snapshot of later winner Rudolf Caracciola in His Mercedes W154. The filling station is still there, being modernized and servicing two trucks at a time. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1949 #RudolfCaracciola #Mercedes #W154 ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast #DieRennstreckeQuarry
Three Maseratis driven by Prince Bira, Reg Parnell and Toulou de Graffenried push into the gravel quarry chasing Alberto Ascari during lap two of the 1949 Grand Prix. This road has preserved the original outline but is closed for public traffic. Only heavy gravel trucks are seen here nowadays. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1949 #PrinceBira #RegParnell #EmanuelDeGraffenried #Maserati ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast #DieRennstreckeQuarry
Juan Manuel Fangio observes Giuseppe "Nino" Farina in the apex of the first corner after the start/finish straight during the 1950 Grand Prix. Today this road is not public anymore and is crossed by a new main road. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1950 #JuanManuelFangio #AlfaRomeo #GiuseppeFarina #AlfaRomeo ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast #dierennstreckequarry
Alberto Ascari during the 1950 Grand Prix dives into the first corner after the start/finish straight which leads through a gravel quarry. The buildings are still the same, the road into the quarry isn't public anymore. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1954 #AlbertoAscari #Ferrari #DieRennstrecke @circuitsofthepast #dierennstreckequarry The pic is from @f1.history and has triggered the idea of making these comparisons.
Juan Manuel Fangio immediately takes the lead in the last Grand Prix 1954 ahead of Froilan Gonzales ( #20) and Stirling Moss ( #32). Where they travelled at a speed of 250km/h there is a limit of 50km/h today... In the background you'll see the Autobahn Geneva-Zürich crossing. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1954 #JuanManuelFangio #Mercedes #W196 #FroilanGonzales #Ferrari #625 #StirlingMoss #Maserati #250F ©Adriano Cimarosti, Grand Prix Suisse, Hallwag Verlag #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
Can you hear it roaring? The 1949 Grand Prix starts in front of the wooden built grandstand. Today there resides a laundry company building. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1949 ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
The start to the 1950 Grand Prix viewed from the grandstand which today is a laundry company building. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1950 ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
Ready for the start to the 1948 Grand Prix with the grandstand in the background, a laundry company building today. #50 is Christian Kautz who fall to death in the Tenni Kurve with his Maserati. Sadly he will be the second victim after Achille Varzi's death that weekend. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1948 #ChristianKautz #AchilleVarzi ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast #DieRennstreckePitlane
From the previous spot we look back into the direction of the Forsthaus and see Juan Manuel Fangio in the lead at the 1954 Grand Prix. The great Fangio will never give the lead away and will become the last winner. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #Forsthauskurve #1954 #JuanManuelFangio #Mercedes #W196 ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
After the Forsthaus we head onto the start/finish straight. This section is the longest part still following the original outline. Only the pavement has obiously been modernized. It is still today called "Die Rennstrecke" #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1951 ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
The Forsthaus which named the difficult corner after the long forrest section into the start/finish straight. The building is part of a recycling yard of the city council today. H.P. Müller, Autounion during the Grand Prix Switzerland in Bern 1938 #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1938 #Forsthauskurve #HPMüller #AutoUnion ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
Into the Forsthauskurve during the Grand Prix Switzerland in Bern 1947 which is an Autobahn exit today. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1947 #Forsthauskurve ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto Union Grand Prix Switzerland in Bern 1936 in the Forsthauskurve which is an Autobahn intersection (Geneva-Bern-Basel/Zürich) today. #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1936 #Forsthauskurve #BerndRosemeyer #AutoUnion ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast
Start to the Grand Prix Switzerland in Bern 1949 and today. The pits are a bus station today. Prinz Bira, Maserati Alberto Ascari, Ferrari Raymond Sommer, Talbot Toulou de Graffenried, Maserati Although the last race was held 62 years ago, that part in my home town is still known as "Die Rennstrecke". #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1949 #PrinzBira #AlbertoAscari #RaymondSommer #ToulouDeGraffenried ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast #DieRennstreckePitlane
Start to the 2. Grand Prix Switzerland 1935 in Bern and same spot today. #6 Achille Varzi, Auto Union #10 Rudolf Caracciola, Mercedes #4 Hans Stuck, Auto Union #2 Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto Union Although the last race was held 62 years ago, that part in my home town is still known as "Die Rennstrecke". #GPSchweiz #BernBremgarten #1935 #AchilleVarzi #RudolfCaracciola #HansStuck #BerndRosemeyer #Mercedes #AutoUnion ©René Häfeli, Verstummte Motoren, Benteli #DieRennstrecke @f1.history @circuitsofthepast