The young man steps into the really big shoes of father Michael (91 wins, seven world titles). This also expands the “Fathers and Sons” chapter in the highest racing motorsport series. Let's look at some more examples of family "intergenerational cooperation" in motorsport.
Antonio and Alberto Ascari
Father Antonio (1888-1925) was a winner in the XNUMXs more Grand Prix races, before a fatal accident with Alfa at the French Grand Prix in Monthléry near Paris. Son Alberto (1918-1955) won 13 of 32 Formula 1 races and was world champion with Ferrari in 1952 and 1953. During tests at Monza, he was fatally injured in 1955.
Hans and Hans-Joachim Stuck
Hans stuck (1900-1978) was the “king of mountain racing” of the interwar period, in 1930 he became European champion with Austro-Daimler. He was also successful on the racetracks, where he won several Grand Prix races as a driver of Mercedes and Auto-Union and set numerous records. Due to the exclusion of German racers from competitions in 1945 it is Stuck senior until 1950 he drove with an Austrian passport, which he obtained when driving for Austro-Daimler. After a few races in F1 in the XNUMXs, he became the German champion in his sixties. mountain speed trials.
Shipping Costs Hans-Joachim (born 1951) is, like his father, a citizen of Germany and Austria. Between 1974 and 1979, he competed in 74 F1 races (twice third), winning twice in Le Mans, Sebring and on 24 hours Nürburgringa. Interestingly, 28 years have passed between his first and last success. In 1990, he also became champion of the DTM series. His sons Johannes and Ferdinand were also active racers.