Tony Brooks on the 1958 F1 German GP

1958 German GP, Nurburgring

Car: Vanwall

The previous year the Vanwall had been diabolical at the Nurburgring, with no real suspension on what was a very rough circuit. By 1958, however, the team had learned its lessons well and in practice I was just one second slower than Mike Hawthorn in his Ferrari, with a time of 9m15s, whereas in 1957 I could only manage 9m36.1s.

I always thought the ‘Ring was the greatest circuit and even to do well there gave me more pleasure than…