The Amazing World of Automobiles - Episode 13

Some of Europe's great circuits evolved from city-to-city road races. The Spa-Francorchamps hosted the tragic 1939 Belgian Grand Prix, run in treacherous conditions with low visibility. Mercedes driver Richard Seaman was badly burned in a crash, dying later in hospital. After WWII, racing resumed in Europe, with Maserati and Ferrari well represented at Spa by drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio and Nino Farina. The circuit has been the site of many a victory and tragedy, due to its vulnerability to changeable weather conditions.