Tag: 130th anniversary

August 22, 2024 Mercedes-Benz, the world’s oldest luxury car manufacturer, has been active in motorsport for 130 years. This newsletter highlights significant anniversaries and milestones, from Emil Jellinek’s victory at the Semmering Hill Climb in 1899 with the Daimler “Phoenix” to Mika Häkkinen’s 1999 F1 World Championship title with McLaren-Mercedes. The company’s rich motorsport history,…