38th, Brooks Steps In, Moss Charges On: Vanwall's Memorable British Triumph

Brooks had long given up his car for team leader Stirling Moss; now he joined the massed crowd in crossing his fingers. Surely this would be the first World Championship GP victory for a British car?

The driver-share scheme had been pre-arranged, with Brooks’ unquestioning blessing. Tony had been stuck in bed just a week before Aintree, after his Aston Martin Le Mans shunt. He’d survived a heavy DBR1 rolling on him, yet here he was a month later outpacing the great Moss in practice. But a GP distance? That was a different matter.