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El Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “722” De Sir Stirling Moss Presente En El Gran Premio De Silverstone Información de prensa 15 de julio 2021 El Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “722” de Sir Stirling Moss presente en el Gran premio de Silverstone Imágenes: Aquí • Mercedes-Benz Classic conmemora al piloto de carreras que falleció en 2020, en el Gran premio británico que se celebrará del 16 al 18 de julio del 2021. • Es el depottivo Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “722” original (W 196 S) que uso para ganar en “1,000 Miglia” en 1955. • Gran premio de Silver Arrows: Un total de 12 victorias en Silverstone desde 1999. Stuttgart, Alemania.- El auto de carreras Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “722” (W 196 S) conmemorará a Sir Stirling Moss en el Gran Premio de Silverstone del 16 al 18 de julio del 2021. Mercedes-Benz Classic presenta el automóvil en la F1® Fan Zone en el infield del circuito inglés en un cubo de exhibición de vidrio, complementado con grabaciones de películas históricas. Es el 300 SLR original con el que Stirling Moss y Denis Jenkinson ganaron la Mille Miglia 1955, en el mejor tiempo jamás logrado, quizás el mayor triunfo en la carrera de ambos deportistas de motor. El Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña donde también lo ganó el legendario piloto de carreras inglés Stirling Moss, en 1955 (con Mercedes-Benz) y 1957 (Vanwall, junto con Tony Brooks). Los asistentes a la carrera de Fórmula 1 en Silverstone tendrán acceso al libro digital de condolencias de Mercedes-Benz Classic para el piloto de carreras que falleció en 2020 donde también se puede acceder al documento interactivo a través de un código QR en el cubo de vidrio en Silverstone o en el link: www.mercedesbenz.com/stirlingmoss y www.mb4.me/stirlingmoss. Mercedes-Benz World en Brooklands Después del Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña en Silverstone, el 300 SLR “722” se podrá apreciar en el Mercedes-Benz World en Brooklands (previsto: del 20 de julio al 12 de septiembre del 2021). A partir de ahí, el auto se trasladará al Goodwood Revival en septiembre del 17 al 19 de septiembre del 2021, donde se espera que participe con un Mercedes-Benz W 196 R, en una presentación de todos los autos de carreras de Stirling Moss. El coche de carreras de Fórmula 1 también forma parte de la colección Mercedes-Benz Classic. Inaugurado en 2005, Mercedes-Benz World está ubicado en la histórica pista de carreras de Brooklands. Ofrece tres pisos de atracciones y exhibiciones, incluidas exhibiciones históricas especiales, para experiencias de conducción. Mercedes- Benz World está abierto de Lunes a Viernes y los fines de semana; consulte para obtener más información y horarios de apertura en www.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk. Mercedes-Benz México, S. de R.L. de C.V., 05348 Ciudad de México, México Teléfono +52 55 4155 2000 www.mercedes-benz.com.mx Domicilio Fiscal: Av. Santa Fe 428, Torre III, 4º Piso, Santa Fe Presidente de la Junta Supervisora: Manfred Bischoff Junta Directiva: Ola Källenius (Presidente), Jörg Burzer, Renata Jungo Brüngger, Sajjad Khan, Sabine Kohleisen, Markus Schäfer, Britta Seeger, Harald Wilhelm and Mercedes-Benz are registered trademarks of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany. El estacionamiento y boleto de entrada son gratis. Inaugurado en 1907 y utilizado para competencias hasta 1939, el circuito de Brooklands en Surrey es uno de los lugares más importantes para el automovilismo: con curvas peraltadas se considera la primera pista del mundo construida especialmente para carreras de automovilismo y pruebas de alta velocidad. Durante el evento inaugural de Brooklands el 6 de julio de 1907, se otorgó la “Placa conmemorativa de Gottlieb Daimler”: un automóvil Daimler ganó la carrera con casi una ventaja de vuelta. En la “Copa Montague” del mismo día, J. E. Hutton cruzó la meta primero con un Mercedes-Benz de 120 CV, seguido de Dario Resta en un vehículo del mismo tipo. Aunque no hubo cronometraje oficial, la velocidad promedio del auto ganador fue presumiblemente de 132 km/h (82 millas por hora). Éxitos similares de Mercedes-Benz se repitieron en los 32 años de existencia de Brooklands como pista de carreras y récords. Entre otras cosas, el 8 de noviembre de 1909, Victor Hémery estableció un récord mundial de más de un kilómetro con una salida rápida a 202.648 km/h en un automóvil récord Benz de 200 CV, más tarde llamado "Blitzen Benz". Mercedes-Benz en Silverstone Silver Arrows y el circuito de Silverstone tienen una conexión larga y exitosa. Aún así, Stirling Moss no celebró allí su victoria con Mercedes-Benz en el Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña de 1955. En ese momento, la carrera se llevó a cabo alternativamente en Silverstone y Aintree. El 16 de julio de 1955, Moss lideró una victoria cuádruple para la marca de la estrella en Aintree con el auto de carreras con ruedas independientes de Fórmula 1 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R, seguido por Juan Manuel Fangio, Karl Kling y Piero Taruffi. A finales de la década de 1980 y principios de la de 1990, los autos deportivos de carreras del Grupo C de Sauber Mercedes y Mercedes-Benz tuvieron éxito en Silverstone. En el Campeonato del Mundo FIA GT en 1998, Bernd Schneider y Mark Webber ganaron la carrera en Silverstone con un auto de carreras Mercedes-Benz CLKGTR en 1997, Schneider y Alexander Wurz quedaron en segundo lugar. En 1994, los Silver Arrows regresaron a las carreras de grandes premios. Desde 1999, hasta ahora han registrado un total de doce victorias de Fórmula 1 en el Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña, que se ha celebrado exclusivamente en Silverstone desde 1987. David Coulthard ganó en 1999 (McLaren-Mercedes MP4/14) y también en 2000 (McLaren -Mercedes MP4/15), Mika Häkkinen se hizo con la victoria en 2001 (McLaren-Mercedes MP4-16) y Juan Pablo Montoya en 2005 (McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20). El actual campeón mundial de Fórmula 1, Lewis Hamilton, ganó el Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña de 2008 (McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23). Después la marca volvió a entrar en la categoría reina del automovilismo en 2010 con su propio equipo de fábrica, Nico Rosberg ganó en Silverstone en 2013 (MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W04). Desde 2014, Lewis Hamilton ha ganado el Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña un total de seis veces: 2014 (MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W05 Hybrid), 2015 (MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W06 Hybrid), 2016 (Mercedes-Benz F1 W07 Hybrid), 2017 (Mercedes -AMG F1 W08 EQ Power +), 2019 (Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power +) y 2020 (Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance). En el Museo Mercedes-Benz en Stuttgart, los siete autos del campeonato de Fórmula 1 Mercedes-AMG del año 2014 hasta 2020 se pueden apreciar actualmente en una exhibición especial hasta el 22 de julio del 2021. Fue en este tiempo que los Silver Arrows ganaron siete Campeonatos munidales dobles seguidos, único en la historia de la Fórmula 1. Contacto: Jorge Victoria Public Relations & Communications Mercedes-Benz México Page 2 T. +52 1 55 6967 8514 [email protected] Mayor información sobre Mercedes-Benz México está disponible en www.mercedes-benz.com.mx. Información de prensa y servicios digitales para periodistas se puede encontrar en nuestra plataforma en línea Mercedes me media en media.mercedes-benz.com. así como en nuestro Daimler global media site en media.daimler.com. Más información sobre temas actuales y eventos relacionados con Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans en nuestro canal de Twitter @MB_Press en www.twitter.com/MB_Press. Mercedes-Benz AG en resumen La empresa Mercedes-Benz AG es responsable de las actividades globales de Mercedes-Benz Cars y Mercedes-Benz Vans, y cuenta con una plantilla de más de 170.000 empleados en todo el mundo. Ola Källenius es el presidente de la Junta Directiva de Mercedes-Benz AG. Los fines primarios de la empresa son el desarrollo, la producción y la distribución de automóviles y vanes, así como la prestación de servicios relacionados. La empresa aspira asimismo a liderar otros sectores, como la movilidad eléctrica y el software para automóviles. La cartera de productos comprende la marca Mercedes-Benz con las submarcas Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes- Maybach, Mercedes-EQ y Clase G, así como la marca smart. La marca Mercedes me brinda a nuestros clientes acceso a los servicios digitales de Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz AG es uno de los mayores fabricantes de automóviles de lujo en todo el mundo. En el año 2020, la empresa vendió unos 2,1 millones de automóviles y casi 375.000 vanes. Mercedes-Benz AG promueve continuamente el desarrollo de la red mundial de producción en estas dos áreas de negocio, con unos 35 centros de producción en cuatro continentes, y se orienta en especial por las expectativas del mercado de la movilidad eléctrica. En paralelo a estas plantas de vehículos se está creando y ampliando una red global de producción de baterías en tres continentes. La sostenibilidad es el principio rector de la estrategia de Mercedes-Benz. Para la empresa, este concepto supone aportar de forma permanente un valor añadido a todos los niveles, tanto para sus clientes como para sus empleados, inversionistas, socios comerciales y para la sociedad en su conjunto. La base de ello es la estrategia empresarial sostenible de Daimler. La empresa asume en todo momento su responsabilidad por las repercusiones económicas, ecológicas y sociales de su actividad comercial, teniendo en cuenta la totalidad de la cadena de valor Page 3 .
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