A Victor’s Report – Rudolf Caracciola At The 1935 Tripoli Grand Prix

1935 Tripoli Grand Prix – The Victory Report

By Rudolf Caracciola

We stood by the cars and waited. Music drifting across in snatches from the grandstands was interrupted by the occasional roar of an engine, and on the terrace of the timekeeper’s hut the lottery numbers were drawn. I listened for a moment; I would have liked to know who had drawn my number. But down here not a word could be heard; the commentator’s voice sounded like the barking of dogs.