Nuvolari's Auto Union by Peter Hearsey 1938 Donington Grand Prix
#Art #Motoring #Goodwood #F1 Tazio Nuvolari was an Italian motorcycle and racecar driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante (The Flying Mantuan).Dr Ferdinand Porsche called Nuvolari "The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future." When Nuvolari's relationship with Ferrari turned sour during 1937,he raced an Auto Union as a one-off in the Swiss Grand Prix that year before agreeing to race for them for the 1938 season. This fabulous oils on linen painting by Peter Hearsey, the renown artist behind all of the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed posters, measures 113 x 83cm (incl. frame). It depicts Nuvolari on his way to victory at Donington in 1938 (more about the race below). It is available to buy from Historic Car Art. Nuvolari took his Auto Union Type D to victory in superb style to tremendous ovations from the crowd, having made up over 40 seconds on Lang in less than 20 laps and setting numerous fastest laps. Lang, who finished a distant second, coll...
