After the Champagne (or whatever fizzy stuff they use in Monterey) had been washed away, it was a matter of what direction do we take from here for AMG Mercedes Benz? They had cars, drivers and budget, where could they race for the 1999 season? The FIA GT Championship was going to run to GT2 rules, so that avenue was closed. Stephane Ratel held a meeting

Down to earth with a bump, the AMG Mercedes squad trailed back to Affalterbach to conduct the post mortem on the Le Mans debacle. That the two engine failures suffered were as a result of the failure of a very minor part added to the sense of injustice. But the AMG squad are real professionals, so the problem was put right and everyone focused on the

Ok, let's pick up the story of Klaus Ludwig and see what he's been up to from 1984 until present. At the end of Part1 , his fortunes were starting to flat line just a little bit. Klaus had chosen to race for Zakspeed Ford racing team instead of Porsche a few years previously, and it was becoming apparent that this perhaps was not the best long