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Richard John Beattie Seaman (4 February 1913 – 25 June 1939) was a British racing driver. He drove for the Mercedes-Benz team from 1937 to 1939 in the Mercedes-Benz W125 and W154 cars, winning the 1938 German Grand Prix .
Mar 19, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Richard Seaman, who won the 1938 German GP for Mercedes and died in a crash in 1939. Read an interview with the author of a new biography that reveals his personality, ambition and legacy.
Jun 25, 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Richard Seaman, the most successful British racing driver of his day and the first to win the German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow. Discover how he rose to fame, faced challenges and met a tragic end in 1939.
May 31, 2020 · A comprehensive and well written account of the life and career of Richard Seaman, the sole British works driver for Mercedes in the late thirties. The book explores his relationship with his mother, his racing achievements, his Nazi salute and his death at Spa in 1939.
Apr 24, 2020 · A Race with Love and Death: The Story of Britain’s First Great Grand Prix Driver Richard Seaman, by Richard Williams, Simon & Schuster, RRP£20, 400 pages. Michael Moritz is a partner at Sequoia...
Oct 26, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Richard Seaman, a wealthy and talented driver who raced for Mercedes-Benz in the 1930s and married a German heiress. Discover how he became involved with the Nazis, Hitler, and the Second World War.
Jan 19, 2017 · Handsome, brave and talented, Richard Seaman was among the brightest stars of inter-war grand prix racing, but today he is largely forgotten in Britain.
