Tracing it's motorsport origins back through three centuries, it was appropriate that this year s sculpture at Goodwood Festival of Speed was to represent the impact of Mercedes-Benz on the industry. At an impressive 26 metres over Goodwood House, the 160-tonne, 90 metres long steel sculpture was created by artist Gerry Judah.
The 1934 Mercedes-Benz W25 won at its first outing at the notorious N rburgring Nordschleife, and can be seen alongside the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team s F1 W04.This car, chassis number 04, was raced in 15 Grands Prix in 2013 by Lewis Hamilton, most notably to five Pole positions; to victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix; and to third place podiums in Malaysia, China and Belgium.
Happy Finish's very own David Bateman Williams worked on the retouch for these fantastic visuals of an impressive and imposing work of art.
Click here to a Mercedes-Benz film of the sculpture
Credits
CLIENT Mercedes BenzENGINEERING Capita
PHOTOGRAPHY David Barbour
RETOUCHING David Bateman Williams
DESIGN & PRODUCTION Gerry Judah
FABRICATION & INSTALLATION Littlehampton Welding