Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Tare da Formula One canzawa zuwa 2.5 liters unsupercharged injuna don 1954, Mercedes ya sake shiga gasar Grand Prix a karo na farko tun bayan yakin duniya na biyu a Grand Prix na Faransa
tare da Mercedes-Benz W196, mai sauƙin zama guda ɗaya wanda Fangio da Karl Kling suka ɗauki nasara 1 × 2. Nasarar Fangio ta Faransa ta zo ne bayan sauyawa daga ƙungiyar Maserati, tare da wanda ya ci Grands Prix biyu na farko na kakar. Ko da yake da streamlined, rufaffiyar-dabaran jiki tabbatar bai dace da Silverstone, Mercedes samar da mafi al'ada bude-dabaran jiki ga Nürburgring tseren; Fangio lashe uku daga cikin sauran hudu tseren.