 He was very successful in the 1936 season both in UK and on the Continent using a 1926 1500 cc Delage race car which was developed and modified to be almost unbeatable at the time with Dick Seaman driving and eventually Mercedes team chief Alfred Neubauer invited him for a trial at the Nürburgring.Both Silver Arrows teams used to have at least one foreign driver, if available.In 1937 he signed for Mercedes-Benz against the wishes of his mother, who did not want him to drive for a "Nazi" team.