Herbert Müller: A long overdue book 🎥

In the video clip for the making of the biography with historical scenes, including from the accident, contemporary witnesses have their say. And of course his son Daniel Müller.

He called himself a "professional amateur" because his main job was managing a company in Reinach AG specializing in metal finishing. But his great successes document that Herbert Müller was better than many a professional in his time.

Successful all-rounder
The palmarès of his 20-year career, which ended in a terrible way on May 24, 1981, in the 1000-kilometer race at the Nürburgring, includes two victories in the legendary Targa Florio in Sicily (photo below Porsche archive) and two second places in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971 and 1974, the latter of which Marcel Fässler was the first Swiss to top 30 years later with his first of three overall victories.

In addition, there were two titles in the European Mountain Championship, three in the Interseries - and in 1973 even a Swiss sports car championship title in the private Ferrari 512M.

Sample of talent at a Formula 1 race
As a 23-year-old, Herbert Müller even completed a Formula 1 race in Pau in 1963. On the French street circuit, he ran out of fuel in third place behind Trevor Taylor and Jim Clark in the Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus 21, but still finished the race in fifth place after an impressive recovery.

These great achievements and several other racing successes and also failures have been described many times - but in fact never in a book dedicated only to his memory.

A long overdue tribute in book form
All this is made up for with "Herbert Müller: Alles zu langsam," which was published just in time for the anniversary of his death. The impetus was given by his son Daniel, who later also raced, and he and his team of authors can be proud of this book, which was lavishly produced by McKlein Verlag in Germany.

Chronological order
After the foreword by Marc Surer and a look at Herbert Müller's youth, his career as a racing driver from 1960 to the fateful Sunday at the Nürburgring is covered chronologically and, of course, with plenty of illustrations.

The sheer unbelievable wealth of first-class photos, some of which have never been published before, comes from Europe's most renowned archives. A real treasure trove.

Statements from contemporaries
In some extra sections, renowned contemporary witnesses have their say. Including Dr. Siegfried Brunn, who was the last to speak with Herbert Müller before the Aargauer took over his Porsche 908/3. An accident unimaginable today ended his life a few minutes later.

A complete set of statistics concludes the almost 400-page book in landscape format 24 x 30 centimeters. It can be ordered under this Link at the price of 89 francs.

More information about his career is available on the specially set up homepage - but they do not replace the book at all, on the contrary, they really make you want to read it (Book excerpts) on it.

The findings of Daniel Müller
Even Daniel Müller learned a lot of previously unknown facts about his famous father, whose trademarks were a crew cut and a cigar, in the course of his research. mü" described this to the invited guests at the book launch last Whitsun weekend in Zweisimmen, where he runs the Forellensee restaurant.

Daniel Müller: "As a racing driver, I was always the son who did his father credit. Herbert gave me a lot that I didn't realize at the time. After 40 years, so many things came up that I now know him from a different side. I learned a lot from the book that he tried to teach me. A lot of things stuck, and I'm grateful for those insights."

Readers will be no different - as I was in the early days as a motorsport journalist, reporting a lot about Herbert Müller before and on that disastrous day at the Nürburgring.

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