==Early life==Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born in Gama, Brazil, to Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite (a civil engineer) and Simone dos Santos (an elementary school teacher).
Ker so pravila za naslednjo sezoni 1938 omejevala prostornino motorjev na 3000 cm³, je W125 za naslednjo sezono nadomestil nov dirkalnik Mercedes-Benz W154.