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- Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina won the first Formula One World Championship race on May 13, 1950, at Silverstone, UK, driving for Alfa Romeo.
- The 1950 season formed the first official World Championship of Drivers after years of races under similar regulations, inspired partly by the 1949 Motorcycle World Championship.
- Alfa Romeo dominated the inaugural season with a 1-2-3 finish at the British Grand Prix, and Farina narrowly edged Juan Manuel Fangio, winning three of seven races.
- Formula 1 has released restored, colorized footage of the 1950 British Grand Prix using advanced AI and manual painting to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
- This milestone highlights Formula 1’s evolution into a global sporting phenomenon marked by innovation and safety improvements while honoring its historic legacy.
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Formula One: Rolling back clock on first race ever
New Delhi: It was 75 years ago today that Formula One came to life when 21 cars roared off the line in what was an event of a seven-race series back in the day. The track was Silverstone, and the winner of the British Grand Prix was Italian driver Giuseppe Antonio ‘Nin’ Farina, one of the three Alfa Romeo drivers. Farina would go on to win the first driver’s championship. Through the years a lot has changed in Formula One, which since seen 780 d…
Celebrating 75 years of Formula 1: Italy's leading role in racing history
Happy birthday to F1, which turns 75 years old: let’s take a look back at the history of the Circus and Italy’s great role. On May 13, 1950, the first World Championship Grand Prix took place at Silverstone, with Nino Farina’s victory in an Alfa Romeo. A championship that would shape motorsport, bringing it to global fame and making it, today, one of the most followed and beloved competitions worldwide. 1131 Grand Prix, 787 drivers, 77 circuits:…
Image ID: 117344888 /clip/df110a06-4084-4501-a169-c58e2fe8b73b_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg 770Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Ayrton Senna, Juan Manuel Fangio, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen... These are the names of some of the biggest legends that have formed and continue to form Formula 1.The highest category of motorism is celebrated, on May 13th it officially turns, and it is now 75 years.In the history of Formula…
On this day in 1950, the then military airfield at Silverstone in Great Britain hosted the first Formula 1 race, then known as the World Motor Sport Championship. Over the course of 75 years, the series has evolved into the undisputed number one in motor sport.
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