Right this moment marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the first-ever F1 championship race, the 1950 British Grand Prix – and, to rejoice the event, now we have visited the archives to share full color footage from the milestone occasion.
The race noticed 24 drivers go head-to-head throughout 70 laps at Silverstone in entrance of a crowd estimated to quantity as much as 120,000 spectators. There have been additionally prestigious visitors in attendance, together with His Royal Highness King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.
Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina lined up on pole for Alfa Romeo forward of Luigi Fagioli and Juan Manuel Fangio, with Fangio happening to take the lead – nevertheless it was Farina who claimed victory after Fangio was compelled to retire owing to a damaged oil pipe.
Relive the motion from the 1950 British Grand Prix in full color by hitting go on the video participant above.
