1950
The Formula 1 World Championship takes its bow at Silverstone on May 13, as Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina becomes the first (post-war) world championship grand prix winner. Pre-war ace Luigi Fagioli and Britain’s Reg Parnell make it an Alfa Romeo 1-2-3 in a race run over 70 laps and lasting 2hr 13min 23sec. Later, at Monza, Farina is
