Of course, the premise is the same as it has always been – drive as fast as you can and try to finish the race first. But the way the sport has developed has made it almost unrecognisable compared to what it was many years ago.
Sadly, with the recent passing of six-time Grand Prix winner Tony Brooks, no-one who raced in the 1950s is with us in the present day.
But having dug through the archives, there’s plenty that is different about the sport now. Here’s a selection of some of the aspects of 1950 that seems a world away from today’s F1.
More races, yet fewer races at the same time
Only seven official Grands Prix made up the 1950 World Championship, but a further 17 non-championship races took place in the year.
So effectively, that means there were 24 races, but only seven of them counted towards the title. Work that one out.
Sometimes, not all your results counted
When it came to scoring the World Championship back then, it was harder to get points, for a start.
But even then, when you were lucky enough to finish in the top five and score points, not all of them necessarily counted towards your World Championship total. Odd, isn’t it?
The initial points rules meant that, even if you finished in the points at every race, only your best four results counted towards the overall tally.
Take Luigi Fagioli as a prime example from 1950. He earned five podiums overall that season, which would have been…
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