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F1 makes its debut – 1950
Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo 158, Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo 158
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The first-ever world championship F1 race was held at Silverstone on May 13, 1950, with a 21-car grid including nine British drivers. Reg Parnell was the top home hope in the class-leading Alfa Romeo 158, alongside team-mates Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina and Luigi Fagioli. A crowd of 200,000 flocked to the former airfield and saw Farina and Fangio battle it out, but when the Argentine retired eight laps from the end, Farina took the win, with Parnell flying the flag on the podium in third.
Duel of legends – 1969
Jochen Rindt, Lotus 49B Ford, leads Jackie Stewart, Matra MS80 Ford
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Scotsman Jackie Stewart had won four out of five races in 1969, but he crashed his Matra in qualifying and started second alongside Jochen Rindt’s Lotus. The pair raced away from the field and enjoyed a spectacular slipstreaming contest until Rindt was forced to pit due to a rear wing failure. He charged back but then ran out of fuel, leaving Stewart to claim an ultimately comfortable victory, an entire lap ahead of second-placed Jacky Ickx.
Woodcote pile-up – 1973
Clearing work after the first lap and the mass crash following the start. Roger Williamson’s March 731 Ford sits to the left while Wilson Fittipaldi’s Brabham BT42 Ford limps away and Graham Hill pulls across to a halt in his Shadow SN1 Ford
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A dramatic crash at the end of the first lap in 1973 eliminated 11 cars from the race. The incident occurred at Woodcote corner when fourth-placed Jody Scheckter spun across the track and bounced back into the middle of it. As the field flew through at racing speed some avoided the stricken McLaren but others could not, and carnage ensued. Brabham driver Andrea de Adamich came off worst, with a broken ankle that ended his career, and the cars were stopped a lap later. The restarted race was eventually won by Ronnie Peterson in a Lotus.
Mansell sends a dummy – 1987
Nigel Mansell, Williams FW11B Honda
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No fan of Brit Nigel Mansell will forget the magical moment in 1987 when he got one up on his bitter rival and team-mate, Nelson Piquet. Having qualified just 0.07s slower than the Brazilian, the legendary ‘Red 5’ Williams driver followed within two seconds for lap after lap in…
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