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SPORTS & TOYS
By. Carlos Jalife | Photo: F1aldia.com
The F1 in the 1950’s
F ormula One began The drivers dressed elegantly, not only
with the British Grand to feel important, but to look it too - a
Prix, the first of 67 far cry from this century’s style.
annual competitions, in However, the most outstanding
attendance with His Royal Highness figure of that decade was forty-year-
King George VI, along with Queen old Argentinian Juan Manuel Fangio
Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret on who conquered half the world titles
May 13, 1950. of the decade and was considered the
first great champion of motorsports.
In the beginning it was an aristocratic He helped position racing as a global
sport, with many nobles among the competition on road courses that
drivers, including the German Count eventually became the professional
von Trips, the Austrian Prince von racetracks of today. Times were
Metternich, the Italian Count Baghetti, different then...
the Thai Prince B. Bira, and half a
dozen English Lords, among others.
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