This year marks the 75th anniversary of the very first Formula One world championship in 1950 which featured seven races and ...

Monaco pile-up Although not as fast as today ... Farina, who was second at the time, spun and crashed. Leader Fangio drove clear, but eight more drivers crashed and retired unhurt.

Luigi Fagioli was the oldest race winner at 53 when he shared a victory with Fangio — allowed by the rules at the time — at ...

Leader Fangio drove clear but eight more drivers ... at the Blandford hill climb while Raymond Sommer, who was fourth in Monaco, died when his car overturned during a race at the Circuit de ...