1950
The first world championship is contested under the FIA
Giuseppe Farina (ITA) becomes the first world champion winning the race in his Alfa Romeo.
1951
Argentine’s Juan Manuel Fangio will win his first of five world championship title. The record will stand unbroken for almost 50 years.
Nürburgring hosted its first GP and would go on to become the most notorious circuit in the F1 history. Although the German GP is the most dreaded leg of the season, a win here is always special due to the difficulty in mastering the track. Many drivers will loose their lives here and the track will go through major overhauls throughout the years. Even when it would be noted as the most dangerous tracks in the world, it would continue to be one of the most special tracks in F1 history.
Argentinian driver, Jose Froilan Gonzalez wins Ferrari’s first World Championship victory
Luigi Fagioli wins the French GP making him the oldest winner in history at 53-years-old
1952
Ferrari becomes the only serious contender during the 1952 season when most championship organisers switches to Formula 2 due to the rising cost in Formula One. Ferrari wins all races in the season except the Indianapolis 500.
1953
Buenos Aires becomes the host for the first South American Grand Prix known as the Argentine GP at the Autodromo 17 de Octubre. The track was exclusively build by Argentine president Juan Perón after witnessing the dominating success of the country’s native, Juan Emanuel Fangio. Fangio remains as the only Argentine driver to win a race at the Argentine Grand Prix.
1954
Mercedes will re-enter the Grand Prix racing for the first time after the second world war and will continue to dominate the Formula One seasons with the exceptional creation of conventional open-wheel body.
During the practise session at the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring, Argentine Onofre Marimon is killed driving his Maserati making him the first fatality in a formula one race weekend.
1955
Louis Chiron who enters the Formula One Grand Prix in 1955 becomes the oldest man to enter a Formula One racing at the age of 55
Alberto Ascari is killed in Monza after his Ferrari suffers a tyre deflation
1957
Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss brings victory to Vanwall; a team that starts to emerged at the top of the formula one series. This would also be the final time points are awarded for combined drivers
Juan Manuel Fangio wins his 5th world championship title; a record breaking of almost 5 decades of unchallenged standing in the F1 history. It was also announced that Fangio would not be returning in the next season.
1958
Vanwall wins its first victory by grabbing the international cup for F1 manufacturers making it the first British manufacturers in history to win the title.
Italian Maria Teresa de Fillipis becomes the first woman to compete in the Formula One racing.
1958 became one of the most tragic season in F1 history with the death of 3 Formula One drivers. Luigi Musso is killed after crashing his Ferarri at the French GP
Peter Collins from Britain is killed during the German GP at Nurburgring after crashing his Ferarri into a tree.
English driver who had a huge influence in Vanwall’s victory died 6 days after suffering from severe burns following a crash at the Moroccan GP.
American driver, Pat o’Connor is killed at the Indianapolis 500 in a non Formula One race.
1959
With Fangio battling in one or two races, the season’s title goes to Jack Brabham who wins the world championship title and becomes the first driver to win in a rear-engined car
Mike Hawton who won the 1958 title is killed in a road accident following his retirement from the Formula One Racing. His death, which came early in the year made the 1958 one of the most tragic seasons in the Formula One history.
1960
1960 was the final championship to include the indianapolis 500. The post Formula One era for Indianapolis 500 will continue to be known as the British Invasion as many British manufacturers and drivers will make a return to the race after its detachment with Formula One.
Stirling Moss is gravely injured following a crash during a practise session at the Belgian GP and will not compete for most of the season. The following day, another 2 drivers will be killed at the same and nearby spot where Moss crashed the previous day.
Harry Schell is killed in a practise session in a non-championship international trophy event at Silverstone when his Cooper slid into the mud and lost a wheel causing it to somersault and penetrate a safety barrier and causing the brick wall to collapse in the process.
Chris Bristow is killed at the Belgian Grand Prix while trying to stay ahead of two other competing cars. Bristow’s Cooper impacted a Four-foot embankment with barbed wire, which hurled in the impact beheading him in the process. Bristow and Stacey’s death happened minutes from each other and at the same place where Stirling Moss suffered grave injuries during the practise session.
Alan Stacey is killed within minutes from fellow racer Bristow and about a 100 yards away when he crash his Lotus after being hit by a bird. His Lotus climbed a waist-high embankment, penetrated a ten-foot of thick hedge before falling into the field. It is safe to assume that Stacey could have been knocked unconscious or even dead after the initial hit. It is also known that Stacey had one artificial foot while he was racing in Formula One.
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