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On this day in 1950, Formula 1 officially began with the first-ever World Championship race at Silverstone 🇬🇧
On 13 May 1950, the British Grand Prix marked the start of the modern F1 era, with Alfa Romeo dominating the race and Nino Farina taking victory from pole position. He would later become Formula 1’s first world champion.
Around 100,000 fans attended the event, including King George VI — still the only time a reigning British monarch has attended an F1 race in the UK.
A historic day that started everything we know as Formula 1 today 🏁
u/AntonCoetzee — 18 hours ago