1950 - S1.E1

The Racing Years start with 1950; and the first World Driver’s Championship. Stars from before the war were challenged by a new breed of drivers from Europe, Britain and South America. Argentina’s Juan Manual Fangeo, and there were also new cars to take on the Alfa Romeo 158 that had dominated post-war racing. Racing was up and running with classics like the Mille Milia, and La Mans. The former was a celebration in Italian motoring, with everything from Fiats to Ferraris going up against each other; while the latter was a gruelling twenty-four hour road race featuring famous names like Cadillac, Bentley and Jaguar.