The first cherry that gave life to the modern formula 1

May 13 is a special date for Formula 1 Because on that day, but in 1950 the great first prize was held in history, the race that changed everything, leaving isolated competitions and created a championship, and after 75 years is the cusp of Motor Sport.

The Silverstone, an old military pilot, witnessed the first competition for the highest category With El Italian Nino Farina It leads a group of four thousand Romius in the first lines and winning the pole center for 1m50.8s that exceeded only two tenths of his compatriot Luigi Vaguli, and for four tenths to Argentine Juan Manuel Vango on the planning of 4,649 km, where 70 rolls were transported in the green flag.

For the first competition, 24 pilots were registered in 22 different cars, with no Ferrari who did not compete in this test. It is strange that all the vehicles registered for this race Alfa, MASERATI, Alta, Era Y Talbot None of them are today in F1, but Maranello’s house, which is the only survivor in that opening campaign.

On May 13th competition had many characteristics. The first is that more than 120,000 spectators gathered around the design. Unlike the stands now and security measures, at the time there was only a division between the public and cars.

The race was a global event that led to King Jorge VI and the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, as well as Lord Montabat attended the competitionBeing the only occasion attended by the Great Britain King in the F1 race.

Kings also shared On the path because Prince Perapongus, Hanodi, Hannobandde (known as Prince Beira or Pepira) was registered between the pilots) From the Thai royal family and Baron Emmanuel de Grafnerd, both of whom did not end the race for various difficulties.

Among the participants, the average age of the pilots was 39 years old, although there were some like Louis Shinz or Luigi Vaguli who were over 50 years old, while Britain Jeffrey Crossley was 29 years old.

Varina won the race after two hours 13 minutes with 23.6 seconds, exceeding 2.6 seconds to Vagouli. The third position of the platform was in the hands of the British rig Barnell for the Alpha Romeo trilogy, as it was also the only cars that end in the return of the leader. The French team Eve Jerud with Talbot was fourth, but two lanes behind the winner.

At that time, only the five got points, until Farina left as a leader of the championship with nine units and Louis Rosieh in fifth place with only two units.

Varina was the person who led most of the turns with 63 turns, not respectively, while also achieved the fastest return in the race with 1m50.6s in the second turn.

Silverston remained in the Formula 1 calendar since then, and from this first race, a few have thought about the category that would become one of the most important sporting events in the world and in a billionaire company, on some occasions, generated a dispute.