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

who was fourth in Monaco, died when his car overturned during a race at the Circuit de Cadours - just one week after he placed eighth in the Formula One season-closer in Monza. Alberto Ascari ...

Another five of the class of 1950 - Alberto Ascari, Louis Rosier ... he finished fifth in Monaco and fourth at Bremgarten in Switzerland. Other characters in that first season included Belgian ...

Monaco pile-up - Although not as fast as today ... Another five of the class of 1950 - Alberto Ascari, Louis Rosier, Guy Mairesse, Peter Whitehead and Harry Schell - would lose their lives ...

Monaco pile-up Although not as fast as today ... Another five of the class of 1950 — Alberto Ascari, Louis Rosier, Guy Mairesse, Peter Whitehead and Harry Schell — would lose their lives ...