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Giuseppe Farina : First winner of the Formula One World Championship in 1950

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Giuseppe Farina : First winner of the Formula One World Championship in 1950

By Score More Giuseppe Farina was a pioneering Italian racing driver who was the first winner of the Formula One World Championship in 1950. Born in Turin, Italy on May 30, 1906, Farina started his racing career in motorcycle racing before switching to cars in the late 1930s. Farina's career was interrupted by World War II, but he returned to racing after the war and quickly established himself as one of the top drivers in the sport. In 1950, he was signed by the Alfa Romeo team to compete in the inaugural Formula One World Championship. Farina dominated the first season of the World Championship, winning three out of the seven races and clinching the championship with a victory in the final race of the season at Monza. He also finished on the podium in three other races and scored ...

21Mar

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Pierre Gasly

If there’s one man who knows how big a rollercoaster ride an F1 driver’s career can be, it’s Pierre Gasly! The flying Frenchman was called up to make his 2017 debut in Malaysia in place of Daniil Kvyat and, after proving his mettle, he was named a Toro Rosso driver the following year. A further 21 races into his fledgling career, Gasly was moved up again – this time to replace Red Bull big gun Daniel Ricciardo. Gasly seemed to have a knack of being in the right place at the right time – a quality that’s equally handy on track. A series of impressive 2018 performances for Toro Rosso – including a brilliant fourth place in Bahrain – showed exciting promise for what he might do with the ‘A’ team in 2019. Unfortunately that promise only appeared in flashes – and he quickly suffered f...

21Mar

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Oscar Piastri

Born in Melbourne, just a stone’s throw away from the Australian Grand Prix venue, a young Oscar Piastri’s dreams of one day racing in Formula 1 were ignited by the sport’s star drivers roaring around his local streets, otherwise known as Albert Park. But it would take huge commitment and sacrifice to turn that dream into a reality, with a move to Europe – made by the likes of fellow countrymen Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo before him – the only way to go up against the best and catch the attention of the sport’s decision-makers. Using success on the Australian karting scene as a springboard, Piastri continued to learn the craft in championships across Europe, before getting his first taste of single-seater competition as a 15-year-old – two podium finishes in F4 UAE a sign of things ...

21Mar

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Lando Norris

British F1 driver Lando Norris is one of the brightest stars on the grid in 2022. The McLaren ace has a long-term deal in his back pocket and seemingly a massive future in the sport. Born on November 13, 1999, in Bristol, Lando is still just 23 years of age and appears to be a future world champion in the making.. Norris, who stands 5ft 7ins tall (1.70m), now lives in the princely surroundings of Monaco like many other F1 drivers. Lando Norris' McLaren F1 Career Lando Norris entered Formula 1 at the age of 17 as a McLaren junior driver, completing a mid-season test with the team in Hungary in 2017 and impressing by setting the second-fastest lap. For 2018, Norris became the official test and reserve driver for the team, learning from full-time drivers Fernando Alonso and ...

20Mar

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Carlos Sainz

Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro - better known now as Carlos Sainz Jr - is the son of Spanish rallying great Carlos Sainz Sr and an F1 driver currently racing for the mighty Scuderia Ferrari team. Born on September 1, 1994 in the Spanish capital Madrid, Carlos Jr is now 27 years of age. He stands at a height of 5ft 10ins tall (1.78m). Carlos Sainz in F1 Carlos Sainz Jr entered Formula 1 with Toro Rosso as a Red Bull junior in 2015 as team-mate to Max Verstappen. A solid debut season saw the Spaniard finish 15th and earn him a second year with the team. Two sixth-place finishes - at the US and Brazilian Grands Prix - earned Sainz his best results of his first two years as he improved his championship position to 12th. His third and final year with Toro Rosso was ano...

20Mar

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Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc is a Monégasque F1 driver who currently stars for the Scuderia Ferrari team. Leclerc, born on October 16, 1997 and now 25 years old, is seen at Maranello as the man to finally bring a world title back to the sport's most famous team. The wait is currently at 16 years. Leclerc stands at a height of 5ft 11ins tall (1.80m). Charles Leclerc in F1 Leclerc joined the F1 grid with Sauber in 2018 after taking consecutive championship titles in GP3 and F2. Prior to this, in 2016, Leclerc had spent time at Haas as its development driver, a role attained through his connection to the Ferrari Driver Academy. The Monégasque driver was granted FP1 outings at both the British and German race weekends that year. In 2017, Leclerc completed a mid-season test for Ferrari at ...