Formula One’s rich, illustrious and often controversial history began at Silverstone on this day in 1950, with the first world championship race won by Italy’s Giuseppe Farina.
Here, the PA news agency casts its mind back 70 years to the day it all began.
Alfa males
Giuseppe Farina claimed victory in the first F1 Grand Prix (PA Archive)
Flying Farina
Juan Manuel Fangio could not keep pace with his rival (PA Archive)
Title Chasers
Juan Manuel Fangio went on to become an all-time great (PA Archive)
What happened next
Jun Manuel Fangio would return to win the British Grand Prix (PA Archive)
Romeo, Romeo
Alfa Romeo returned to Formula One in 2018 (David Davies/PA)
