Who drove for Ferrari in 1950?
The first Formula One World Championship season took place in 1950. The Ferrari team made its World Championship debut at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, the second race of the season, with Ascari, Villoresi, and the famous French driver Raymond Sommer on the team. Giuseppe Nino Farina was the first Formula One World Champion. Farina’s teammate Juan Manuel Fangio finished runner-up in the World Championship of Drivers. Luigi Fagioli finished in third place in the World Championship of Drivers.Juan Manuel Fangio is the greatest Formula One driver of all time, according to research from the Sheffield Methods Institute’s Dr Andrew Bell.
Who was the best F1 driver in the 50s?
The 1940’s/’50’s – Juan Manuel Fangio – El Maestro The Argentine was the first driver to truly dominate Formula One after it was established in 1950. His first win came at the Monaco GP, preceding 5 title-winning years which came in ’51, ’54, ’55, ’56, ’57. Juan Manuel Fangio For older motorsport fans, Fangio remains the undisputed GOAT whose feats behind the wheel can’t be compared to the modern era. The Argentinian only started racing in his 30s, but when Grand Prix racing became organised in 1950, he was primed to dominate.