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#F1 History: Part 2: Juan Manuel Fangio and the Lancia-Ferrari D50

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: Jennie Mowbray “Everything, if you could only see it clearly enough, like this, is beautiful and complete. Everything has its own perfection.” ~Joan Lindsay – The Secret of Hanging Rock~ Lancia was in crisis. Their world champion driver, Alberto Ascari, had been tragically killed and now numerous creditors were … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 16 July

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In 1954, Fangio had started his season in a Maserati, winning two of the initial three GP’s. Indianapolis counted as a race for F1 but was never contested by the European powerhouses.  Mercedes entered the “Monza” streamlined car for the French GP, with which Fangio took his third victory of the season. In Britain, despite … Read more