Race number One Thousand
May 13 marks the anniversary of the very first Formula 1 Grand Prix race ever, launching one of the great sporting legends of our time. That race in 1950, the British Grand Prix held at Silverstone, was celebrated by the FIA in Shangai on 14 July 2019 (the one thousandth race) and now on 13 May 2020, Formula 1’s seventieth birthday.
Seventy years apart, two very different eras of Formula One racing display a stark contrast. In 1950, crash helmets were still optional, there was no television, and the spectators lined the track on foot.