BBC photo essay of 75 yrs of F1

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I happened to see this on the BBC site and wanted to share it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/v7yykmbyey/f1-at-75-by-bbc-sport-and-getty-images

This is a very nostalgic look all the way back to the fifties.
The greatest driver who ever lived features prominently in the photos from the fifties, just as he did in the events.
Yeah, I know I'll get some push back on that, but how many modern drivers could break the lap record on the old 'ring lap after lap in catching the British boys in their Ferraris after a ridiculously long pit stop?
How many modern drivers could even lap the old 'ring as quickly as Fangio did if they were driving a Maserati 250F?
The photos continue through all of the well remembered greats of the following years.
A really nice look at decades of F1 that I think you'd all enjoy.
 
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