Silverstone’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix this weekend reflects on F1’s World Championship beginnings, which initiated all the glory and drama that have illuminated the sport ever since. For Lewis Hamilton, the priority is creating history of his own. It was May 13 1970 when Giuseppe Farina won the first ever F1 World Championship race, starting from pole position in his Alfa Romeo at Silverstone and setting the fastest lap. That’s the kind of treble Hamilton is seeking as he aims to stride closer to setting records that will still be talked about 70 years from now. Hopefully some of our readers will still be around in 2090 to do just that! Last week, in part one of the British...
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