A Brief History of Formula One

Britain's Stirling Moss supervises the filling of his petrol tank at Monza, Italy, in 1953
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Running on Empty
Britain's Stirling Moss supervises the filling of his petrol tank at Monza, Italy, in 1953. He was considered the greatest F1 driver never to win the world championship. A teammate and rival to Fangio, they epitomized the skill and heroism of the first decade of the sport. Moss's first Formula One win was in 1955 at his home town race, and was the only occasion he beat Fangio. It's been debated whether he yielded at the last corner to allow Moss to win in front of his own crowd.

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