Today (May 13th) is Formula 1's 70th Birthday! Yes, it was seven decades ago on this very day that the cars left the line for the first race that would count toward the Formula 1 World Championship for Drivers.
Gallery: The first Formula 1 race – the 1950 British Grand Prix

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