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fuckyeah-grandprix: “ Ferrari, Monza, Italian Grand Prix 1956. ”

Fangio and Moss went their separate ways in their search for new teams. Fangio joined Ferrari, though the cars fielded by it in 1956 were modified Lancias. Fangio was always suspicious about the st…

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“Tony Brooks - Vanwall - Monte Carlo, Monaco Grand Prix - 1957”

World Champion - Juan Manuel Fangio

Photos that have appeared in/on the twitter feed. Most are from @classicracepics but there are a few from others. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BiDtNwyCAAA5_25.jpg Ford's P68. Though fast, its reliability was inversely proportional to its looks: it failed to finish a single race pic.twitter.com/HuSHmCYnxT https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BiA1klpCQAEMTcE.jpg Ludovico Scarfiotti concentrating hard in his Cooper T86B at Monaco, 1968. He finished fourth. Photo: Sutton

Ferrari team Reims 1958

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1961 French GP Phil Hill in action for Ferrari at Reims-Gueux

Louise Collins posing smiling at the wheel of the car driven by her husband and British racing driver Peter Collins at the Mille Miglia Automobile Race. Italy, May 1957.

“Ferrari teammates Phil Hill, Richie Ginther & Willy Mairesse at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, held at Monza.”

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Phil Hill won the 1961 F1 world championship in the most tragic of circumstances, then called time on his career after winning his last motor race. NIGEL ROEBUCK remembers one of the smartest drivers of his era