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On 4/22/2023 5:58 PM, a425couple wrote:
from
https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/the-history-of-f1-the-1950s/
Damien Smith
The history of F1: The 1950s
The Formula A World Championship: 70 years old and counting. Formula A?
Well, it could have been and almost was. When the Federation
International de l’Automobile, the FIA, was formed in 1948, that’s the initial name it chose for the new premier class of global single-seater racing. Fortunately, by the time it launched the world championship two
years later, to galvanise the sport and give it a new sense of purpose,
the ‘A’ had been replaced by a ‘1’. It’s better that way, wouldn’t you
agree?
FA (3 liter then 5 liter from 1968), later F5000, 1965-1982, had limited regional and national entries, but often good pro racing.
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