En route to clinching the inaugural Formula One Drivers Championship, Farina pilots his Alfa Romeo to a wet victory in the August 1950 International Trophy at Silverstone. Photo: Alfa Romeo

Guiseppe Farina

A graduate in mechanical engineering, they called the nephew of Pinin Farina il dottore, the doctor. An austere, intolerant man, in 1950, Emilio Giuseppe (Nino) Farina became the first driver to win the modern Formula One World Championship.

The Italian was also famous for his laid-back (literally), straight-arm driving style, which many of the young blades of the day tried to emulate, not least Stirling Moss. But Nino was an irascible man, who had little regard, at times even contempt, for his fellow competitors.

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