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On this day: the British GP down the ages

© F1-photo.com / Cahier Archive July 15th has seen several British Grand Prix races over the years. The first British Formula 1 race held on this date was in 1961 (above). Victory went to Wolfgang von Trips in a dominant wet weather performance for Ferrari which saw his team mates Phil Hill and Richie Ginther join him on the podium. Home favourite Stirling Moss had been forced out with brake issues but then took over Jack Fairman's Ferguson - only to be disqualified for receiving a push start. ©DavidPhipps Six years later, Jim Clark held on to take victory in the 1967 British Grand Prix. The Lotus team had been going through a tough time with reliability problems, and Clark's team mate...
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