Formula One World Champion
21 June 2020 2 min read 6 images
The first Formula One World Championship in 1950 was won by a car built in 1938. It seems far-fetched today, when the single-seaters change radically from one year to the next, but the magnificent work of Alfa Romeo with the creation of the 158 under the guidance of Enzo Ferrari, served as the basis for the development of the 159, only apparently identical. A car that allowed the "Biscione" to win its first two Formula One World Championships with Nino Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio behind the wheel.
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MUSEO ALFA ROMEO
Located in the buildings of the former Alfa Romeo headquarters in Arese, it presents the most important models in the history of the brand, including the Alfetta that, in the 159 version, won the Formula 1 World Championship of 1950 and 1951. The museum houses the Documentation Centre and the Historical Archives of the Company.
Italy, Arese (Milan) (+39) 02 44425511 info@museoalfaromeo.com https://www.museoalfaromeo.com/