1950 Swiss GP: Fangio Fastest, Then Zero Points

Episode 4 of our Formula One history series: one championship Grand Prix a day, from the very first. If you enjoy these, subscribe for round five, Belgium. 4 June 1950, the Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten, Bern: round four of the first World Championship. Farina and Fangio arrived tied on nine points. Fangio took pole and led; Farina passed him on lap 7. Late in the race Fangio's Alfa Romeo failed while he ran second (out after 32 laps). With nobody near them, Farina and Fagioli, by Motor Sport's account, slowed and crossed the line 0.4 s apart. Rosier was third for Talbot-Lago. Farina's win and fastest lap put him nine points clear; he took the title by three. Bremgarten's 1936 lap record (Rosemeyer, Auto Union, 2:34.5) was never beaten: Switzerland banned circuit racing after the 1955 Le Mans disaster. Quotes: Motor Sport, July 1950, "Grosser Preis der Schweiz" (our special correspondent). Chapters 0:00 The finish nobody fought 0:32 The forest circuit 1:10 Alfa Romeo and the title tie 1:43 Practice and the grid 2:28 Ferraris out, Talbot's plan 3:01 Farina takes the lead 3:28 Fangio's Alfa breaks 3:47 The 0.4-second finish 4:43 The lap record nobody beat 5:18 Why it mattered Footage and images (no Formula One race film). Animated graphics (circuit, laps 1-7, fuel plans, finish): our own, illustrative; circuit outline after Lispir, CC BY-SA 3.0. Period racing film: Polygoon Hollands Nieuws newsreels (1946, 1949), public domain, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision / Open Images via Wikimedia Commons, shown as Dutch racing (not Bremgarten). Photos, Wikimedia Commons (portraits on a blurred 16:9 background, some cropped): Public domain: Grand Prix Bern 1950 posters (Ernst Ruprecht, Swiss National Library); El Grafico covers (Farina, Fangio x3, Ascari, Villoresi, Gonzalez); Fagioli, 1951 French GP; Farina at Monza 1950; Hans Stuck 1934 (Match L'Intran); Achille Varzi 1933 (Agence Meurisse); Rosemeyer, Donington 1937 (Paris-soir); Johnnie Parsons 1950. CC BY-SA 4.0: Ghormon (memorial stone); Bahnfrend (Mercedes W196); Wild8oar (Zurich E-Prix). CC BY-SA 3.0: Travus (Tenni curve); Patrick Nouhailler (Bremgarten forest); Agridecumantes (Fangio 1954); J.D. Noske / Anefo (Rosier 1950, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL); Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-015-35A (Rosemeyer, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE). CC BY-SA 2.0: azrhey, thievingjoker (Alfa Romeo 158); Jo Power, Akela NDE (Talbot-Lago T26C, 2.0 / 2.0 FR). CC BY 4.0: Neil, Milan Tosnar, David Merrett (Alfa Romeo 158); Farina 1934 (unknown). CC BY 2.0: David Merrett (Talbot-Lago); Neil (Ferrari 125/166). CC0: Thomas Vogt (Maserati 4CLT). Unofficial. This channel is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. F1 and FORMULA ONE are trademarks of Formula One Licensing B.V. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Sw... https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ar... https://www.formulaonehistory.com/195... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Fo... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit... https://www.formulaonehistory.com/cir... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Sw... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille...