Summary The fourth race was set in France and had 23 racers. The powerful Alfa Romeo's were expected to run well on this circuit, however the more fuel conservative Ferrari's still had a good chance in the race. After Ferrari had three hard times bad luck with the Alfa Romeo, Ferrari knew that they were their biggest target. Fangio sat only two points behind Farina and was determined not to lose out to him in France. Alberto Ascari sat third in the championship with six points. He remained six points adrift of championship leader Farina, yet hoped to close the gap in France. In the beginning of the race, Fangio was immediately taken over by Ferrari and Ascari. The Reims circuit was notorious for breaking cars, and after only a single lap, Whitehead had retired with a blown engine. De Graffenried also retired his Maserati with engine problems. Marimón's first race in the Milano engined Maserati also came to an end after two laps when his Milano blew up. Manzon who had been having an underwhelming weekend was also out on lap three with engine troubles. Simon in a second Simca-Gordini car then blew its engine on lap seven. Fangio had a close fight with Ferrari and Villoresi which was problematic when began to develop a misfire problem, forcing him into an early pit stop so his mechanics could check the car. The problem continued and was a struggle for the race. However, they managed to win together after Ascari's car broke and Ferrari could not surpass them. The race was then won by Luigi Fagioli and Juan Manuel Fangio with a time of 3" 22' 11.0.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Kimi Räikkönen Rubens Barrichello
Genres : Action Thriller Comedy Drama Sport
Release date : Jun 30, 1951
Countries of origin : United Kingdom France
Official sites : Apple Music Deezer
Language : English
Production companies : Formula One Management Formula One World Championship Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
Summary The fourth race was set in France and had 23 racers. The powerful Alfa Romeo's were expected to run well on this circuit, however the more fuel conservative Ferrari's still had a good chance in the race. After Ferrari had three hard times bad luck with the Alfa Romeo, Ferrari knew that they were their biggest target. Fangio sat only two points behind Farina and was determined not to lose out to him in France. Alberto Ascari sat third in the championship with six points. He remained six points adrift of championship leader Farina, yet hoped to close the gap in France. In the beginning of the race, Fangio was immediately taken over by Ferrari and Ascari. The Reims circuit was notorious for breaking cars, and after only a single lap, Whitehead had retired with a blown engine. De Graffenried also retired his Maserati with engine problems. Marimón's first race in the Milano engined Maserati also came to an end after two laps when his Milano blew up. Manzon who had been having an underwhelming weekend was also out on lap three with engine troubles. Simon in a second Simca-Gordini car then blew its engine on lap seven. Fangio had a close fight with Ferrari and Villoresi which was problematic when began to develop a misfire problem, forcing him into an early pit stop so his mechanics could check the car. The problem continued and was a struggle for the race. However, they managed to win together after Ascari's car broke and Ferrari could not surpass them. The race was then won by Luigi Fagioli and Juan Manuel Fangio with a time of 3" 22' 11.0.
Genres : Action Thriller Comedy Drama Sport
Release date : Jun 30, 1951
Countries of origin : United Kingdom France
Official sites : Apple Music Deezer
Language : English
Production companies : Formula One Management Formula One World Championship Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
