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In 1956 Peter Collins signed for Ferrari. He won three Formula One Grands Prix for the team before dying in Germany in 1958.

Peter Collins was the archetypal English gentleman, but also a very talented racing driver. He competed in Formula 1, Formula 2 and sports cars with great success.

Sandra McCracken is known for her perceptive and piercing musical portrayals, and "Gravity Love" was no exception. Learn more about her songwriting in our interview.

Mercedes drivers Fangio and Moss found themselves without a drive after the German company withdrew in 1955. Fangio went to Ferrari and Moss to Maserati.

The 1956 Formula 1 title was decided in the final race. An unselfish Peter Collins gifted his team-mate and title rival Juan-Manuel Fangio his car.

The summer of 1958 was a tragic time for Grand Prix racing. Ferrari lost two top drivers in F1 crashes at Reims and the Nurburgring.

The beginning of Formula 1, the reign of Fangio, Mercedes domination, the first British champion and a rear-engined revolution.

Fangio's drive at the Nurburgrin in 1957 is the stuff of legend. The Argentine great pulled off an unlikely Grand Prix victory.

No-one expected Stirling Moss's tiny rear-engine Cooper to challenge for victory, but they won the opening Formula 1 race of the season with clever tactics.

As the season progressed the Vanwall emerged as the best car in Formula 1. Stirling Moss won at Zandvoort in one, and Tony Brooks took victory in the Belgian GP.

At Zandvoort Jo Bonnier cemented his place in the history books by winning BRM's first ever World Championsip Grand Prix.

The race alternated between Silverstone and Aintree, while Stirling Moss made his final British GP appearance.

Fangio had a new car for 1957, the Maserati 250F. It didn't make a difference, as he was still the man to beat in Grand Prix racing.

Aintree in 1957 was the setting for an historic event, as a British car won an F1 World Championship GP for the first time.

Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber and Red Bull head to the German Grand Prix with renewed optimism after a crushing 1-2 in the last Formula 1 race at Silverstone.

The continuing story of Geoff Duke, talented Norton and Gilera works rider who won 6 World Championships.