This dedication to safety has seen the number of deaths reduce each decade. Since then the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has put safety at the very top of their priorities. Helmets were not compulsory, and the cars had no seat belts. In 1950, there were no safety measures in place, nor any medical presence, Silverstone’s track was lined with hay bales and flower-topped oil drums, and drivers wore whatever they fancied – from overalls to shirt sleeves and trousers. Fact! Over the last 70 years, a total of 52 drivers have been killed.
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