Farina makes F1 history at Monza Julien Billiotte 03/09/2016 at 11:3903/09/2016 at 11:40 © The Cahier ArchiveOn this day in 1950, Italy’s Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina (pictured here in 1953) became the first-ever Formula One world champion by claiming victory on home soil at Monza. Previous postA true class act Next postLewis in good company Trending post A picture-perfect St. Patrick's Day!Related posts New era, new gear: Hamilton’s Ferrari wheel has fans buzzingA painful sense of 'déjà vu' for Rosberg in BrazilJenson Button's 24-month mercurial rise to F1 Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.