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Title: “Restored, coloured video shows first Formula One Grand Prix 75 years ago”
Channel: @globalnews
Title: “Restored, coloured video shows first Formula One Grand Prix 75 years ago”
Channel: @globalnews
Restored, coloured video shows first Formula One Grand Prix 75 years ago 🏎️
Newly restored and colourized archive video shows footage from the first Formula One Grand Prix as the race celebrates its 75th anniversary. The footage of t...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Title: “Restored, coloured video shows first Formula One Grand Prix 75 years ago”
Channel: @globalnews
Title: “Restored, coloured video shows first Formula One Grand Prix 75 years ago”
Channel: @globalnews
Follow @PaddockArchive for more stories where the visuals were iconic, and the history behind them was even wilder.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Follow @PaddockArchive for more stories where the visuals were iconic, and the history behind them was even wilder.
And this image is the calmest part of the entire saga.
A moment where the livery looked incredible, even if the partnership underneath was anything but.
A moment where the livery looked incredible, even if the partnership underneath was anything but.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And this image is the calmest part of the entire saga.
A moment where the livery looked incredible, even if the partnership underneath was anything but.
A moment where the livery looked incredible, even if the partnership underneath was anything but.
For fans, it became a modern paddock legend:
a sponsorship deal that felt more like a plot twist.
a sponsorship deal that felt more like a plot twist.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For fans, it became a modern paddock legend:
a sponsorship deal that felt more like a plot twist.
a sponsorship deal that felt more like a plot twist.
For Haas, the black-and-gold era became a footnote, a lesson in the risks teams take when chasing budget in a sport where every dollar matters.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For Haas, the black-and-gold era became a footnote, a lesson in the risks teams take when chasing budget in a sport where every dollar matters.
Halfway through the season, the relationship fractured.
Public messages clashed.
Press releases surprised even the team.
And the sponsorship ended as quickly and turbulently as it began.
Public messages clashed.
Press releases surprised even the team.
And the sponsorship ended as quickly and turbulently as it began.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Halfway through the season, the relationship fractured.
Public messages clashed.
Press releases surprised even the team.
And the sponsorship ended as quickly and turbulently as it began.
Public messages clashed.
Press releases surprised even the team.
And the sponsorship ended as quickly and turbulently as it began.
On film, the livery was beautiful, clean lines, gold accents, a retro-luxury look that made the Haas car feel almost Lotus-inspired.
On track, the results told a different story.
On track, the results told a different story.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On film, the livery was beautiful, clean lines, gold accents, a retro-luxury look that made the Haas car feel almost Lotus-inspired.
On track, the results told a different story.
On track, the results told a different story.
But the partnership became one of the strangest stories the sport has seen.
Announcements outpacing reality, statements contradicting each other, and a brand persona that felt louder than its product footprint.
Announcements outpacing reality, statements contradicting each other, and a brand persona that felt louder than its product footprint.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
But the partnership became one of the strangest stories the sport has seen.
Announcements outpacing reality, statements contradicting each other, and a brand persona that felt louder than its product footprint.
Announcements outpacing reality, statements contradicting each other, and a brand persona that felt louder than its product footprint.
The sponsor was Rich Energy.
An energy drink brand that arrived in Formula One promising big money, big marketing, and even bigger ambition.
An energy drink brand that arrived in Formula One promising big money, big marketing, and even bigger ambition.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The sponsor was Rich Energy.
An energy drink brand that arrived in Formula One promising big money, big marketing, and even bigger ambition.
An energy drink brand that arrived in Formula One promising big money, big marketing, and even bigger ambition.
A black and gold Haas.
For a moment, it looked like something new was beginning, a bold identity, a fresh direction, a team trying on a sharper suit.
For a moment, it looked like something new was beginning, a bold identity, a fresh direction, a team trying on a sharper suit.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A black and gold Haas.
For a moment, it looked like something new was beginning, a bold identity, a fresh direction, a team trying on a sharper suit.
For a moment, it looked like something new was beginning, a bold identity, a fresh direction, a team trying on a sharper suit.
Through fire, Formula 1 proved how far it’s come — and how human it still is.
Follow @PaddockArchive for more moments where engineering meets survival. 🏁
Follow @PaddockArchive for more moments where engineering meets survival. 🏁
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Through fire, Formula 1 proved how far it’s come — and how human it still is.
Follow @PaddockArchive for more moments where engineering meets survival. 🏁
Follow @PaddockArchive for more moments where engineering meets survival. 🏁
When Grosjean walked away, he carried every safety innovation of the last 40 years with him.
This photo isn’t about danger — it’s about what it means to learn from it.
This photo isn’t about danger — it’s about what it means to learn from it.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When Grosjean walked away, he carried every safety innovation of the last 40 years with him.
This photo isn’t about danger — it’s about what it means to learn from it.
This photo isn’t about danger — it’s about what it means to learn from it.
The halo deflected the guardrail.
The survival cell didn’t give in.
The suit, gloves, and safety marshals did exactly what years of tragedy taught F1 to perfect.
The survival cell didn’t give in.
The suit, gloves, and safety marshals did exactly what years of tragedy taught F1 to perfect.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The halo deflected the guardrail.
The survival cell didn’t give in.
The suit, gloves, and safety marshals did exactly what years of tragedy taught F1 to perfect.
The survival cell didn’t give in.
The suit, gloves, and safety marshals did exactly what years of tragedy taught F1 to perfect.
28 seconds.
That’s how long he was trapped before climbing out through the flames.
It wasn’t luck - it was progress.
That’s how long he was trapped before climbing out through the flames.
It wasn’t luck - it was progress.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
28 seconds.
That’s how long he was trapped before climbing out through the flames.
It wasn’t luck - it was progress.
That’s how long he was trapped before climbing out through the flames.
It wasn’t luck - it was progress.
November 29 2020, Bahrain Grand Prix.
Romain Grosjean hit the barrier at 192 km/h.
The car exploded into a fireball - something the sport hadn’t seen in decades.
Romain Grosjean hit the barrier at 192 km/h.
The car exploded into a fireball - something the sport hadn’t seen in decades.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
November 29 2020, Bahrain Grand Prix.
Romain Grosjean hit the barrier at 192 km/h.
The car exploded into a fireball - something the sport hadn’t seen in decades.
Romain Grosjean hit the barrier at 192 km/h.
The car exploded into a fireball - something the sport hadn’t seen in decades.
A split second. 67 G.
A Formula 1 car torn in half, and a man inside it.
A Formula 1 car torn in half, and a man inside it.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A split second. 67 G.
A Formula 1 car torn in half, and a man inside it.
A Formula 1 car torn in half, and a man inside it.