At the early phase, racing cars used to be heavy and roads were tarred sand or wood. Drivers were accompanied by mechanics and very few drivers could actually rely upon the conditions of the road. The races were conducted on public roads from town to town. Fernand Charron was regraded as the most successful driver of the early phase of F1 Origins and he won the Paris Bordeaux race in 1899. Thus, it is quite evident that Formula One lacked proper infrastructure and it was actually pretty risky to drive cars on such roads. Interestingly, motor racing after World War II was actually called Formula A which later on came to be known as Formula One.
And, in the early years, the minimum race distance was reduced from 500 km to 300 km. The British era began in 1958 with the winning of the F1 championship by Mike Hawthorn with his Ferrari 246. This British era continued even after Jim Clark's death. But if you want to trace the era which is characterized by the immense growth and development in Formula One technology, then, it is surely the late 1970s and early 1980s. Discussion on F1 Origins is definitely incomplete without the mention of the Turbo era and Grooves and The New Legends.
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