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The British Era
	Officially The British Era of the Formula One began in 1958 with the capturing of the F1 Championship by Mike Hawthorn with his Ferrari 246. Thus, we can say that The British Era actually began after the death of Brit Peter Collins, a close friend of Mike Hawthorn. The British Era witnessed numerous ups and downs of the Formula One. The most important incident was the withdrawal of Vanwall from F1 and from that time onwards, one would notice the immense dominance of the British Grand Prix teams in F1. Within a very short span of time British Racing Green became the official color of F1 and this dominance continued for more than a decade.

The British Era is a highly significant phase in the history of Formula One and it is quite evident that the phase has been named after the dominant teams. The significance of The British Era lies in the engineering excellence and Formula One still boasts over this engineering excellence which came into prominence in The British Era. You will be shocked to know that British teams won 12 World Championships between 1962 and 1973 and for that skilled drivers like Jackie Stewart, Scots Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Denny Hulme and Jack Brabham must be remembered.

It is really hard to ignore the positive contributions of these drivers especially in The British Era of the Formula One. The Cooper team was the first one to use a 2, 500 cc Coventry Climax engine and a highly revolutionary rear engine design and these facilitated in capturing the back- to- back F1 titles for Jack Brabham. Jack Brabham is still remembered for his superb balance between weight distribution and handling. Colin Chapman's Team Lotus is quite famous for its technical brilliance.

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