Giuseppe Farina and Mike Hawthorn Finish:10-pack 'Greenwich Pensioner in the character

'Greenwich Pensioner in the character of Commodore Trunion'

6th May 1961

A high wind is blowing in the same direction as the riders and pedestrians

View of the temporary London Bridge

Two decapitated heads can be seen speaking to each other on the top of Temple Bar

Giuseppe Farina and Mike Hawthorn Finish:10-pack 'Greenwich Pensioner in the characterGiuseppe Farina and Mike Hawthorn, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, 1953. A qualified doctor of engineering, Farina won the first official Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1950, winning three Grands Prix in the process, driving for Alfa Romeo. He drove for Ferrari from 1952. Hawthorn became Britain's first Formula 1 World Champion driver in 1958, also with Ferrari. Both drivers were killed in road accidents.