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Robert Manzon, last racer from F1's debut season, dies At 97
January 21, 2015
French racer Robert Manzon, the last surviving driver from Formula One's debut world championship season in 1950, has died at the age of 97.
Friends of the family said the ex-Simca-Gordini racer, who was a founder of the former Grand Prix Drivers' Club, died at home in the south of France.