Silverstone.
Start of the Daily Express International Trophy Race. CU. Starters flag dropping. SC. Pan, massed start. SV. Towards, cars massed and streaking up straight. SC. Man with camera. SV. Pan with Mike Hawthorn in the No 1 Vanwall - he is in the lead. SV. Pan, No 4, Roy Salvadori in...
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Silverstone.
Start of the Daily Express International Trophy Race. CU. Starters flag dropping. SC. Pan, massed start. SV. Towards, cars massed and streaking up straight. SC. Man with camera. SV. Pan with Mike Hawthorn in the No 1 Vanwall - he is in the lead. SV. Pan, No 4, Roy Salvadori in Maserati. SV. Pan, No 7, Stirling Moss also in Maserati. GV. Pan, cars streaking round course. CU. People watching. SC. Pan, Ken Wharton in a Vanwall starting from pits after trouble. SC. Pan with Moss whose car is now starting to smoke from the back. SV. Pan with No 3, Peter Collins, streaking after Salvadori. SV. Across course, Wharton staggering from burning car. SV. Burning car. CU. Wharton lying down, others attending to him. SV. Towards, man with finishing flag - he flags, Collins in his Maserati over the line. SC. Salvadori and winner, Collins, shaking hands.
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Event took place 7 May 1955.
"Mike Hawthorne" should read Mike Hawthorn.
Apologies for the error - it is corrected now.