Juan Manuel Fangio F1
Beside him is the ferrari of mike hawthorn then maserati team mate jose froilan gonzalez and on pole ferrari s alberto ascari.
Juan manuel fangio f1. Clear and insatiable individualism was juan manuel fangio s main characteristic we use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Juan manuel fangio the 1957 german grand prix at the nurburgring is f1 s most iconic race. Born june 24 1911 in balcarce buenos aires province argentina died july 17 1995 in buenos aires argentina nicknamed el chueco knock kneed or el maestro the master was a racing car driver from argentina who dominated the first decade of formula one racing. Juan manuel fangio fange ee oh.
The argentine competed in 51 formula 1 grands prix of which he won 24 set 28 pole positions. Fangio then produced the fastest stint of racing ever seen in f1. Sutton no reproduction without permission. 24 de junio de 1911 buenos aires argentina.
Juan manuel fangio balcarce argentina. Our website includes also third parties cookies. Juan manuel fangio was famous for winning a race at the slowest possible speed. 1950 simca gordini t15s as raced and retired at the 1950 24 hours of le mans by josé froilán gonzález and juan manuel fangio after finishing his military service fangio opened his own garage and raced in local events.
When a driver of juan manuel fangio s calibre made such a statement it was confirmation that his drive to victory in the 1957 german grand prix the 24th and last success of his illustrious career which clinched his record fifth world championship title you understood that this had indeed been his day of days. An error of judgement by fangio saw him need to pit much earlier than he predicted and an awful stop put him 50 seconds behind the ferrari pair of mike hawthorn and peter collins. 2 7 silverstone july 1953. His record of wins against starts will probably never be matched.
Fangio was an unknown when he arrived on t. Juan manuel fangio set records so immense that in percentage terms they will surely never be beaten. The story of the maestro himself juan manuel fangio one of the most successful racing drivers of all time.