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Fangio won each of the three races he finished at Monaco, Spa and Reims-Gueux but Farina's three wins at races Fangio retired from and a fourth-place allowed Farina to take the title, even though Fangio was quicker than Farina, who was able to take advantage of Fangio's mechanical woes.
HALL OF FAME - 1951, 1954-57. Juan Manuel Fangio. Many consider him to be the greatest driver of all time. In seven full Formula 1 seasons (he missed one recovering from a nearly fatal injury) he was World Champion five times (with four different teams) and runner-up twice.
Juan Manuel Fangio (Balcarce, 24 de junio de 1911-Buenos Aires, 17 de julio de 1995) fue un piloto de automovilismo argentino. Es considerado por los especialistas como uno de los pilotos de automovilismo más destacados de todos los tiempos, por haber logrado cinco campeonatos mundiales de Fórmula 1 en 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 y 1957, los subcampeonatos de 1950 y 1953, y ser ganador de las 12 Horas de Sebring en 1956 y 1957.
Juan Manuel Fangio (born June 24, 1911, Balcarce, Argentina—died July 17, 1995, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine driver who dominated automobile-racing competition in the 1950s. Fangio began his Grand Prix career in 1948.
In the early years of Formula One the sport’s biggest star was Argentina’s Juan Manuel Fangio. He raced in only seven full seasons of Formula One, between 1950 to 1958, winning five titles and finishing runner-up twice.
6 days ago · Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine racing driver who is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula 1. He won five World Championships during his career and is considered one of the all-time greats of the sport.
The Argentine driver was appraised and feared by his colleagues and adversaries alike. Juan Manuel Fangio was his own infallible manager – a bad habit, we’d say today – and although he always drove the best cars, winning five Formula One World Titles, Enzo Ferrari never took him into his heart.
Oct 28, 2021 · 70 years ago today, arguably the greatest F1 driver ever, Juan Manuel Fangio became the 1951 Formula 1 World Champion, at the Spanish Grand Prix. Fangio was an 'unknown' when he arrived on...
Biography of five-times world champion Juan Manuel Fangio, widely regarded as one of Formula 1's greatest drivers of all-time.
Apr 7, 2019 · David Tremayne relives arguably the greatest race of Juan Manuel Fangio’s career at the Nurburgring in 1957 – a drive so good it gave the legendary Argentinean insomnia…
