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Juan Manuel Fangio. Juan Manuel Fangio ( Spanish: [ˈxwan maˈnwel ˈfaŋxjo], Italian: [ˈfandʒo]; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), [1] was an Argentine racing driver. Nicknamed El Chueco ("the bowlegged" or "bandy legged one") or El Maestro ("The Master" or "The Teacher"), he dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World ...
Juan Manuel Fangio. Many consider him to be the greatest driver of all time. In seven full Formula One seasons (he missed one recovering from a nearly fatal injury) he was World Champion five times (with four different teams) and runner-up twice. In his 51 championship Grands Prix he started from the front row 48 times (including 29 pole ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Juan Manuel Fangio (born June 24, 1911, Balcarce, Arg.—died July 17, 1995, Buenos Aires) was a driver who dominated automobile-racing competition in the 1950s. Fangio began his Grand Prix career in 1948. He went on to win the world driving championship in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957. He had won 24 world-championship Grand Prix races when ...
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Nov 13, 2012 · Juan Manuel Fangio set records so immense that, in percentage terms, they will surely never be beaten. The Argentine competed in 51 Formula 1 grands prix, of which he won 24, set 28 pole positions ...
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. 1956: in Maranello. Fangio started his career in Argentina, where courage and physical strength were the crucial attributes on the ...
Class of 1990. Born on June 24, 1911 near Balcarce, Argentina, Juan Manuel Fangio started out as a mechanic. But by age 23, he had driven in his first race in a converted Ford taxi that disintegrated during the event. His early efforts as a driver were far from successful. But he worked persistently, supporting himself as a mechanic.
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 a...
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