Juan Manuel Fangio is arguably the best racing driver Formula 1 has ever known, with one of the highest winning percentages in the sport's history. He also happens to be the most famous driver ...

1957: Fangio’s final title. By 1957, Argentina’s Juan Manuel Fangio had been in the racing game for years. He was tired, worried about his family, hoping to spend time with his parents in ...

Champion Juan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped by Castro rebels and couldn't race in the tragic 1958 Cuban Grand Prix. Another driver says it was ‘like a bad movie.' He would know.

Champion Juan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped by Castro rebels and couldn't race in the tragic 1958 Cuban Grand Prix. Another driver says it was ‘like a bad movie.' He would know.

As the race date approached, and perhaps because Fangio was underage, his duties change from driver to co-driver, which at the time was the mechanic role, the one that kept the car running through ...

Sir Jackie said: "The Fangio helmet was gifted to me and I hope it will represent our friendship, and all that the great man stood for. "To me, he remains the greatest driver of all time." ...

In seven Formula 1 seasons, Argentinian driver Juan Manuel Fangio was World Champion five times with four different teams: Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, and Maserati.Two of those were back ...

By 1957, Argentina’s Juan Manuel Fangio had been in the racing game for years. ... Fangio was crowned the F1 driver with the highest career win percentage of a stunning 46.15%.

At the time, Kessler considered himself a race-car driver, and a race-car driver indefinitely. His Ferrari wasn’t much of a match for Fangio’s Maserati, but so be it. A few years after the ’58 Cuba ...

Champion Juan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped by Castro rebels and couldn't race in the tragic 1958 Cuban Grand Prix. Another driver says it was ‘like a bad movie.' He would know.