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 ...

A master behind the wheel, Juan Manuel Fangio raced during the most dangerous period of the Grand Prix, tamed some of the wildest cars of the time, and won five World Championships. Even by today ...

Champagne was first awarded at an F1 race in 1950 when Juan Manuel Fangio won the French ... It marked the first time in ...

A rare replica of the helmet worn by Formula 1 champion Juan Manuel Fangio is being auctioned to raise funds for Sir Jackie Stewart's charity. Sir Jackie founded Race Against Dementia after his ...

A Mercedes-Benz W196R which was driven to victory at the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix by Juan Manuel Fangio and set the fastest lap at Monza, Italy with Stirling Moss behind the wheel will soon be ...

On this day — August 4 — in 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio scored his final Formula 1 victory, ... “When I managed to get to the podium, Hawthorn and Collins were ecstatic, ...