Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio Déramo, nicknamed El Chuecoor El Maestro, was an Argentine racing car driver. He dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World Drivers' Championship five times...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth24 June 1911
crazy men cemetery
A crazy man finishes in the cemetery.
When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany.
motor-racing nephew firsts
I told my nephew that if he wanted to get on in motor racing, the first thing he should do was master English. Thank goodness he now speaks it.
wife want germany
When I raced with Mercedes, I thought Id learn German. But my wife didnt want to live in Germany.
school long way
Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!
europe world firsts
When I first came out of Argentina to Europe, the flight took 36 hours. Now it takes 12 hours, and the world is still shrinking.
italian littles speak
In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it.
racing said difficult
There are those who keep out of mischief, and there are the adventurers, ‘ he said. “We racing drivers are adventurers; the more difficult something is, the greater the attraction that comes from it.
our-lives
Women rule our lives, don't they?
hands car racing
The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.
car luck today
In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.
horse thinking car
Never think of your car as a cold machine, but as a hot-blooded horse.
games racing billiards
I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse.
passion needs pleasure
You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well.