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 positions) and set 23 fastest race laps en route to 35 podium finishes, 24 of them victories. His superlative track record was achieved by some of the greatest displays of skill and daring ever seen. Fangio did it all with style, grace, nobility and a sense of honor never seen before or since. Fangio won forty-six percent of all his races and over 30 of his racing peers lost their lives during his career.
“You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are.”
“You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well.”
“In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it’s 95 percent car.”
“When it was all over, I was convinced I would never be able to drive like that again.”
