1959 DOCUMENTARY “TRIBUTE TO FANGIO” FORMULA ONE AUTO RACING JUAN MANUEL FANGIO MONACO GP XD48044

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Created by British Petroleum, and RHR Productions / Ronald H. Riley, this film "Tribute to...Fangio!" is a love letter to Juan Manuel Fangio (1911 - 1995), an Argentine race car driver. Fangio was also known by the nickname 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 Drivers' Championship five times. He holds the highest winning percentage in Formula 1; 46.15%. Fangio is also the only Argentine to have won the Argentine Grand Prix.
The film begins at the Infamous racetrack known as Spa in Stavelot, Belgium (:45) followed by picturesque terraces in Monaco (:55) as race cars whiz by. The Reims-Gueux’s motor raceway follows, established in 1926 (1:01). The winding roads of the Nürburgring racetrack in the town of Nürburg , Germany (1:07). Fangio takes a solo ride around the track (1:12). His wife; Andrea Berruet (1:53) enjoys refreshments at a patio table. A brief history of his race car career begins with his first professional drive in 1934 (2:04). A photo depicts his ride at the Reims-Gueux track in 1948 (2:15). Fangio’s rise to fame began in 1949 when he returned to Europe and won the opening race of the European season (2:27). Ferrari, Gordini and Maserati all participated in this race (2:43). The film moves forward to 1950 (2:57) and into Monaco as Fangio scored one of his eight victories of that year. Nine cars crashed and piled up after the first lap as the mess is seen pulled apart by race track employees (3:06). Fangio appears at 39 as he takes his trophy for his win (3:14). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive at the Royal Silverstone racetrack in 1950 (3:22). In 1951, Fangio took the title of Champion Driver of the World (3:39) at the British Grand Prix. Here the Alfas were first defeated by Ferrari (3:49). Fangio steps to the winner’s circle (4:02). Fangio competed in the Italian Grand Prix in 1952 (4:08). As Alfa Romeo had by now withdrawn from racing, Fangio signed with BRM (4:16) though he later switched to a Maserati to drive in this race (4:21). His vehicle is shown crashed into trees (4:36) and the injuries sustained here kept him from racing for the rest of the year. He returned in 1953 to the Mille Miglia race track (4:55) with an Alfa Romeo. He is seen in Bologna driving through the track with one of the most challenging hill climbs in Europe (5:46). Fangio appears in the winner’s circle again (5:56). Fangio and rival Michael Hawthorn race (6:41) at 150 mph. Hawthorn after taking the win (6:55). The British Grand Prix at Silverstone took place two weeks later (7:00) with Hawthorn taking a spin on the second lap (7:21). The Italian Grand Prix of the same year follows (7:35) with Nino Farina, Luigi Villoresi, Alberto Ascari and Onofre Marimon. Fangio is seen crossing the finish line of his first major victory (8:04). He later completed his season in Mexico (8:18) for the Panamerican Race. His teammate; Felice Bonetto perished in this race. He then drove a Mercedes Benz for the French Grand Prix (8:42) and on the Nurbugring track (9:37). He is seen mourning the death of Marimon while accepting his trophy here (9:51). The Swiss Grand prix (10:02) and the Italian Grand Prix of 1954 follow (10:09). The Mercedes-Benz factory at Stuttgart (10:20) hosts an honors ceremony for the World Champion. The team added a member in 1955; Stirling Moss (10:40). Moss and Fangio ride around the circuit at Spa (10:46). At the Italian Grand Prix, he took the title of Champion Driver of the World for the third time (11:25). He is shown in 1956 among the Ferrari team (11:32) as he takes another win for the British Grand Prix (11:51). Fangio was later kidnapped in Cuba (12:42) in February of 1958 by Castro’s rebels. 1957 was to be his last full season in motor racing (13:04). The famed driver is shown taking a test drive of his Maserati at Modena Autodrome (13:13). The film returns to Monaco (16:36) with a multiple car pile up. Fangio takes the win (16:58). The most important race of his career was to be the German Grand Prix of 1957 (17:09). Fangio is seen taking the lead (17:42), moving into the pits for a wheel change (17:52) and taking the win here again (19:14). Fangio with his prize for the title of Driver of the Year (19:27). He retired in 1958 (19:39). Fangio bids farewell at the Italian Grand Prix (19:53). The International Drivers Union (20:25) pays tribute.
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@giovannasperni2095 2 жыл бұрын

I was 6 years old when I saw Fangio the first time. I am now 77 and he remains my hero.

@geniusmcwhatnot9869 2 жыл бұрын

you SAW Fangio?... tell us the story!

@arthurdirindinjr1792 2 жыл бұрын

None of his traits that made him the unquestionable undeniable GOAT were greater than his humility and his complete lack of arrogance His kind at best come along once every century

@hugoagogo9435 Жыл бұрын

True only Jim Clark came along the next decade so they were pretty spoiled for such people back then. But we’ve had none since

@apexxxx10 3 ай бұрын

*THE GOAT! what has the GOAT to do with this?*

@jimeditorial 2 жыл бұрын

IMHO the greatest of all time. That reputation spanned decades. When I was a teenager learning to drive in 1979, my father would say "Oy! Fangio! Slow down!"

@Miklos82 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up a big Jim Clark fan, but I have to admit Fangio was probably the greatest driver of all time. To drive 8 years in Formula one in that era of fragile cars and no seatbelts was a remarkable feat.

@marv6973 2 жыл бұрын

Great little film capturing the grandeur of 1950s F1. And so nice to hear the wonderful voice of Raymond Baxter, a former Spitfire pilot of WWII.

@dannycalley7777 2 жыл бұрын

M6973 .................thanks for the info on Baxter !!!!

@geniusmcwhatnot9869 2 жыл бұрын

tell us more about raymond baxter Marv!

@Kidraver555 2 жыл бұрын

@@geniusmcwhatnot9869 He hosted 'tommorows world' on bbc for a long while, such an intelligent and articulate guy.

@gastonalejandrolazzati3134 3 ай бұрын

I met Fangio in 1992. He went to the school where I studied and I was able to see him up close and listen to him. His presence emanated a kind of special aura, which we could all feel. Then I have read about F1 drivers who have felt this same aura in him. Amazing!

@OldStreetDoc 2 жыл бұрын

I was born a few generations too late. Juan Manuel Fangio, in my mind, was the greatest to ever drive a racing car. Before him, with him, after him… none have been better. 👏🏼

@blotmaster1 2 жыл бұрын

Not even close!

@OldStreetDoc 2 жыл бұрын

@F1 Navy That’s an interesting way of stating that your opinion on the question matters no more than mine. 😉 With perhaps Jim Clark being the only ‘rival’ that might come close to Fangio in terms of having a supernatural feel & control of the car, even Clark himself bawked at comparisons. Yes, ‘the greatest of all time’ is a subjective metric. So much goes into success in racing. Driver, team, equipment, sponsors, etc. All of that is true. Yet I’ve heard more World Drivers Champions point to Juan Manuel Fangio as the metric.

@morganrees6807 2 жыл бұрын

However, it was Fangio, himself who said that Jim Clark was the very best of all - and that in the time of Senna, Prost etc. Maybe that also exemplifies his humility

@OldStreetDoc 2 жыл бұрын

@@morganrees6807 It’s that unassuming humility that’s almost as impressive to me as the skill as a racer. How a guy can maintain that with all the fame & adulation imaginable seems impossible. Yet a number of champions somehow did. Fangio, Clark, Prost… they surely had their ego, yet they could keep it in check. All the more to admire about them I think.

@TarsoFranchis 2 жыл бұрын

@@OldStreetDoc Prost? LMAO

@LB-ty6ks 2 жыл бұрын

No fire suits, no safety barriers, those were truly men with nerves of steele.

@derekantill3721 2 жыл бұрын

It isn’t the number of World Championships that make Fangio the greatest, it is the way that he achieved it. Always a gentleman driver in his races, he drove very fair. Fangio always had the ability to drive for the team that he thought would give him the best chance of victory. Not only did Fangio drive in formula 1, he also drove just as well in saloon car and sports car races often on the same day, unlike more recent drivers. Fangio never had any radio communication with the pits, his only communication with his team was a sign hung out on a board. It was up to Fangio to deal with any mechanical problems with the car which he did very well. It is all these various issues that make him the best. Fortunately I was there to see him achieve many of his victories.

@johntechwriter 2 жыл бұрын

13:28 - 16:17 In a primitive, skinny-tired car on a bumpy, dirt-covered track, Fangio extracts every possible mph, clipping each apex within millimeters and drifting on exit to each corner's maximum width. From inside we see Fangio battle the car, using multiple steering corrections and braking hard at the last possible moment. But shots from outside the car show it to be circulating the track with uncanny smoothness and fluidity. His mastery deserves to be acknowledged even to this day.

@puebespuebes8589 Жыл бұрын

They are far from primitive, in fact they reach the same top speed as modern f1 are lighter and handle better on circuit with lot's of straight. In term of speed and tech compare them with supercar car from the late 90s-early 2000 minus the cornering capability. ( 4.5s to 100kmh is nothing to laught about )

@tomastoth4018 2 жыл бұрын

No matter what modern racing drivers are destined to achieve in the future - whether they would win 7, 8 or even 10 titles during their careers. This man is an ULTIMATE LEGEND - irreplaceable, inoutscoreable, untouchable! Keep in mind that the cars of the 50s were literally coffins on wheels - non-existant safety features or regulations, stone-age kind of helmet designs, goggles, no seatbelts, no safety cages around the chassis - you had to have serious balls and tons of bravery to push pedal to the metal in primitive circuits when tragedy was never too far away and anyone could have become the next victim for their passion for racing. Those guys, in comparison to the current, technologically advanced fellow drivers today, were literally GLADIATORS in the industry!

@tullyontherocks 2 жыл бұрын

Long tale. I'm a Somm and back in the early 2000's I was the "wine host" for a high end private dinner for the Ford Blue Oval racing team (A dealer org.) in Indianapolis on a Friday night before F1. As a brief presenter I was seated at the guest speaker's table. Seated with me were a couple of Ford execs, a little Irish Leprechaun and his stunningly lovely, and great fun Amazonian wife. One of the greatest divers of all time and a gentle little man, Phil Hill and Alma his wife were just a treat. I pestered him with questions at every opportunity and he had some great tales and answers. I was introduced to Michael S. and J.P. Montoya, at the same dinner. Michael Schumacher, Juan and Phil all in the same room, I'm very lucky. I saw all the Indy F1 races of that era in person, those 19,000 rpm V10s... A couple years later at the Historic races at Leguna Seca, (Maserati year I think) I watched him run his 1963 Aston, he left a wee bit of green paint on the track that day. I spoke with him that weekend, finding him under a car in half peeled Nomex. He instantly remembered me and we spoke for a short time while he wrenched. A true Prince among men. When asked, "Okay, who's the real best"? Zero hesitation: Fangio! Then he told me some funny tales of Fangio terrorizing unsuspecting Italian villages while out "testing" Ferrari mules on the ummmm... test track.

@yolandalindsay8368 7 ай бұрын

This is what you Call "A1 Talented Driver" with Feel, Pace & the Precision to maKe it ALL lOOk Easy.

@notsofast60 5 ай бұрын

besides his awesome talent-i think he was a very classy guy. Thanks for resurrecting this footage. I really enjoyed it!

@tinchodbaires1996 2 жыл бұрын

greetings from Argentina

@Frankestein01nl 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, just wow... what a racer!

@neorandy 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched this and started looking for the book I remember reading in grade school about Moss’s Mille Miglia win with Denis Jenkinson as his navigator and the rolling assembly that fed them information on the impossible course they ran.

@tadroid3858 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Skinny tires and really rough tracks. Mass cojones!!

@tomsmith5216 2 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine today's drivers in those cars, with those skinny tires, crash box transmissions, no safety equipment, on the crappy tracks they drove on, at the speeds they raced?

@ScottFoster482002 2 жыл бұрын

Fangio was my first racing hero.

@beegee22 2 жыл бұрын

There will never be another like him. The greatest by far. 👏👏👏👏👏

@ojovideo 6 ай бұрын

The Greatest

@TS-mo6pn 2 жыл бұрын

Still the greatest.

@powersliding 2 жыл бұрын

the greatest ever

@2404Pepe 2 жыл бұрын

It made me cry... What a guy. No doubt, the best driver of all times. Beautiful video, awsome!!!!

@JamesSeaberry 2 жыл бұрын

The best EVER.

@SpeedBrazilOficial 9 күн бұрын

THANKS GUYS ❤ AMAZING ❤ TODAY JULY 2024❤

@williammiller1732 2 жыл бұрын

He was a great racer and old for a modern driver

@pachifueradecarril 2 жыл бұрын

Gran tributo siempre hay que recordar a gente que dio ejemplo fuera y dentro de las pistas gracias por recordarlo soy Salvador de argentina y en mi canal estuve en el museo les gustará amigos bueno un gran saludo 👋 amigos desde Argentina

@pachifueradecarril 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias desde Argentina saludos 🤗

@robertorobertes7630 2 жыл бұрын

Dentro y fuera? Que me importa lo que hizo fuera del automovilismo? Si le hubiera pegaba a la mujer, hubiera sido nazi o matara perros por placer, seria menos genial en la formula 1? Fangio es, fue y sera el mejor por lo que hizo en las pistas. Era corredor de automovilismo, mecanico, estratega, excelente, y es todo lo que importa.

@pachifueradecarril 2 жыл бұрын

Estupendo Roberto 👏👍 coincido con tigo y con el se rompió el molde . No va haber otro igual

@geniusmcwhatnot9869 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertorobertes7630 i think the hitting women nazi dog thing is a little off there robby rob but i get your point!...LOL

@robertorobertes7630 2 жыл бұрын

@@geniusmcwhatnot9869 fue una exageracion, para apoyar mi idea. Saludos.

@jamesjanssen8252 2 жыл бұрын

The greatest!

@brunotulliani 2 жыл бұрын

Superb video! Truly excellent.

@carloshenriquebins5113 2 жыл бұрын

He is the best driver ever.In the 1957 German GP he used one gear ahead of all the other drivers.Fourth gear instead of third and fifth instead of fourth and not using the brakes.Unbelievable

@fernandosouzasoares734 2 жыл бұрын

Fenomenal!!!

@tomsmith5216 2 жыл бұрын

I became interested in F1 racing when I was 7, in 1952 when I first heard about Fangio, Ascari, and Farina. It was Fangio that was my favorite, even though I really didn't know why. He was my "guy" until I discovered Stirking Moss, then it waa Fangio and Moss until Fangio retired. I still think he is top 2 or 3 best ever given 5 WDCs in his 40s, driving the dangerous cars of the day and on tracks with little in the way of safety. 150+ mph on skinny bias ply tires, no seat belts, questionable helmets, short sleeve polo shirts...those were men, and Fangio was THE man.

@kerb23 2 жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on Clark, Schumi, and Hamilton? Really curious to hear the perspective of someone who's been watching for so long. Do you have a favorite rivalry (Senna/Prost, Hamilton/Rosberg etc)?

@tomsmith5216 2 жыл бұрын

@@kerb23 I considered Jimmy Clark to be the best driver in his era (1960-1968), and one of the very best ever.. Of course, he had one of the best cars of the period as well, but he drove sportscars, rally, saloon, and Indycars, all at an exceptional.level. It's a little harder to judge Schumacher and Hamilton, I think. both of whom were/are arguably the best of their eras as well, but harder to assess their skills, as they primarily drove F1 cars exclusively. I give a slight edge to Svhumacher. as I think he was instrumental in the development of Ferrari's F1 successes, There is, imo, little doubt Hamilton is the best driver of the current period. We are, of course, leaving out Lauda, Senna, and Prost from the discussion, all of whom were exceptional talents. It's all just my personal observations and opinions, of course. Seeing the evolution of F1 cars over the last 60+ years has been incredible. As for rivalries, I think Senna/ Prost would be my #1.

@kerb23 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomsmith5216 Thanks man! So cool to hear this type of perspective. I only started watching in 2020 but I've been fascinated by the more historic aspects of F1 for a while

@kerb23 2 жыл бұрын

And out of curiosity, would you say Vettel and Alonso are on a similar level to Lauda, Prost, and Senna?

@tomsmith5216 2 жыл бұрын

@@kerb23 Good question... They would have to be close to that level. Their accimplishments certainly would indicate it. I hadn't thought about that until you mentioned it. 🙂🤔

@grrfy 2 жыл бұрын

Great! and raymond baxter...legend

@mariohectorserrano3639 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente , felicitaciones , no hay palabras para expresar la alegria que ha dado y seguirá dando , haciendo correctas comparaciones , nunca habrá otro igual . Sería bueno que tuviera traducción , solo porque el es argentino de habla castellano . Mucha Salud .

@mecano572 2 жыл бұрын

Grande Fangio!!

@av8bvma513 2 жыл бұрын

13:30 Those lines! Perfection!

@icecreamforcrowhurst 2 жыл бұрын

“Still he drove with that implacable will to win so typical of the man”

@henrymisisca2065 2 жыл бұрын

EL MAS GRANDE DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS . LEJOS EL MEJOR LO QUE EL HIZO EN LA F1 AL DIA DE HOY NO FUE SUPERADO

@corretoramorosino 2 жыл бұрын

The greatest ever!

@geniusmcwhatnot9869 2 жыл бұрын

at 21:30...german grand prix 1957... his greatest race... loses near a minute in a pitstop then breaks the lap record ten times in the next 22 laps to win the race...wow.

@rotax636nut5 2 жыл бұрын

Fangio's actual life was like some fictional hero from a Boys Own Annual story, Champions could never come better than him and they never will

@ricardoprovan5159 Ай бұрын

FANGIO raced 10 years in F1, time during which 30 drivers died on the tracks.

@graemethorne677 2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame we don't have a series as mechanically pure as those early cars, where it was man and machine together competing. Although I enjoy modern racing it does seem rather sterile compared to the simpler times.

@tonychavez2083 2 жыл бұрын

His years with Mercedes-Benz were the best. Daimler Benz basically has unlimited budget and resources. Streamlined long tail coupes for Monza and Rheims were the best…

@crumblefest 2 жыл бұрын

Those were the days...

@nosoyyo7654 2 жыл бұрын

"un hombre se destaca fresco y tranquilo en un mundo de fracción de segundo donde el tiempo se mide en tiendas de campaña "

@leecoleman822 Жыл бұрын

🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁 .amen

@paulwoodman4557 2 жыл бұрын

The Technique of Motor Racing. Juan Manuel Fangio.. read it.

@vielstein 2 жыл бұрын

G O A T

@robertorobertes7630 2 жыл бұрын

Fangio, el mejor lejos. Muy lejos.

@av8bvma513 2 жыл бұрын

08:00 The Pan American Road Race of NINETEEN HUNDRED MILES??? What manner of men are these? G*I*A*N*T*S

@anthonyxuereb792 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a better bit of footage than that of Fangio arriving at the pits in a Mercedes to do a few laps in the Maserati I ask you?

@johntechwriter 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! The three minutes of brilliant driving that follow!

@anthonyxuereb792 2 жыл бұрын

@@johntechwriter you got it

@freakysnuke2571 2 жыл бұрын

8:53 The Reems circuit 😃😀

@alanhindmarch4483 2 жыл бұрын

Hamilton may be the most successful F1 driver, but Fangio will always be the greatest Racing Driver. I was born the year Fangio won his second world championship, so never actually see him race, but his achievements speak for themselves.

@ralphe5842 Жыл бұрын

And to think he was in his 40s

@alexcouri_arquiteto 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@Retroscoop 2 жыл бұрын

The driving skills you must have had in those days meant you had to be made of the same "right stuff" as astronauts. Most current F1 drivers would be rather mediocre in such cars, if not scared stiff.

@henrymisisca2065 2 жыл бұрын

A POR CIERTO MURIO DE VIEJO NO EN UN AUTO ESO TAMBIEN LO. HACE EL.MEJOR .