He really was a kind person. My mum, dad and older brother, who was about 4 years old at the time, met him on the docks waiting to board a boat to France after the '51 Silverstone race. He graciously accepted to hold my brother in his arms for a photo and had a short chat with my dad.
@nehuencah58833 жыл бұрын
do you have the photo?
@philipburkinshaw56083 жыл бұрын
@@nehuencah5883 Yes, I have an 8 X 10 photocopy, the original was smaller and I think my brother has it.
@hmdwgf2 жыл бұрын
Wow. That is SO cool! But I’ve heard Fangio didn’t speak English, so I guess your Dad spoke Spanish or Italian.
@philipburkinshaw56082 жыл бұрын
@@hmdwgf I wasn't born at the time so I don't know exactly how it went down but my dad spoke a bit of french and spanish. I imagine it wasn't a very complicated exchange! Just being able to get close and personal with a star like him would be a bit more difficult today.
@hmdwgf2 жыл бұрын
@@philipburkinshaw5608 Your dad has no idea how lucky he was!
@derekantill3721 Жыл бұрын
Fangio came to European F 1 racing at an age when today’s F 1 drivers are retiring. Fangio was a true gentleman driver and always raced fairly and whatever team he was racing with he always got the best out of car. A very respected world champion.
@hmdwgf2 жыл бұрын
The most impressive thing about Fangio’s accomplishments isn’t his 5 championships, IMO. It’s participating in those insane 15 to 20 day South American open road capital-to-capital races in the 1940s, and winning them.
@rogerwilliamson71612 жыл бұрын
Ich habe Fangio 1991 zu seinem 80sten Geburtstag gratuliert. Ich schrieb ihm ein paar Zeilen und erhielt nach 2 Wochen einen Brief von Mercedes Benz/Argentinien mit einer Karte mit Unterschrift von ihm. Ein Gentleman. Eine Legende.
@alejandrocardenas5256 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing.
@MrGaryGG4817 күн бұрын
That's really no surprise. Everything I've ever read of him said he was an absolute gentleman. Unfortunately, his style has gone out of style. That is missed in today's society (at least by the old guys).
@robbiemulholland83523 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic film! I knew a bit about Fangio and how good he was, but didn’t realise how much of a brilliant man he was off the track! True Gent and talent!!
@chancevonfreund9145 Жыл бұрын
Each country had great drivers and Fangio was great! In the US we had AJ Foyt!🇺🇲
@corinthian46 Жыл бұрын
Stirling Moss rated him as the greatest driver , and those were the days when racing was really dangerous , unlike today , when playing dominoes is more hazardous .
@kartikeybhatia14239 ай бұрын
Lol racing is still dangerous today, yes not as much as before but that’s because of the safety measures implemented and nothing wrong with that, that’s always meant to happen.
@stuartbritton481111 күн бұрын
It is safer today, yes, of course. Drivers today don't have to be made of the same stuff, now, though. They are not the brave heroes that they should be. They just have stronger neck muscles, be very fit and have computer brains. They don't need to be sportsmen nowadays. They need to conform.and comply with political correction. y@@kartikeybhatia1423
@WillyMcCoy505 жыл бұрын
Such a genuine being. One of a very few.
@AlidelOro5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a nice documentary on Sr Fangio. Star racer no doubt. Absolutely dominant at the whole scene of F1.
@carterlegrand66985 жыл бұрын
Embarrassed that I never heard of him considering I was in the race car business for years (Le Grand Race Cars, Willow Springs, CA)
@PhotosOfBuildingsАй бұрын
😱
@conner64174 жыл бұрын
Netflix has a fangio doc coming soon!
@blue04mx534 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. I hear his name constantly during the F1 season but, I hadn't ever seen a documentary about him.
@aureliobrighton1871 Жыл бұрын
No words. Thankyou.🌹
@mariomls52687 ай бұрын
The GOAT
@julianscuteri83735 ай бұрын
El mejor de todos los tiempos maestro de marstros
@francocoli74065 ай бұрын
UN TRES GRAND CHAMPION PEUT ETRE LE PLUS GRAND
@US-px7wc4 жыл бұрын
He made F1 exiting !!! LEGEND
@RAFA-qc3jc2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Brian! Thank you for finding this treasure.
@egidioferreira83916 ай бұрын
Fangio foi o maior, e pronto. O resto trilhou no seu caminho
@GT-F13 жыл бұрын
The Master Craftsman!
@potatogirlcultist192 ай бұрын
No One: Literally No One: Dad's journey to school: 7:25
@egan29173 жыл бұрын
Legend😊
@mirceapopescu72534 ай бұрын
The GOT❤
@romareaddison59244 жыл бұрын
Able to have multiple collisions and keep going.
@cristianoronaldosuiicr74 жыл бұрын
The Title Name JUAN MANUEL FANGIO
@benzflynn3 жыл бұрын
Run the sound through a noise filter, man !
@rawnyjee71356 жыл бұрын
Damn I speak Spanish and they don't even really translate what he says
@nick_bal994 жыл бұрын
MrGuitarPrayer Portuguese?
@viktornei2 жыл бұрын
@@MrGuitarPrayer Portugese is in Brazil, Argentinians speak spanish
@josephbevacqua92176 жыл бұрын
from 1982
@felix_a28293 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@thecarpetman76879 ай бұрын
Don’t forget your helmet….here’s your handkerchief 😂
@robertdickson23193 жыл бұрын
Come On! The Cubans Never meant the great man any harm. They (Fidel?) just wanted to meet 'im. 46 y old and killed lap record atth Ring(!) 9 times. The Don.
@Techo132910 ай бұрын
Seems a bit hypocritical to hear him bang on about the importance of the family...given he never married, and never recognised any of his 3 sons.
@tonymarc834 жыл бұрын
italian pride
@lucianabotto62093 жыл бұрын
he is from argentina
@matvt.24513 жыл бұрын
@@lucianabotto6209 he has italian origins too
@theelectricangel22502 жыл бұрын
@@matvt.2451 But born in Argentina.
@fedecasares2 жыл бұрын
@@matvt.2451 For Italians we are Argentines starving. But when an Argentine with an Italian surname transcends, then he does have Italian blood. Caraduras !! He is Argentine, not Italian. Italy did not give him anything, Argentina did.
@fedecasares2 жыл бұрын
Italian pride mis pelotas. FUE UN GRAN PILOTO ARGENTINO. AR-GEN-TI-NO. Punto y aparte.