A glowing tribute that chronicles the motorsport racing career of Juan Manuel Fangio (Italian pronunciation.June 24, 1911 - July 17, 1995), nicknamed El Chueco ("the bowlegged one", also commonly translated as "bandy legged") or El Maestro ("The Master"), was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing.
From childhood, he abandoned his studies to pursue auto mechanics. In 1938, he debuted in Turismo Carretera, competing in a Ford V8. In 1940, he competed with Chevrolet, winning the Grand Prix International Championship and devoted his time to the Argentine Turismo Carretera becoming its champion, a title he successfully defended a year later. Fangio then competed in Europe between 1947 to 1949 where he achieved further success.
He won five Formula One World Drivers' Championships-a record which stood for 46 years until beaten by Michael Schumacher-with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati), a feat that has not been repeated. We see him racing with: Maserati, 1953 Mille Miglia, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari wins, 1953 Reims Maserati, Ferrari, British Gran Prix -- Ferrari, Monza -- Italian GA, Ferrari -- Maserati, Pan America w/ Lancia, 1954 Mercedes Benz, 8cyl. W/ Fangio, Demolish the rest -- World Gran Prix wins, 1955 Sterling Moss joins Mercedes, 1956 Ferrari Fangio, Moss -- Maserati, 1957 Maserati -- he tests car -- Monaco -- German Gran Prix, Maserati vs. Ferrari
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