Can't forget the fact he was kidnapped in Cuba by revolutionaries and just had a chat with his kidnappers while listening to the race on the radio. What a legend : )

Fangio wasn't just a driver, he was a proper blacksmith! When racing at a young age in Argentina and through Latin America he actually modified and repaired his racing cars with parts he made!

People don’t know how much more different f1 was back then. Entering a race was a death wish for those with incredible endurance and physical ability

The Fangio documentary on Netflix gave me so much more appreciation for the 50’s era of Formula one and how much drivers were at risk even at the simplest of tracks. While goats may not exist Fangio was truly a perfect driver who was that first big name icon for the public.

As an Argentinian, Juan Manuel Fangio was more than just a driver, he is the definition of sportmanship, humility, courage. He inspired other argentinian racing legends to compete and be the best. I'm so happy you that you gave an actual argentinian a spot to talk about him. Fangio was the Messi of racing for us, and to this day, his legacy still roams the streets of Balcarce.

comparing fangio to nowadays drivers is unfair cuz fangio's massive balls gave him a lot of downforce

In local AutoMundo Magazine he revealed that a few nights after Germany 1957, he had trouble sleeping, scared of what he did, he kept thinking many times he could've killed himself.

😂😂The “he only wins because he has the best car argument goes even as far back as The Godfather of F1 Fangio”

As someone who ranks Fangio at the top of my personal greatest drivers list I really appreciate this video. It doesn't matter how well Fangio could do in modern F1 car against present day drivers, but how well he did in his own time with the cars he had to drive. And IMO in his own time Fangio achieved a level of perfection unmatched since then.

Amazing video dude. Glad to have had the opportunity to be part of it!

As an Argie, I wish motorsports had more nationwide recognition than just football, football, football. It's football up to your nostrils every damn day. Say Josh, could you do a vid on Caros Reutemann? He's the last Argie driver to ever grace F1, a great person and a formidable driver.

Didn’t realise how fast Josh is growing until now! Could hit 300K next month

"To that I say, 'there is no GOAT'". *frowns in Mahaveer*

Finally, the GOAT gets some recognition. Btw, his 250f was 4 years old by 1957. And his 1956 winning lancia was a year old. And his 1950 and 51 Alfa's were 13 years old. And he did that whilst also competing in sportscars and had to quickly switch between different cars. In his whole career, he only had 2 crashes. Both were due to fatigue.

Also, outside of Formula 1 he started a project called, "Misión Argentina", going to the 84hs, yes 84hs, of Nürburgring with three Torino 380W, an argentine car, winning their class and almost winning the overall race, loosing only because of some penalties and getting 4th.

Thanks for covering this legend Josh, I have a couple of anecdotes about him that may illustrate why people Like Moss and Senna sparkled like kids in a toy shop whenever they spoke about Fangio. Back in Argentina, a young guy named Horacio Pagani was making fiberglass chassis for local racing series, but was running out of money, so he decided to write to Fangio and ask him for some help to get sponsors. He did something better. Seeing the quality of work done by Pagani, he wrote letters of recommendation to his contacts in Italy in companies such as Ferrari, and soon enough Pagani was hired by Lamorghini and went on to create his own supercar brand later. I think a copy of some letter he sent are in his museum in Balcarce. And on a more personal one, my grandmother was a rural teacher, and one day she was waiting for a bus under the rain with some co-workers. Suddenly a Mercedes stopped and the driver asked if they wanted a lift. They said yes and the back doors opened and there he was, Fangio, holding the door open for my grandma under the pouring rain. He was honorary president of Mercedes Benz Argentina back then, and he moved to the front passenger seat so his chauffer could take the teachers where they needed to be. And my grandma says she never met a more humble and polite man ever, he even joked that some mud inside the car was good for it when my grandma co-worker apologised for having muddy shoes on the expensive upholstery. There are tons of stories like that from common people who met him written in his museum visitors book. I know timew have changed now and drivers are millonaire celebrities, but Fangio never forgot where he came from and the sleepless nights he spent working as a mechanic...drivers just don't go through that anymore.

Brazil '93: Ayrton Senna wins, is greeted on the podium by one J.M Fangio. Juan calls him "the greatest", Ayrton corrects him, calling him "the greatest". The two legends then share a hug. Even though I was born after both these men moved to the great racetrack in the sky, seeing that moves me to tears, everytime I see it. Wonderful video as always, and always wonderful to remember the pioneering days of Formula One and Motorsport in general.

I can't express enough how good RaianF1's part was. It was a perfect description of Fangio and the legacy he left behind. What a banger yet again Josh!

As Argentinian, thanks mate, there's so much to say about Fangio, one thing that many people abroad does not know is that he was a great story teller, there are numerous interviews where he tells what he lived from that 1st person that made these stories so so much more appealing specially because he was a very humble person, basically a man from a small farmer town that liked to race cars. Also, he was Senna's hero and Senna used to go to that small town to visit him and talk more or less often.

For a country that sadly mostly cares about football, you'd be surprised to learn we all adore him. Such an amazing driver

3:39 for those who don't get the referance, in the early 50s the DeHaviland Comet was one of the first jet airliners in comercial service, and one of the capabilities of the plane was flying at high altitude where the air is too thin to breathe, therefore it had to be presurized and this ment that the fuselage (body of the plane) was being streched to make the air breathable in flight, this overtime with several flight hours can cause fatige cracks on the fuselage which can in any moment burst open and rip the plane to pieces in seconds and kill everyone, since the feature of high altitude presurization was still new and the Comet presurized several times, that meant in a short period of time of use of the plane (around 3000 flight hours) they would burst in midair killing everyone in an instant. this is quite the extensive topic, I suggest to look up B.O.A.C. flight 781 for more info on the subject

Still waiting for the "why was Jim Clark so great".

4:34 *[EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES]* Fits well though considering Fangio used the exact same four-wheel drift technique Takumi does in Initial D

Just giving attention and appreciation to this legend forces me to give a big 👍🏻. My grandfather has a collection of photos of his unrepeatable galactic drive at Nurburgring in 1957. unbelievable how close fans had been to track, you could be that close to feel the airflow of the cars. Viewing the photos is the closest I get to these times and to the best f1 driver of all times. No one beats the Maestro aka El Chueco🇦🇷🇦🇷😎

As someone (I think Fangio himself, but I can't say for sure) said once... "if you made a mistake or suffered a problem while taking a corner and had an accident, there was very little you could do. You were at the mercy of God" Greetings from Argentina, Josh. I watch all your videos. Stepping on the gas to quicken your time in a context where doing so could get you killed immediately meant the psychology and mindset of these drivers were very different. Much more reckless, and infinitely braver too. Modern drivers are encouraged to try their hardest since cars are a lot safer now; back then pushing the limit was an absolute gamble you had to think about...

His rivals said that Fangio didn't take F1 seriously(didn't train, didn't keep healthy), so if he did take it seriously, imagine how much greater he would've been. Probably would've won 90% of his races.

For some reason I want to travel back in time to see 50's racing in the flesh, because the size of the balls on those drivers must've been huge.

In percentage terms, Fangio is *by far* the greatest driver of all time. Here's the top ten for win percentage: 1. 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio: 46.15% 2. 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari: 39.39% 3. 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton: 35.36% 4. 🇬🇧 Jim Clark: 34.25% 5. 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher: 29.55% 6. 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart: 27.00% 7. 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna: 25.31% 8. 🇫🇷 Alain Prost: 25.25% 9. 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss: 23.88% 10. 🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel: 19.49%

I always liked his content so educational. Now his teaching F1 history keep it up!

Tazio Nuvolari was also an outstanding competitor in his 40's. No roll bars or seat belts. Cloth helmets. Body english to help get through corners. Four-wheel drifts to get through turns. And you could actually see the driver at work during the race. Those were the days.

Every video is like Christmas day.

alberto ascari, Mike howthon, Peter Colins, Sterling Moss and tony brooks they were not old men or princes they were some greats f1 drivers of all time and fangio raced them

His legacy is remarkable - 24 wins, 5 World championships - also, that he prevented Stirling Moss from winning one!

Jim Clark? Jackie Stewart? Niki Lauda? are we gonna see more videos about F1 historical greats?

To me, this was your most poetic video yet. My grandpa loved Fangio and would tell me stories of him often. I wish I could show him this video because I know he would have loved it. Thanks for making & sharing!

Fantastic well done! Tha ks a lot for putting some passion into a true master that is gone but never forgotten❤

I think that Fangio is seen by the Argentinians the same way we (Brazilians) see Senna.

LOL That de Havilland comment killed me. Very good video.

Man finally someone talked about this. Whenever some kid would tell that if Alpine would make a great car Alonso would not be able to fight for a championship, I would bring up Fangio and they would try to belittle his era which is stupid. Great video

He did not complain. He was not a diva. He was fast and he was a good mechanic.

To the people who think Fangio was old: in 2018, Gabrielle "oh off, it's" Tarquini won an FIA world cup at the age of 56

Great video. Keep up the good work.

I normally enjoy your videos quite a lot, but this one really ringed a bell on me, amazing video mate

Thank you for this great video, Josh. We can never acknowledge enough the greatness of the legends of the past who MADE this sport so amazing!

Keep pumping great videos my guy!

You know, leaning on the simple fact that Fangio survived this era of F1 with how long he competed is a real statement to his greatness.

Greetings from Argentina, mate! Great video!!

Awesome video, greatly appreciated from an Argentinian fan of your :)

Fangio always deserved more attention. His talent transcended time and geography.

Fue ,es y será el mejor piloto del mundo!! JUAN MANUEL FANGIO #1

OH YES I WAS SO WAITING FOR THIS!!!

4:24 I watch F1 since 2009 and I did not know this. I nearly spat my drink when I saw the lap time.

this man is one of the few things that i love from my country

I think Vettel summed it up best "Would we have the courage needed to push the cars back then? Would they have the skills to handle the speeds of our cars? I don't know, there's no way to know" (paraphrasing an interview I saw on youtube but can't find at the moment)

"That I could not have said better myself, mainly because I ain't Argentinian. I know, shocking right?" That ending tho 😂

Haven’t been into f1 since I was young last few years have felt boring but your content has definitely gotten me keen to jump back into watching it again next year

Not to mention how he won with 4 different teams. A feat that will never be repeated.

Josh this was awesome!!! thanks for remembering "El Maestro"

Thank you Josh. This needs to be said every now and then. Pioneers.

I watch your clips because your style is amusing. I don't care if I agree with you or not, just your tongue-in-cheek humor makes it worth watching. However.... This time you hit it out of the park as far as I'm concerned. Excellent breakdown of why Fangio deserves a boat-load of respect. Hats off to you!

Josh - this video is Brilliant- Mate - Very Well Said - Nicely Done

amazing video again

As argentinian, I almost let a tear out. Thank you for this beautiful video Josh!

Muy bueno bro! 👍

Love the approach to this topic - there is no GOAT, it is that easy! Keep it up, man!

My respect for you has skyrocketed, Josh, I'm a Latino and JM Fangio has been the biggest pride in Motorsport to us hispanos for more than half a century. There's no way to have a "Greatest driver of all time" 'cause cars, tracks and regulations change so much through the years, but some just leave their mark in the hearts of entire countries and Fangio was _indomable,_ he's _El Maestro_ for a reason even today. Thank you for the video and the collab with Raian F1, keep up the great quality man! 💯✌🏼...

Josh, muchas gracias por hacer este pequeño homenaje a Fangio. Para los fans del automovilismo, el chueco es como Maradona o Messi. Era un talentoso y es sin duda uno de los mejores de la historia. Gracias nuevamente 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

Vamos loco, que lindo Muchas gracias por el video, che

Fangio and his contemporaries were absolute daredevils. They may not had the skill development of modern drivers but they definitely had natural ability to drive these cars round those tracks. I encourage anyone with a Netflix account (uk at least) to watch the Fangio documentary. It is a must watch.

As an Argentinian F1 fan, this means a lot to me. Thanks Josh

Excellent video.

I'am also argentinian so I had to suscribe to Raian. Good to know we have our own F1 youtuber

awesome video

I would argue that Fangio should be considered as one of the greatest in the same way as Schumacher, Senna and Hamilton.

4:50 this is what people seem to forget now a days

I did a report on Juan Manuel Fangio for my Spanish course last semester. We had to pick a Spanish speaking country and focus on one of their more influential citizens throughout history. I chose Juan Manuel Fangio before knowing who he was, i had just googled "Argentinian F1 drivers". Without going on and on, it was one of the most fun writing assignments I've had to write in my schooling days. He was a true badass

Funny thing, In Argentina (At least in Buenos Aires) when someone or the drivers in the street in general are driving with little regards from anything we say "Watch out, they believe they're Fangio or It seems everyone is Fangio"

Interesting fact: Fangio sent a recommendation letter to the Lamborghini fabric in Italy related to a young argentinian guy. He started sweeping the floor and at his 20s became a chief engineer. That guy was Horacio Pagani...same dude years later develop the Pagani Zonda and Pagani Wayra supercars.

His dad-bod is so funny. A GOAT for sure.

Definitely the number Juan.

My favourite Fangio story is the 1950 Monaco GP. Fangio started and led from pole, but there was a pile up behind him when Farina in second got taken out by a wave from the harbour (yes, seriously), the crash stopped the entire field except Fangio. In the moment Fangio was unaware of the chaos behind him, but as he came round for the second lap he noticed that nobody in the crowd was looking at him, they were all looking down the road towards Tabac. Tabac in 1950 was a blind entry corner, Fangio couldn't see what was on the other side, but he figured something must be wrong and slowed down. Had he kept up race pace he would have slammed right into the back of the lap one crash, but he didn't. In the end Fangio won the race by a full lap from Ablerto Ascari. . It's my favourite Fangio story because it shows how good his brain was. He had a mind that could have coped with a modern F1 car no problem, it was such a huge part of his success alongside his obvious skill and balls of steel.

Had to think a second about where i knew that voice from... But of course - the Race watchalongs on racing statistics! awesome :)

Great video about the Maestro! So your next video I’m guessing is probably going to involve you roasting our good old “favourite circuit” Sochi.

Awesome video Josh, maybe the next one about Tazio Nuvolari?

Love your vids, dude. Will you make something about Kimi ?

I think there are three drivers that are widely regarded as the best by their peers at their time, J M Fangio, Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna.

The greatness of Fangio, is that HE, established the norms for auto racing. After him, everyone added to his legacy, and that legacy is what makes him the greatest And this testament comes is made by a guy from URUGUAY

The very fact that he lived through it is the best evidence of his greatness

Fangio always has been one of my top 3 favorite f1 drivers,the scores that he held are god like,truly a legend of motorsport

When r we going to get top 10 f1 drivers of 2000’s mate?? Love your every video.. cheers bro

Loving the aircraft references.

El más grande! Gracias maestro 💙

The speech toward the end of the video was nothing short of epic.

You're the best man. For reals, no one talks better F1 than you, my man! #thetrueantimannus

fangio was a monster! i got the f1 book a little bit ago and was reading about the 1955 argentine gp, the race was over 3 hours in the scorching heat, 96 laps. back then people were allowed to use relief drivers aka multiple drivers using the same car but fangio and Mierres, another argentine ran the entire race without swapping. all but 5 of the other 20 starting cars even finished the race. The heat from the inside of the car was burning fangios legs, so much so that apparently he could smell it, and the only thing keeping him in the car was picturing himself in a huge ice bath. after the race they had to lift him out of the car, lay him on the ground and give him an injection! :0

You could say there was Juan other driver…

Insane driver, very underrated

He still has the best ratio of race wins vs race entries since the inception of Formula 1. No other F1 driver has caught up to it.

For me this guy was an awesome pilot cause didn't only win races, he stayed alive enough time to win several championships AND DIED OF OLD AGE, which is in itself an impressive feat due to the total lack of security back then. Even today's Tourist Trophy is a walk in the park compared to racing the green hell without a helmet or not even a seatbelt.. Thanks for the video Josh, great as always !

Can we get a Stirling Moss video pls? Loved the video!