Juan Manuel Fangio, was an Argentine racing driver. Nicknamed El Chueco or El Maestro, he dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World Drivers' Championship five times.
Fangio c. 1952
1950 Simca Gordini T15s, as raced, and retired, at the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans by José Froilán González and Juan Manuel Fangio
Fangio at the 1954 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring
Fangio being chased by Alberto Ascari during the 1954 Italian Grand Prix
Formula One automobile racing has its roots in the European Grand Prix championships of the 1920s and 1930s, though the foundation of the modern Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules, which was followed by a World Championship of Drivers in 1950.
Some Scuderia Ferrari Formula One cars from between 1950 and 2002
Juan Manuel Fangio drove this Alfa Romeo 159 to the title in 1951
Mike Hawthorn in a Ferrari 246 F1 in the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix
John Surtees (Ferrari) at the 1964 British Grand Prix