4th August 1957
Juan Manuel Fangio, driving for Maserati, wins the Formula One German Grand Prix, and with four wins for the season, clinched his record 5th world drivers championship, including his 4th consecutive world championship. Both these records would endure for almost half a century – till Michael Schumacher broke them in the new millennium.
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Thommo
ReplyDeleteJuan Manuel Fangio is the very best in my books.
It took 46 years before someone actually beat him in F1 Drivers Championships, when Schumacher did it in 2003.
Cheers!
Paul
Thomas--This is a fun idea for a blog--you might want to check out Writers Almanac. Garrison Keillor reads in on air on public radio in the States. It features a poem every day and includes happenings of mostly a literary nature, such as birthdays.
ReplyDeleteWonderful blog, Thomas! Thanks for the e-mail and for checking mine out, as well.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm not hanging on the fence shooting motorcycle racing, my next big interest is in news items--past and present. So I love this kind of stuff--reminds me as well when I was young(er)!
Take care and thanks again.
And by the way, JMF was a god!
Yes indeed Fangio is the very best. His wins to races entered at 24 to 51 is unbeaten. His closest rival Michael Schumacher is way behind.
ReplyDeleteIt must also be remembered that Fangio began racing in the highest class at the age of 39, an age when most driver - including Schumacher - had given up competitive racing. His last win was at age 46
Fangio has the distinction of having won his five world championships on four different cars - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati.
ReplyDeleteToday Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and maserati are all part of FIAT, but in the 1950s they were the fiercest of rivals