Yeah,I could even here 1-3 notes at the beginning of a TV add,& recite it. Kinda nerdy,huh!? lolz. My dad was southern,& liked stock cars. Got mad when I said "them ain't real race cars!". I loved F1 at 1st sight. Just couldn't help myself...Anyway,mom made us watch this "Neuvo Ballet" TV show,hence my saying they made it look like "mechanical ballet",knowing cars were mechanical thingies. Sounds strange,but I remember how I was back then...freak ol' time with anything cars.
They didn't call Fangio "the maestro" for nothing. This race was the 1st race I watched on the old black & white TV back in 1957...I was 1! I'll never forget how he drifted a corner at the ring sideways (brake drift) at 150mph! I remember telling my father (who was a lil hacked at me for thinkin stock cars were not real race cars),that it looked like "mechanical ballet". (we had to watch"neuvo ballet" back then).
To whoever said that Fangio doesnt have the fitness to race... Do you realize this race lasted 3 hours and a half?? And today's races last like 1 and a half... I mean the G forces werent as strong but come on, 3.30 hours is a feat. Fangio was a genius
Nuvolari, Fangio, Clark, Moss, Villeneuve, all better drivers than Schumacher. Also, in measurement of character, Schumacher trails even ruthless jerks like Farina and Pironi.
For skill, or underhanded tactics, see Prost, Suzuka. I grew up watching Senna, my favorite, but he was pretty low on occasion. I wish he hadn't been, he's known as a wonderful person, and taken from the track far too soon, like so many.
Fangio driving style was closer to Prost than Senna. He was a mechanic and cherished his cars.. he was proud to win a race at the lowest possible speed and by the minimum difference. In an interview, he proudly said most of the time, during a race he wouldn't even use fully the brakes to preserve them.
Fact is that out of the 8 yrs he spent in F1, he won 5 Championships and second in Two.
you just can't say that. they both drove in different era's with different cars. imo they are both as good as one another. fangio could never have the fitness level required for this era of F1 and micheal may or may not have the talent to hold onto the car like fangio did back then.
Fangio was famed for his supreme fitness. Yes, it may seem strange, seeing his figure today. But he was amongst the strongest drivers of his era, physically speaking. Remember that those cars had engines in the front, making it even hotter as the hot air got inside the cockpit, and GP races (such as this very one at the Ring) used to last over three hours. Also, there were no power steering and clutching was entirely manual. You *had* to be strong just to try it.
Yeah, but you forget that this was around the infamous Nurburgring!! The whole handling must have been far more difficult on the muscles than nowadays though.
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He actually has quite alot on Fangio. In fact he is better than Fangio he has won 7 nearly 8 championships while Fangio won 5. Schumacher is the best ever.
Read before you comment. Fangio started 51 races, won 24, with 29 poles and 23 fast laps.
That is almost 50% of wins. He also started in first row (1st or 2nd place) in 94% of the F1 races he entered, Schummy didn't even get closer. By sheer statistics, Fangio is much better.
Yeah,I could even here 1-3 notes at the beginning of a TV add,& recite it. Kinda nerdy,huh!? lolz. My dad was southern,& liked stock cars. Got mad when I said "them ain't real race cars!". I loved F1 at 1st sight. Just couldn't help myself...Anyway,mom made us watch this "Neuvo Ballet" TV show,hence my saying they made it look like "mechanical ballet",knowing cars were mechanical thingies. Sounds strange,but I remember how I was back then...freak ol' time with anything cars.
unionrdr 1 year ago
They didn't call Fangio "the maestro" for nothing. This race was the 1st race I watched on the old black & white TV back in 1957...I was 1! I'll never forget how he drifted a corner at the ring sideways (brake drift) at 150mph! I remember telling my father (who was a lil hacked at me for thinkin stock cars were not real race cars),that it looked like "mechanical ballet". (we had to watch"neuvo ballet" back then).
unionrdr 1 year ago
@unionrdr
You could talk at 1?
COYH10 1 year ago
Elbrusbase 1 year ago
And I met the greatman at Donington years ago!
(George Harrison was there, too, but Juan Manuel had more admirers!)
twoteles 3 years ago
To whoever said that Fangio doesnt have the fitness to race... Do you realize this race lasted 3 hours and a half?? And today's races last like 1 and a half... I mean the G forces werent as strong but come on, 3.30 hours is a feat. Fangio was a genius
marianopicco 3 years ago 11
Nuvolari, Fangio, Clark, Moss, Villeneuve, all better drivers than Schumacher. Also, in measurement of character, Schumacher trails even ruthless jerks like Farina and Pironi.
tontosage 4 years ago 3
I thing you forgot one name on your list: Ayrton Senna da Silva.
wysiwyg248 4 years ago
For skill, or underhanded tactics, see Prost, Suzuka. I grew up watching Senna, my favorite, but he was pretty low on occasion. I wish he hadn't been, he's known as a wonderful person, and taken from the track far too soon, like so many.
flugplatz21 4 years ago
flugplatz21,
Fangio driving style was closer to Prost than Senna. He was a mechanic and cherished his cars.. he was proud to win a race at the lowest possible speed and by the minimum difference. In an interview, he proudly said most of the time, during a race he wouldn't even use fully the brakes to preserve them.
Fact is that out of the 8 yrs he spent in F1, he won 5 Championships and second in Two.
wysiwyg248 4 years ago 5
It's definitely as different driving a 1950s F1 car and a 2000s F1 car as driving an airplane and a Honda Civic.
So we'll never know who is the best. Let's just assume they are the best of their respective ages.
mayhemito 5 years ago
you just can't say that. they both drove in different era's with different cars. imo they are both as good as one another. fangio could never have the fitness level required for this era of F1 and micheal may or may not have the talent to hold onto the car like fangio did back then.
BenjiMC1 5 years ago
thats because fangio was nearly 50
satoisalegend 5 years ago
Fangio was famed for his supreme fitness. Yes, it may seem strange, seeing his figure today. But he was amongst the strongest drivers of his era, physically speaking. Remember that those cars had engines in the front, making it even hotter as the hot air got inside the cockpit, and GP races (such as this very one at the Ring) used to last over three hours. Also, there were no power steering and clutching was entirely manual. You *had* to be strong just to try it.
cpsribeiro 5 years ago 4
but the car goes slower back then, 9:20 per lap. plus, I don't think it's hotter back then, since drivers are highly exposed
rosun82 4 years ago
Yeah, but you forget that this was around the infamous Nurburgring!! The whole handling must have been far more difficult on the muscles than nowadays though.
Rob130290 4 years ago
i think this is the most accurate comment on this
Mefistico 4 years ago
He's a magician. Schumacher has nothing on Fangio
Rangifulla 5 years ago
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He actually has quite alot on Fangio. In fact he is better than Fangio he has won 7 nearly 8 championships while Fangio won 5. Schumacher is the best ever.
number1Schumacherfan 4 years ago
Fangio won 5 out of 8. Schumi won 7 out of 16 ( 14, if you disconsider 1991 and 1998 ). Fangio was probably the best ever.
Julinho999 4 years ago
number1Schumacherfan,
Read before you comment. Fangio started 51 races, won 24, with 29 poles and 23 fast laps.
That is almost 50% of wins. He also started in first row (1st or 2nd place) in 94% of the F1 races he entered, Schummy didn't even get closer. By sheer statistics, Fangio is much better.
wysiwyg248 4 years ago 7
Oh, one more piece of statistics:
Fangio started 51 races, he won 24, was second in 11 and third in 1. That means he was in the podium 70% of the time...
Betting on him was like money on the bank.
wysiwyg248 4 years ago 10
@wysiwyg248
Absolutely.
And that record, the percentage of wins, have never been topped
jakethedane 1 year ago