Maserati 250F – A Commonplace Miracle
It was a miracle that Juan Manuel Fangio was even able to start the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix…
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F1’s Argentinian Tango
On this day in F1… 17th July 1995 Twenty One years ago today, an F1 legend who was an exponent of the Argentinian Tango on 4 wheels died. The romantics amongst us now envision Juan Manuel Fangio, racing against Senna and Clark on the greatest circuit this world has never seen. The man who was known … Read more
On This Day in #F1: 12 July
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs 1959 . . . is remembered for . . . Fidel Castro took over from President Batista, the Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet, the Leakeys discovered 600,000-year-old homind fossils. Ben Hur and Some like it Hot were box-office hits, Russia’s Luna-1 was the first craft to leave the Earth’s … Read more
The Notorious F1 Godfathers: The Man Who Became “The Maestro”
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Dane Hansen *** The 50’s. The Wild West of Grand Prix racing and a time when it all seemed so primitive. Men raced rugged machines around undulating tracks and danger vibrated through the minds of many. Juan Manuel Fangio’s tale is diverse and obscure. From his regular visits to the … Read more
The #F1 Bar Exam: 26 September 2013
Welcome to another week of TheJudge13 #F1 Bar Exam. Last Week’s Question(s): Can you name the circuit in the image. Can you also name the first ever Formula 1 winner (in a Formula 1 race) and the last winner in a Formula 1 race. This would be the home track of a very successful Formula 1 racing … Read more
On This Day in #F1: 16 July
In 1954, Fangio had started his season in a Maserati, winning two of the initial three GP’s. Indianapolis counted as a race for F1 but was never contested by the European powerhouses. Mercedes entered the “Monza” streamlined car for the French GP, with which Fangio took his third victory of the season. In Britain, despite … Read more
