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In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.

Juan Manuel Fangio

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Juan Manuel Fangio
Age: 84 †
Born: 1911
Born: June 24
Died: 1995
Died: July 17
Entrepreneur
Formula One Driver
Race Car Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
El maestro
Bangio
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Today
Mechanic
Driver
Drivers
Luck
Car

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