News about Juan Manuel Fangio

In 1912, New York toymaker Lionel Co. launched the first electric slot car racing set, featuring heavy tinplate cars, miniature drivers and a two-lane track. About 1,200 sets were produced by 1916. Lionel had pioneered electric locomotive toys, producing its first train, the Electric Express, back in 1900. There is evidence of electric track cars that predate the Lionel version, though these were not true slot cars, i.e. powered miniature cars guided by a groove or slot in the track. These were connected to a raised rail and had only a single track.

Sebastian Vettel's deeds stand for themselves, according to JONATHAN McEVOY. Alain Prost has won as many championships as he has. - four. Only Juan Manuel Fangio (five) and the seven-time wonders of this world have gathered more than the great Argentine, Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. Vettel is ranked in the top of the most coveted drivers ever recorded. I like Seb because it's personal. When he first landed on the Formula One circuit, I was first introduced to him. At BMW Sauber's motorhome, a colleague and I were having dinner, and he came scamping over. A devotee of English humour, not least of Only Fools and Horses, was amused by a new word he hadn't heard: 'kerfuffle.'

JONATHAN McEVOY: Max Verstappen's 575 points this season was the most F1 has ever seen, and he has three titles to his name, he is ranked in a pantheon of five greats. Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and Juan Manuel Fangio have all hit that number, and next year he may be the second man to clinch four in a row. Red Bull swept away the competition, leaving Toto Wolff's Mercedes trailing in their wake and Ferrari asking how on earth to come close.

Classic cars are one of the fastest-rising high-value investments, rising in value faster than art, wine, property, and even precious metals. Collectors are able to buy the most desirable models of all, which is why dealers are able to pay through the nose to find the most desirable models of all. But what is the most money ever spent on a motor vehicle sold at auction? Here's a countdown of models that will change hands for the biggest amounts when hammers were banned from auction rooms.