The 5 times World Champion F1 driver's mejeng in Google Doodle

The 5 times World Champion F1 driver's mejeng in Google Doodle

The 5 times World Champion F1 driver's mejeng in Google Doodle - After a few days of absence, Google again presents the Google Doodle on the main page of its search engine, Friday (24/06/2016).

This time, doodle displayed on Google's home page is a Formula 1 driver named Juan Manuel Fangio. Google celebrated the anniversary of the 105th Fangio, precisely on June 24, 2016. Born in 1911, an Argentine racing legend.

Recorded Fangio became world champion for the sport of Formula 1 in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957. In those years, Fangio dominated the first decade of victories in Formula 1 racing.

The automotive world is not a new thing for him, because as a child he left his studies to become a car mechanic. Then, in 1938, Fangio debuted in Turismo Carretera compete with Ford V8.

Subsequently, in 1940, he was in competition with Chevrolet and won the Grand Prix International Championship. Since then, between 1947 and 1949, he competed in Europe and achieve further success.

During the 47 years of his career, he won the world drivers championship five times. Interestingly, all the title he earned with four different teams, namely Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes GP and Ferrari. Until the end of the record is beaten by Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher in 2003, also with four different teams.

With the victory Fangio five times, he is regarded as one of the greatest F1 driver of all time and won the highest percentage of victories in F1.

Not only that, another record that is achieved is as an F1 driver Argentina the only one who became world champion won his home race.

After retiring, he became honorary president of Mercedes Benz Argentina from 1987 to 1995, or after Fangio breathed on July 17, 1995.