Nuvolari beats Fangio

Continuing the theme of top racing drivers, at the National Motor Museum recently an audience was invited to vote for their champion, after they had been addressed by Doug Nye advocating Fangio, Alain de Cadenet for Nuvolari, Graham Gauld for Jim Clark and DSJ for Senna. The vote went to Nuvolari. Fangio, (five times world-champion) came second, ahead of Clark and Senna. Lord Montagu promised to tell Fangio of his “defeat” when he visited him in Balcarce later in the week. Fangio is too polite to have made a rude gesture. I guess he just smiled…