Members of honour guard of the Granaderos Regiment transport the remains of Formula One great Juan Manuel Fangio from the Balcarce cemetery to a mausoleum at the Fangio Museum, in Balcarce, Argentina November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mariana Devo
BALCARCE, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentines lined the streets of Juan Manuel Fangio's birthplace on Wednesday to applaud as the remains of the 1950s Formula One great went on one last lap to a new resting place in the museum housing his cars.
Triple world champion Jackie Stewart joined the locals in Balcarce, some 415km south of Buenos Aires, in paying tribute to the man he still considers to be the greatest racing driver of all time.
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