How a 5-Time F1 Champion Was Kidnapped in Cuba

In the 4-month long gap between the 1958 season opener in Argentina and the Monaco GP, several F1 drivers attend the second iteration of the Cuban GP, a non-championship race held in the streets of Havana. All eyes are on Juan Manuel Fangio, the 5-time Formula 1 champion who is still going strong well into his 40s, to repeat his win from the previous year. But the race weekend takes an incredibly unexpected turn both for him and the country of Cuba...

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Origins of the Cuban GP
03:19 - The second race and the kidnapping
06:13 - Where is Fangio?
09:10 - The race day
11:35 - Post-race: returning Fangio
13:36 - The aftermath

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Resources:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jfq...
https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/...
http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/st...

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