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Biggest F1 scandals: Kidnapped F1 champion misses new Grand Prix
Article To news overview Formula 1 landed in Cuba in 1958 for an event intended to showcase the island nation. However, Fidel Castro's rebels had a different plan in mind. With all the attention focused on the Cuba Grand Prix, the rebels wanted to bring their fight against the incumbent government to the forefront. As a result they kidnapped five-time world champion and Formula 1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio, holding him at gunpoint in his hotel. Things took an even darker turn during the race when Cuban driver Armando Garcia Cifuentes lost control of his car and crashed into the stands. The accident resulted in seven deaths and dozens more injured, including Cifuentes himself. Initial...
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