The reasons behind fangios respect goes beyond his driving skill,its more a case of his achievements with none of the technology of today.The cars were basic to the extreme and often a race weekend would have at least one death and many injuries.The cars didnt even have seatbelts and the drivers didnt wear fireproof overalls or a proper helmet.Also there was no car features to protect the drivers in an accident,no roll cages,no extingushers,no protected fuel cell or no tehered wheelsThe racing was a survival test as much as anything else,the best drivers lived to race again and to suceed. |