Dinner with Racers
Kidnapping Fangio, Pt. 1: A History
Directed by Ryan Eversley, Matthew Isaac Harris, Sean HeckmanS5 • E2 Jul 27, 2024 38m
Continuing our hosts’ journey through Cuba, we take our first of a four-part look at the famed kidnapping of Juan Manuel Fangio. A five-time Formula One World Champion by 1958, the Argentine Grand Prix driver arrived at the burgeoning Cuban Grand Prix looking to repeat his previous year’s victory. Fate, however, would have other plans as Fidel Castro and his revolutionary 26th of July movement sought to publicly embarrass Cuba’s President, Fulgencio Batista, by kidnapping the event’s biggest star. In this episode, we take a look at the origins of each character… through song?
