A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story

It is kinda sad that when there is good story to tell, had a chance to interview with some special names in Formula 1 history, but there is no storytelling. Time didn't pass while I was watching, several times I checked the bottom bar to see how many minutes to end. In my opinion; unfortunately this documentary is not so successful about reflecting Fangio's legacy. But in otherside, it is good to see the old and original aspects of Formula 1 and motorsport history. If interested, then it might worth see it.

(Flash Review)

Was Juan Manuel Fangio the best F1 driver of all time? He is known as the godfather of F1 as he was the best and most accomplished driver it the early 40s-50s era and held the record of 5 World Championships until Schumacher finally topped him at the turn on the century. He was also able to win championships with several different manufacturers; a rarity. There is some great early racing footage in here. The documentary is straightforward and not creative except from a vague analysis they concocted to pick a best driver over every era. Guess who they picked...?

I want engine noise! All I got was a wall of pointless background music, drowning out both voice and noise. Could not stand to keep watching (hearing) that.

I mean, I feel ya bud but... come on, is that really 1 worthy?

This is a technically competently made doc on the life of Juan Manuel Fangio, one of the greatest drivers of all time. It is nice to have some of Formula 1's greatest legends talk about one of their idols and the impact he had on their lives. It is pretty informative on the F1 side but it lacks on the more personal side. His life had a lot of incredible situations (he was kidnapped by Cubans for Chrissake!) that are barely mentioned and I think there should have been a lot more emphasis on the Ascari death, which isn't even mentioned! So all in all it's a decent doc that feels a bit incomplete.