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Argentina’s ‘other’ champion

If Vernon Kay were to front a motorsport-themed edition of Family Fortunes and ask for the names of Argentinian racing drivers, you can bet the first answer would be five-time F1 world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. F1 devotees might cite Froilan Gonzalez or Carlos Reutemann, with Oscar Larrauri and Esteban Tuero at the niche end of the spectrum [yes, very niche! – ed].

It’s unlikely that you’d immediately think of Toyota’s World Endurance Championship charger Jose Maria Lopez for the simple reason that he never

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