Watercolor on paper; 22 in. x 17 in.
Amelia Island 2015
Monaco Grand Prix - 1957 by Alfredo De la María
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$11,500 USD | Sold
| Amelia Island, Florida
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In this painting, Alfredo De la María depicts legendary racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio racing to the finish of the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix in his Maserati 250F. Knowing that his less experienced and significantly younger rivals would drive recklessly hard on the tight Monaco track, Fangio kept back as the others aggressively fought for position. Only four laps into the race, an accident took four of the top drivers out of contention. Fangio cautiously drove past the carnage and lead the remaining 101 laps until the finish.
That year, Juan Manuel Fangio celebrated his fifth and final Formula One World Championship, after coming 1st in four of the seven races that year. After a few unsuccessful races in 1958, he returned to his home of Argentina but still remained active in the sport for years to come.
