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José Froilan Gonzalez dies at 90
José Froilan Gonzalez died at the age of ninety in his native Buenos Aires. He was the first to take a Ferrari win in a a Grand Prix counting towards the Formula 1 World Championship by winning the British race at Silverstone in 1951.
“The news of the death of Gonzalez saddened me greatly,” Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo told the company's website. “We had spoken not that long ago, talking about cars and racing, the topics he was most enthusiastic about. Over all these years, he was always very attached to Ferrari and, as a driver and a man, he played an integral part in our history. His death means we have lost a true friend.” The last meeting between “El Cabezon” and...
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