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| Argentine F1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio exhumed | Argentine F1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio exhumed |
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| A judge in Argentina has ordered the body of 1950s motor-racing legend, Juan Manuel Fangio, be exhumed. | |
| He ordered samples from Fangio's body be taken to try to resolve paternity cases brought by two men in their seventies claiming to be his sons. | He ordered samples from Fangio's body be taken to try to resolve paternity cases brought by two men in their seventies claiming to be his sons. |
| Fangio won the F1 world championship five times in the 1950s. | Fangio won the F1 world championship five times in the 1950s. |
| He never married and did not declare any children, but his biographers say that he had a two-decade relationship with a woman. | He never married and did not declare any children, but his biographers say that he had a two-decade relationship with a woman. |
| Her son, Oscar Espinosa, had a brief spell in Formula 3 and was known by colleagues as "Cancho" Fangio. | Her son, Oscar Espinosa, had a brief spell in Formula 3 and was known by colleagues as "Cancho" Fangio. |
| Another man, Ruben Vazquez, brought a separate paternity claim. | Another man, Ruben Vazquez, brought a separate paternity claim. |
| Mr Vazquez said he had no financial interests: "I just want to be recognised for the Fangio surname." | Mr Vazquez said he had no financial interests: "I just want to be recognised for the Fangio surname." |
| Juan Manuel Fangio left his estate to a foundation and a museum which bears his name. | Juan Manuel Fangio left his estate to a foundation and a museum which bears his name. |
| His F1 record stood until Germany's Michael Schumacher broke it in 2003. | His F1 record stood until Germany's Michael Schumacher broke it in 2003. |