“He left calmly and with dignity. He fought like a champion until the end, “said Reutemann’s daughter on twitter.
Reutemann raced in Formula 1 from 1972 to 1982. During his career, he replaced Brabham, Ferrari, Lotus and Williams. He completed 144 races and forged forty-five times on the podium. In 1981, he finished second in the championship by one point behind Brazilian Nelson Piquet.
After a sports career, he went into politics. He was twice elected governor of the province of Santa Fe and has been a senator since 2003. He also received an offer to run for president, but rejected it.
