Horacio
Pagani on the Zonda F:
Juan Manuel Fangio was much more than a great champion. His
accuracy, uprightness and his human and technical sensibility
have been for me an example and an inspiration source. Very
often, I ask myself how something like a drawing or a technical
choice can express the philosophy of such a men. The name of
the car should have been Fangio F1. He followed the project
with a strong enthusiasm. The F1 had to be innovative, safe
and had to be powered by a Mercedes-Benz engine. He then passed
away and as a sign of respect I did not dare to call the car
Fangio F1 and I decided to name it Zonda, "el viento de
los Andes". Today, after years spent in a rigorous search
for perfection, the result is the Zonda F, a car that I wish
to dedicate to Juan Manuel Fangio, the man who has made everything
different.
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