 His co-driver, Daniel Urrutia was thrown out of the car, and when Fangio found him, he was dying.Following Urrutia's death, he considered quitting the sport.But he resolved to carry on and returned to Europe the following year, and raced in Sanremo; having upgraded to a Maserati 4CLT/48 sponsored by the Automobile Club of Argentina he dominated the event, winning both heats to take the aggregate win by almost a minute over Prince Bira.