 Argentines often refer to him as El Maestro, el mejor, which translates into The Master, the best one.The first Michel Vaillant story was partly based on an imaginary conflict stirred up by fictional newspaper "The New Indian" on Fangio winning the World Championship at the Indy 500.Six statues of Fangio, sculpted by Catalan artist Joaquim Ros Sabaté, stand at race venues around the world