07/07/2021 2:18 PM
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Politics
Updated 07/07/2021 2:36 PM
Different personalities from the world of politics and sports expressed themselves in their networks this Wednesday to fire Carlos Reutemann after the death of the senator and former Formula One driver.
"I regret the death of the national senator and former governor of Santa Fe, Carlos Reutemann. My condolences to his family and friends," said Vice President Cristina Kirchner.
I regret the death of the national senator and former governor of Santa Fe, Carlos Reutemann.
My condolences to his family and friends.
- Cristina Kirchner (@CFKArgentina) July 7, 2021
For her part, the head of the PRO, Patricia Bullrich, also lamented and considered Lole as "an honest leader and a great governor."
He left us a great of Argentine sports and politics.
Carlos Alberto Reutemann was an honest leader and a great governor.
A hug to your family and loved ones at this difficult time.
pic.twitter.com/9NnxN6pBwx
- Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) July 7, 2021
The Peronist governor of Santa Fe, Omar Perotti, also sent his condolences: "I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of the Ex-Governor of the Province and National Senator Carlos Reutemann."
I send my sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the Ex-Governor of the Province and National Senator Carlos Reutemann.
- Omar Perotti (@omarperotti) July 7, 2021
Mario Negri, president of the UCR bloc and the Juntos por el Cambio de Diputados interblock, pointed out that "he was a number 1".
And he spoke of Lole as "a complete man, of his word and highly respected by all his neighbors."
Carlos "Lole" Reutemann was a number 1. I knew him as a political leader, since he was twice Governor of Santa Fe and three times a national senator.
A proper man, in his word, highly respected by all his neighbors.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
RIP pic.twitter.com/k0RrzKsmIH
- Mario Raúl Negri (@marioraulnegri) July 7, 2021
The national deputy of Together for Change Fernando Iglesias said that he was his childhood "idol" since he "debuted in F2 with the ACA team hitting the great Jochen Rind2 with a muscle car."
"I took his pole position with my chronometer on the day of his debut in the Argentine GP. Extraordinary pilot. He was not world champion by chance and by Frank Williams RIP," he recalled.
The Lole was my childhood idol since he made his debut in F2 with the ACA team, hitting the great Jochen Rindt with a muscle car.
I took his pole position with my chronometer on the day of his debut in the Argentinean GP
Extraordinary pilot.
He was not world champion by chance and by Frank Williams
RIP https://t.co/PdoKjSJmau
- Fernando A. Iglesias (@FerIglesias) July 7, 2021
Other messages
I deeply regret the death of the National Senator and former Governor of Santa Fe, Carlos Reutemann.
I accompany their relatives and loved ones in this difficult moment RIP pic.twitter.com/tgFTHP5Vqf
- Gustavo Sáenz (@GustavoSaenzOK) July 7, 2021
I am very sorry for the death of Carlos Reutemann.
My condolences to his family and friends.
- Luis Naidenoff (@luisnaidenoff) July 7, 2021
I regret the death of Lole Reuteman, an athlete who gave Argentina prestige in the world and Governor of our Province of Santa Fe. My condolences to her family,
- Jorge Faurie (@JorgeFaurie) July 7, 2021
Eternal memory for my dear colleague and friend Carlos Alberto "Lole" Reutemann.
My condolences to your loved ones.
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- Laura Rodríguez Machado (@laurmachado) July 7, 2021
My condolences to the family of Senator Carlos Reutemann on this sad day.
Lole, rest in peace.
@CoraReutemann @matreutemann pic.twitter.com/1zzNUolEsA
- Amalia Granata 💙💙 (@AmelieGranata) July 7, 2021
Reutemann's death
Reutemann, a Formula One driver from 1972 to 1982, twice governor of the Province of Santa Fe and Argentina's national senator for 22 years, died this Wednesday at the age of 79 due to complications derived from digestive bleeding.
"Dad left in peace and dignity after fighting as a champion with a strong and noble heart that accompanied him to the end. I feel pride and blessing for the father I had. I know that he will accompany me every day of my life until we let us meet again in the house of the Lord, "wrote his daughter Cora Reutemann on her Twitter account on Wednesday.
Dad left in peace and dignity after fighting like a champion with a strong and noble heart that accompanied him to the end.
I am proud and blessed for the father I had.
I know that he will accompany me every day of my life until we meet again in the house of the Lord🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/84wo3WgfTg
- Cora Reutemann (@CoraReutemann) July 7, 2021
"Lole" Reutemann had undergone surgery in the United States in December 2016 for a biliary condition and at the beginning of last May he was admitted to intensive care for digestive bleeding.
"The bleeding was in a place much further away than normal, in the small intestine, in a union due to a previous surgery that he has," reported the medical director of Sanatorio Parque, Juan José Boretti, alluding to the 2016 operation .
On May 21, he was discharged from the hospital and continued to be hospitalized to recover from anemia, but a few days later he was hospitalized again for "a picture of dehydration."
Reutemann was a Formula One driver for the Brabham, Ferrari, Lotus and Williams teams.
In 1981, he was runner-up in Formula One with 49 points, just one less than the Brazilian Nelson Piquet.
That season he won two races, was second in three others and third twice.
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