Reutemann had been hosꦅpitalised for over a month in a medical facility in Santa Fe, Ar🌠gentina, after his condition worsened.

The Argentine was admitted to hospital on May 30, 🔜and was m꧃oved to the intensive care unit on June 21, remaining there ever since.

His condition worsened due to issues relating to a h♏aemorrhage, with gastrointestinal bleeding and deteriorating kidney function, linked to the liver cancer he was diagnosed with in 2017.

Earlier this afternoon, Reutemann’s daughter confirmed on Twitter that h💟er father had p⛄assed away.

“Dad left in peace and dignity after fighting like a champion, with a strong a𒐪nd noble heart that accompanied him to the enꦍd,” she wrote on social media.

“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 againౠ in the house of the Lord.”

His F1 career spanned ten years, driving for soᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚme of the sport’s most iconic teams in Brabham, Ferrari, Lotus and Williams.

Reutemann won ꦐ1🍌2 grands prix and his best championship finish came in 1981, finishing runner-up to Nelson Piquet by one point.

He also finished third in the championship on three separate occ♕asions – in '75, '78 and '80 with Brabham, Ferrari and Williams, respectively.

Once he retired from F1 after two races in 1982, Reutemann made two appearances in the World Rally Championshﷺip before moving into politics in his native Argentina.

Formula 1 wrote on social media: “We are all de♒eply saddened to hear that Carlos Reutemann has passed away. He was a big part of our sport for m🅷any years and was a fighter to the end. He will be greatly missed.”