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Villeneuve to lead drivers' parade with father's winning Ferrari

Canadians are in for an emotional treat on Sunday when Jacques Villeneuve takes to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on-board his father's race winning Ferrari T3. The event commemorates the 40th anniversary of the legendary Canadian driver's win in Montreal in 1978. The 1997 world champion will lead for a full lap a pack of Austin Healeys carrying the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix drivers. "It's great because it's the first time I will lead in a Formula 1 car in Montreal!" joked the 47-year-old former driver. "As time passes, [the memory of Gilles] has more meaning, because you see what it represents, to the fans, to the people, to the history of the sport. And now having kids...
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