News Details

Memories of Gilles still race on in many people's heart

Hard to believe, but it's now 37 years to the day since Fomrula 1 lost one of its most iconic stars. Gilles Villeneuve died in a terrible crash at Zolder during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix, aged just 32. Considered by many as one of the best drivers never to win the world championship, the Canadian's "maximum attack" approach to racing endeared him to all, including to many of his rivals. On the day of Villeneuve's funeral in Quebec, his former Ferrari team mate Jody Scheckter delivered a fitting eulogy: "I’ll miss Gilles for two reasons. First, he was the most genuine man I have ever known. Second, he was the fastest racing driver in the history of motor...
Full Story »
6y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Spanish GP to honor the memories of Senna and...

The organizers of next week's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona will pay a...
6y ago from F1i.com

Ayrton Senna: Top 10 moments in F1 that defined a...

1. Monaco Grand Prix 1984 Ayrton Senna arrived in Formula 1 in 1984 off...
6y ago from F1i.com

'Character-building' years prepped Russell for...

George Russell says a few past "character-building" campaigns...
6y ago from F1i.com

A birthday salute on this day to John Watson

Belfast-born John Watson came into this world 73 years ago today and...
6y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

All drivers clear Indy 500 Rookie Orientation...

IndyCar’s two-day test session for the Indianapolis 500 got underway...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg crashes out of Rally Islas Canarias

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson have crashed out of Rally Islas...

Sebastien Ogier dominates Rally Islas Canarias

Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais headed a Toyota one-two-three-four in...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

It's all about Atletico …

Morning all. After an epic Champions League semi-final last night, it's...
12m ago from Arseblog.com

Erling Haaland appears to aim subtle dig at Arsenal...

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has sparked a social media frenzy...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

PSG 5-4 Bayern was the game of the season, but Arsenal...

PSG's 5-4 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday night was undoubtedly one of...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal readying £35m bid for attacking wonderkid...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the Porto striker Oskar...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.