I was in elementary school class when my teacher told us that Gilles died in an accident... we cried, I cried. My french canadian hero died while I was learning how to spell "champion"... I was in front of my TV and with my son when Jacques won 97's championship...
My first and only hero!! So real... so brave... so talented... OUR hometown HERO!!More than 30 years later, this still brings me tears. We miss you Gilles!!!
The official F1 video of 1982 had Clive James commentating. Over the crash he said "The Ferrari went up in the air, tore itself to pieces, and threw Villeneuve away". Over a picture of Gilles he continued "He was a poet of a driver". For me, Gilles was the greatest driver I have ever watched. During qualifying at Watkins Glen in 1979 Gilles' team mate and future World Champion Jody Scheckter came into the pits and said that he had gone as fast as was possible in the conditions. Gilles, at the time, was 11 seconds a lap faster! Gilles was a true great; that he never became World Champion is just one of those things.
People forget what a polymath Clive James is. TV personality, poet, translator, literary critic… A truly great intellect able to switch it on and off where necessary. A true great who himself will be sadly missed.
Un angelo che, in un brutto sabato di Maggio a Zolder, effettuò il suo ultimo volo mentre faceva una cosa in cui credeva molto: CORRERE. Grazie di cuore Gil per quello che hai fatto nel mondo delle corse e per le emozioni regalate al popolo ferrarista. Non ti dimenticheremo mai, puoi starne certo! GILLESFOREVER!!!!!
We Canadians have never gotten over the lose of one of our most beloved sports hero's. Pure misery to watch this video. Brings tears to my eyes. RIP Gilles. We miss you.
I was 12 yo when i have see dying Gilles Villeneuve , and today i have 47 years , and i must always crying when i see this , it's so horrible , i can't forget this pilote . Rest in Peace , Gilles Villeneuve . You are always in my Heart .
I never saw the full footage before, it's devastating to watch - even after all this time. In one of today's cars, he'd be unstoppable R.I.P Gilles. R.I.P. Didier
You say that, but today's cars and race standards are only here because of tragic mishaps like this one, Lauda's, Earnhart's, etc etc.... This is first time I've ever watched this, and I am not ashamed to admit I cried. This is unbelievably sad.
Every die-hard motorsport fan with a bit of feelings cries seeing such scenes. You do not even have to admit that you are not ashamed to admit bro. We all cries...
+Padek Sewenejt I'm a motor sport fan, have been since July 1973, I have feeling, but I don't feel at all like crying watching this. I don't think you have a clue about what you are talking about, a lot of things in life more important that a sportsman being killed. R.I.P Gilles.
This is so heartbreaking. I always cry a river when I see two videos. Zolder 82, G.V. & Imola 94, A. Senna my hero, both legends. Never forget and always be remembered!
the most Ferrari driver that ever existed he embodied the ideology of the real Ferrari driver as the great Enzo Ferrari thought ... hello Gilles will be forever in the hearts of all of us Ferrari fans and thanks again to all the emotions that there you gave il pilota più ferrarista che sia mai esistito lui incarnava l'ideologia del vero pilota della Ferrari comne lo pensava il grande Enzo Ferrari...ciao Gilles sarai per sempre nei cuori di tutti noi tifosi della Ferrari e ancora grazie di tutte le emozioni che ci hai regalato
I was only four years old when this happened and can remember seeing it on TV. Loved F1 already at that age and couldn`t believe it. How could one of my biggest heroes die?
Me hizo disfrutar mucho siendo yo muy joven. Yo vívía en Buenos Aires y cada domingo de carreras, a las 8 de la a mañana horario de Argentina, estaba yo levantado para ver a ese gran pequeño hombre. Aún guardo una carpeta del colegio secundario forrada con la imagen de Gilles en una Ferrari 312 T4. Mi padre me llevó a ver alguna carrera de F1 en Buenos Aires y recuerdo un día 12 de abril de 1980, que estaba yo viendo las pruebas de clasificación justo en una curva de casi 360 grados, a Gilles salirse fuera de la pista, hacer un trompo en la tierra y saludar a la tribuna que lo ovacionaba. Aún lo recuerdo y se me caen las lágrimas...
A driver should never live his life to the limit and risk death. Sure, F1 is quite aggressive back in the day however I believe the new safety improvements have benefited the next generation of F1. Seeing a person die doing the thing they love is what no-one should witness. Gilles Villneuve and Ayrton Senna are prime examples of people doing the things they love and sadly loosing their life behind the wheel. Enough said from me, but R.I.P. these legends.
In 82 that Ferrari seemed easily the best looking car in field. But at time the English constructors said that whilst Ferrari had best engine, they had dated approach to chassis construction - they said if Ferrari were able to match that engine to modern chassis it would be invincible. The awful disintegration of the tub indicates they were right, Ferrari's construction methods were behind the English teams, and it was McLaren that was working on the full carbon fibre tub at time, that was to be the life saver of future.
"Quando era là, io ero con lui. Affrontavo le curve con lui, acceleravo con lui. Alla fine delle corse ero più stanco di lui. É terribile pensare che dopo tanta fatica sia morto. Era ancora troppo giovane. É successo troppo presto. É dura per noi, ma se Gilles é morto per questa sua grande passione per le corse, almeno é morto facendo quel che più gli piaceva". Seville Villeneuve
Gilles.....per.sempre nel mio cuore.....ciao piccolo grande campione....sono.passati 36 anni, ero un ragazzino ora sono un uomo ma le.emozioni che ho.provato.con.te mai più le.proverò.....
I happen to watch this exactly 36 years after the accident. Those pictures still seem to be ever so fresh: the Ferrari 126C2, one of the most beautiful F1-cars ever made, albeit fragile, as were all the cars of that era (except McLaren's MP-4 series), Gilles' characteristic helmet livery, the unfortunate Jochen Mass, who changed his line to give Gilles space, but too late. Sickening is the "ambulance" in which they performed heart massage on the way to the medical center: the back of a Ford Granada Tournier. Back then I was 12 years old and I wept my eyes out that evening, when the news of the accident were broadcast. And it still makes my stomach twist, when I see these pictures all those years later. R.I.P. Gilles
He was my hero growing up, I made all his cars all my school projects were on him. The greatest ever driver, father, mate to all that raced with him. RIP. Joseph gilles henry villenuuve. Damon last
Es so ist wirklich traurig ich habe jedes rennen genossen was ich von ihm gesehen habe er war wenigstens noch ein echter Kämpfer wie Senna und einige mehr. Gilles R.I.F.
Ich war damals 12 Jahre alt , als ich Gilles Villeneuve sterben sah , ich heulte wie ein Schlosshund , sogar heute noch , ich muss immer noch sehr weinen wenn ich das sehe , es war so schrecklich , ich bin ein Fan von Gilles gewesen und bin es bis heute , ich kann und werde Gilles Villeneuve niemals vergessen , in meinem Herzen lebt er weiter , und seit sein Sohn Jaques Villeneuve nicht mehr dabei ist , sehe ich mir auch keine Formel 1 mehr an , es wurde sinnlos , ich fand für mich kein Idol mehr , alle Guten sind weg , wie Lauda , Prost , Piquet , Hunt , und so weiter . F1 macht keinen Spass mehr . Ruhe in Frieden , Gilles Villeneuve .
I remember watching this on TV. I remember thinking, "What is that flying across the track?", before realizing it was Gilles. Once that sunk in, I knew there was no chance.
"RIP" THE DRIVIER I CRY FIRST TIME THAT THIS VIDEO ..... NEVER SEE THIS AGIN GILLES VILLENEUVE, ALL TIME REMBER THE GOOD TIME S SEE THE BEST FROM THE RACE . TAK TAK SØREN FROM DENMARK
"Wait for me; I won´t take too long to return" A phrase which Gilles Villeneuve used to say his wife Joan every time he climbed into his Ferrari F1. Greetings from Venezuela.
safety is so much higher today, if i think about that aluminium chassis of that Ferrari, the seat anchorage....hard to say but today Gilles would walk away.
It is what it is. We should really stop hiding ourselves from anything that isn't pleasant to the eye. The emt's and track workers didn't get to hide. If it's too much for you don't watch it. Send it to his son and ask if it should be taken down. I bet he would say everyone who considers racing should watch it so they truly u understand the risk.
You completely misunderstood my post. I never said it was too much for me, that I found it unpleasant to the eye, or that I feel it should be taken down. I simply said the TITLE - that it was his "last flight" - was "a little risqué", defined as "slightly indecent or liable to shock". Hone up on your comprehension skills.
I had the radio control car version of jilles villinuve car..same year same sponcership..I wished still had it.. would be worth something..but truthfully I would have kept it
''He was incredibly tough, though, the toughest I ever raced against. I remember that once in an Atlantic race we flew over the hump at Mosport - and touched wheels while we were airborne! Remember the fight he had with Arnoux in Dijon - Gilles's tyres were completely finished, but he still wouldn't give up, and he won the battle...'' Keke Rosberg
Villeneuve was a man who was way, way to competitive. He was one of these 'never give up at all cost guys', notably at Zandvoort 1979 when he bought his Ferrari back to the pits practically on two wheels because there was a championship at stake that year. At the start of this you saw Villeneuve's face black as thunder because team-mate Didier Pironi snatched victory from him on the last lap at Imola believing team orders were in place allowing Villeneuve to win. By the time they got to Zolder Villeneuve was still in a foul mood & once on the track a red mist descended as he was trying to beat Pironi at all costs, in the end to his own ultimate cost.
I remember one of his starts where he over took like five cars on the starting grid in like 3 sec without cheating this was the most awesome thing ever !
Gilles was one of the best. Motor racing is dangerous, and sadly this is unacceptable to the Eco and H&S fascists, who will eventually destroy it. As for the tech, it's gone too far, and we don't have cars anymore, just computers on wheels
Jochen Mass ...the same with the white and blue overall that you see attending GV a few seconds later. He was on a slow down lap heading into the pits while GV was on a quick lap. This was the result of a fraction of a second misunderstanding between the two drivers.
Aquellos años eran verdaderos hombres con coraje con agallas con valor. Tenían que tenerlos muy bien puestos para ponerse a aquellas velocidades con esos cacharros inseguros y extremadamente difíciles de conducir. Allí no había calentadores de ruedas ni selección de mezcla de gasolina ni compuestos ultra blandos ni medidas de seguridad. En aquellas el que despuntaba del resto de pilotos y ganaba varios títulos mundiales era verdaderamente un maestro de la F1. Autenticas leyendas. Los de hoy día no les quiero quitar mérito pero a mas de uno, los que hoy dicen ser lo mejor de la f1 ( Alonso, Hamilton , vetel etc) los metía en aquellos circuitos con aquel asfalto , baches etc y con esos bólidos a ver de que serian capaces.......yo creo q no sobrevivía ninguno
That Ferrari broke apart like it was made out of balsa wood. Amazing how much stronger the cars have become. Canada and Ferrari's greatest son - adieu Gilles.
L'errore di Mass è la causa dell'incidente. Anzichè mantenere una traiettoria interna alla curva quindi restando a sinistra (a destra guardando il video) , purtroppo si sposta a destra. Per Gilles che arriva in velocità è impossibile sorpassare/ scartare la vettura di Mass a destra, se si esce veloci da una curva a sinistra è impensabile che si sorpassi a sinistra (visto dal lato guida di Gilles). Mass ha platealmente sbagliato. Se ne doveva stare a sinistra mantenendo la corda della curva appena fatta. Caspita andava piuttosto piano per raffreddare le gomme in rientro ai box. Rip Piccolo Grande Uomo
Ciao Salazar. Certo che è facile scrivere dietro un pc se non me lo dicevi tu pensavo di essere un pilota di F1. Nel video è chiaro l'errore di Mass che ha , purtroppo, contribuito all'incidente mortale di Gilles ❤️. Posso esprimere un giudizio o bisogna per forza guidare una F1? Saluti
If you look closely to video, you'll see his body getting ejected from the car and "flying" towards the fences. I think the last flight refers to that. He died on the impact with the ground, after his "last flight"
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I was in elementary school class when my teacher told us that Gilles died in an accident... we cried, I cried. My french canadian hero died while I was learning how to spell "champion"...
I was in front of my TV and with my son when Jacques won 97's championship...
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🏎🏎😱☠️☠️😵🪦 R.I.P Gilles Villeneuve
🙏🏻
My first and only hero!! So real... so brave... so talented... OUR hometown HERO!!More than 30 years later, this still brings me tears. We miss you Gilles!!!
Share equally, it was and will be the largest
Era grande
He was a big talent for sure. But this is the dumbest mistake I've seen in F1.
The official F1 video of 1982 had Clive James commentating. Over the crash he said "The Ferrari went up in the air, tore itself to pieces, and threw Villeneuve away". Over a picture of Gilles he continued "He was a poet of a driver". For me, Gilles was the greatest driver I have ever watched. During qualifying at Watkins Glen in 1979 Gilles' team mate and future World Champion Jody Scheckter came into the pits and said that he had gone as fast as was possible in the conditions. Gilles, at the time, was 11 seconds a lap faster! Gilles was a true great; that he never became World Champion is just one of those things.
People forget what a polymath Clive James is. TV personality, poet, translator, literary critic… A truly great intellect able to switch it on and off where necessary. A true great who himself will be sadly missed.
He will be, when he finally dies. It hasn't happened yet.
Clive James Australia 🇦🇺 ✊
very very sad......I cry every time i see this video
Zolder 82 & Imola 94.....two legends gone too soon
Also remember Watkins Glen 1973....
AndreHD Videos and sadly monza 1978
+Simo' 00 Yes also Monza. I forgot Ronnie....
Hockenhiem, 1968...
paul ricard 86'
Gilles tout nous manques
Un angelo che, in un brutto sabato di Maggio a Zolder, effettuò il suo ultimo volo mentre faceva una cosa in cui credeva molto: CORRERE. Grazie di cuore Gil per quello che hai fatto nel mondo delle corse e per le emozioni regalate al popolo ferrarista. Non ti dimenticheremo mai, puoi starne certo! GILLESFOREVER!!!!!
Grazie mille un grande saluto da
Gilles Villeneuve
Last scene is extremely hard to digest
he have live on the edge
die more happy than most
miss him
rip Gilles
yeah.... =(
I cry every time I see two videos. 1. Gilles Villeneuve 1982, 2. Ayrton Senna 1994 two legends. R.I.P
We Canadians have never gotten over the lose of one of our most beloved sports hero's. Pure misery to watch this video. Brings tears to my eyes. RIP Gilles. We miss you.
Quand je regarde cette vidéo je me souviendrais pour toujours cette légende de la formule 1 de ma province
Imagine the great battles he could have had with Ayrton a few seasons later
I was 12 yo when i have see dying Gilles Villeneuve , and today i have 47 years , and i must always crying when i see this , it's so horrible , i can't forget this pilote . Rest in Peace , Gilles Villeneuve . You are always in my Heart .
I never saw the full footage before, it's devastating to watch - even after all this time. In one of today's cars, he'd be unstoppable R.I.P Gilles. R.I.P. Didier
same to me.
You say that, but today's cars and race standards are only here because of tragic mishaps like this one, Lauda's, Earnhart's, etc etc....
This is first time I've ever watched this, and I am not ashamed to admit I cried. This is unbelievably sad.
Every die-hard motorsport fan with a bit of feelings cries seeing such scenes. You do not even have to admit that you are not ashamed to admit bro. We all cries...
+Padek Sewenejt
I'm a motor sport fan, have been since July 1973, I have feeling, but I don't feel at all like crying watching this.
I don't think you have a clue about what you are talking about, a lot of things in life more important that a sportsman being killed.
R.I.P Gilles.
Fairlight CMI what are you talking about? Didier was not involved in Gilles accident. RIP Didier.
So sad in the early days. Thank God for the safety of today . Gilles, Ronnie, Ayrton and all the others God bless them x
This is so heartbreaking. I always cry a river when I see two videos. Zolder 82, G.V. & Imola 94, A. Senna my hero, both legends. Never forget and always be remembered!
You can even see him flying while still in the seat 😔😢
What song!
35 years ago today. R.I.P Gilles Villeneuve
what is the name of the song please??
the most Ferrari driver that ever existed he embodied the ideology of the real Ferrari driver as the great Enzo Ferrari thought ... hello Gilles will be forever in the hearts of all of us Ferrari fans and thanks again to all the emotions that there you gave
il pilota più ferrarista che sia mai esistito lui incarnava l'ideologia del vero pilota della Ferrari comne lo pensava il grande Enzo Ferrari...ciao Gilles sarai per sempre nei cuori di tutti noi tifosi della Ferrari e ancora grazie di tutte le emozioni che ci hai regalato
He is the greatest f1 driver that I ever seen.
Will be ever a 27
I was only four years old when this happened and can remember seeing it on TV. Loved F1 already at that age and couldn`t believe it. How could one of my biggest heroes die?
The pain will never stop.. .
Me hizo disfrutar mucho siendo yo muy joven. Yo vívía en Buenos Aires y cada domingo de carreras, a las 8 de la a mañana horario de Argentina, estaba yo levantado para ver a ese gran pequeño hombre.
Aún guardo una carpeta del colegio secundario forrada con la imagen de Gilles en una Ferrari 312 T4.
Mi padre me llevó a ver alguna carrera de F1 en Buenos Aires y recuerdo un día 12 de abril de 1980, que estaba yo viendo las pruebas de clasificación justo en una curva de casi 360 grados, a Gilles salirse fuera de la pista, hacer un trompo en la tierra y saludar a la tribuna que lo ovacionaba. Aún lo recuerdo y se me caen las lágrimas...
want to cry and at the same time celebrate this fearless man!!! rip GV
A driver should never live his life to the limit and risk death. Sure, F1 is quite aggressive back in the day however I believe the new safety improvements have benefited the next generation of F1. Seeing a person die doing the thing they love is what no-one should witness. Gilles Villneuve and Ayrton Senna are prime examples of people doing the things they love and sadly loosing their life behind the wheel. Enough said from me, but R.I.P. these legends.
seeing the cpr on gilles actually hurts my black heart
That crash hit me hard in the chest like it probably did to Villenueve, we feel pain ask ugh pain as you did. Rest In Peace
Piloto espetacular, grande sentimento de tristeza à época
Thank you. I had not seen this footage although a Villeneuve fan sice the beginning. R.I.P Gilles. As for Pironi, he can rot.
Jesus Christ. I'm crying now.
probably the greatest f1 driver of all time
Mathis Vigut ......the greatest f1 driver...
In 82 that Ferrari seemed easily the best looking car in field. But at time the English constructors said that whilst Ferrari had best engine, they had dated approach to chassis construction - they said if Ferrari were able to match that engine to modern chassis it would be invincible. The awful disintegration of the tub indicates they were right, Ferrari's construction methods were behind the English teams, and it was McLaren that was working on the full carbon fibre tub at time, that was to be the life saver of future.
Salut Gilles toujours dans nos souvenir
Tout ceci n'aurais jamais arriver si son coéquipier aurait respecter la consigne d'équipe.Le meilleur de tous.
"Quando era là, io ero con lui. Affrontavo le curve con lui, acceleravo con lui. Alla fine delle corse ero più stanco di lui. É terribile pensare che dopo tanta fatica sia morto. Era ancora troppo giovane. É successo troppo presto. É dura per noi, ma se Gilles é morto per questa sua grande passione per le corse, almeno é morto facendo quel che più gli piaceva".
Seville Villeneuve
Gilles.....per.sempre nel mio cuore.....ciao piccolo grande campione....sono.passati 36 anni, ero un ragazzino ora sono un uomo ma le.emozioni che ho.provato.con.te mai più le.proverò.....
Does anyone know the name of the song?
I happen to watch this exactly 36 years after the accident. Those pictures still seem to be ever so fresh: the Ferrari 126C2, one of the most beautiful F1-cars ever made, albeit fragile, as were all the cars of that era (except McLaren's MP-4 series), Gilles' characteristic helmet livery, the unfortunate Jochen Mass, who changed his line to give Gilles space, but too late. Sickening is the "ambulance" in which they performed heart massage on the way to the medical center: the back of a Ford Granada Tournier. Back then I was 12 years old and I wept my eyes out that evening, when the news of the accident were broadcast. And it still makes my stomach twist, when I see these pictures all those years later. R.I.P. Gilles
por favor, alguém sabe o nome desta música???
He was my hero growing up, I made all his cars all my school projects were on him. The greatest ever driver, father, mate to all that raced with him. RIP. Joseph gilles henry villenuuve. Damon last
HE was my idol.
very very sad......I cry every time i see this video
great great champion.. so sad.. I was there in Zolder that day
Come lui nessuno mai. Grazie Gilles
Es so ist wirklich traurig ich habe jedes rennen genossen was ich von ihm gesehen habe er war wenigstens noch ein echter Kämpfer wie Senna und einige mehr. Gilles R.I.F.
Ich war damals 12 Jahre alt , als ich Gilles Villeneuve sterben sah , ich heulte wie ein Schlosshund , sogar heute noch , ich muss immer noch sehr weinen wenn ich das sehe , es war so schrecklich , ich bin ein Fan von Gilles gewesen und bin es bis heute , ich kann und werde Gilles Villeneuve niemals vergessen , in meinem Herzen lebt er weiter , und seit sein Sohn Jaques Villeneuve nicht mehr dabei ist , sehe ich mir auch keine Formel 1 mehr an , es wurde sinnlos , ich fand für mich kein Idol mehr , alle Guten sind weg , wie Lauda , Prost , Piquet , Hunt , und so weiter . F1 macht keinen Spass mehr . Ruhe in Frieden , Gilles Villeneuve .
I remember watching this on TV. I remember thinking, "What is that flying across the track?", before realizing it was Gilles. Once that sunk in, I knew there was no chance.
I sincerely hope the title of this video isn’t the darkest pun in history
That crash gives me the creeps. The music makes it worse.
Un GRANDE, CHE RIMARRA' GRANDE ANCHE LASSÙ.
"RIP" THE DRIVIER I CRY FIRST TIME THAT THIS VIDEO ..... NEVER SEE THIS AGIN GILLES VILLENEUVE, ALL TIME REMBER THE GOOD TIME S SEE THE BEST FROM THE RACE . TAK TAK SØREN FROM DENMARK
What's the soundtrack?
Gilles Villeneuve the Legend
The 1982 title would've belonged to Gilles Villeneuve... It has been 40 years already!
"Wait for me; I won´t take too long to return" A phrase which Gilles Villeneuve used to say his wife Joan every time he climbed into his Ferrari F1. Greetings from Venezuela.
safety is so much higher today, if i think about that aluminium chassis of that Ferrari, the seat anchorage....hard to say but today Gilles would walk away.
Un Saluto al Mio GRANDE EROE!
what´s the name of the audio track??? that piano seems the gate of...
Sempre un grande
Toccante quando Mass si reca da Gil ormai esanime a terra. 😖😖😖
songs????
Does anyone else find the title of this video a bit risqué?
I thought the same.
Risqué is a bit kind. It is in very very poor taste.
It is what it is. We should really stop hiding ourselves from anything that isn't pleasant to the eye. The emt's and track workers didn't get to hide. If it's too much for you don't watch it. Send it to his son and ask if it should be taken down. I bet he would say everyone who considers racing should watch it so they truly u understand the risk.
You completely misunderstood my post. I never said it was too much for me, that I found it unpleasant to the eye, or that I feel it should be taken down. I simply said the TITLE - that it was his "last flight" - was "a little risqué", defined as "slightly indecent or liable to shock". Hone up on your comprehension skills.
sorry my neurological problem makes my vision bad. I agree the title is wrong. I guess we both got to be ass holes today.
Yes he called aviator but not this title pls!
Music pliz
I was there at age 15. This had a huge impact on me.
Zholder my favorite circuit
What is this music ?
Gilles Villeneuve ♥️💪
Tellement triste.ont s'ennuie de toi Gilles 😭
💙 .....tank you Gilles..😢
Man that speed...One of the fastes drivers ever for sure. R.I.P
I had the radio control car version of jilles villinuve car..same year same sponcership..I wished still had it.. would be worth something..but truthfully I would have kept it
At the beginning of the video...because the race in Imola. He's really angry
Le tours de piste le plus dramatique de l'histoire de la F1
RIP LEGEND
2:18 this picture has a quality of 2010+ xd
It's because it's a photo....
''He was incredibly tough, though, the toughest I ever raced against. I remember that once in an Atlantic race we flew over the hump at Mosport - and touched wheels while we were airborne! Remember the fight he had with Arnoux in Dijon - Gilles's tyres were completely finished, but he still wouldn't give up, and he won the battle...'' Keke Rosberg
thats so sad at 1:10 you can see his body getting flung...
i feel really sad now,,
Villeneuve was a man who was way, way to competitive. He was one of these 'never give up at all cost guys', notably at Zandvoort 1979 when he bought his Ferrari back to the pits practically on two wheels because there was a championship at stake that year. At the start of this you saw Villeneuve's face black as thunder because team-mate Didier Pironi snatched victory from him on the last lap at Imola believing team orders were in place allowing Villeneuve to win. By the time they got to Zolder Villeneuve was still in a foul mood & once on the track a red mist descended as he was trying to beat Pironi at all costs, in the end to his own ultimate cost.
"At the start of this you saw Villeneuve's face black as thunder because team-mate Didier Pironi" Why they are dressed in different colors?
I remember one of his starts where he over took like five cars on the starting grid in like 3 sec without cheating this was the most awesome thing ever !
wtf! who the hell cranked the camera at the time of the crash???
The character today's F1 would kill for...a true racer, Enzo's "Son of Destruction" . Hope he races something wherever he is ...
Racing is life. Anything that happened before or after is just waiting. Steve McQueen in "Le Mans"
that beautiful march-rothmans...
😢 um grande piloto.
Gilles was one of the best. Motor racing is dangerous, and sadly this is unacceptable to the Eco and H&S fascists, who will eventually destroy it. As for the tech, it's gone too far, and we don't have cars anymore, just computers on wheels
jutones24 who was the driver who pulled out on him ?
Jochen Mass ...the same with the white and blue overall that you see attending GV a few seconds later. He was on a slow down lap heading into the pits while GV was on a quick lap. This was the result of a fraction of a second misunderstanding between the two drivers.
+Marc LetourneaU
GV was not on a fast lap, he was returning to the pits.
Aquellos años eran verdaderos hombres con coraje con agallas con valor. Tenían que tenerlos muy bien puestos para ponerse a aquellas velocidades con esos cacharros inseguros y extremadamente difíciles de conducir. Allí no había calentadores de ruedas ni selección de mezcla de gasolina ni compuestos ultra blandos ni medidas de seguridad. En aquellas el que despuntaba del resto de pilotos y ganaba varios títulos mundiales era verdaderamente un maestro de la F1. Autenticas leyendas. Los de hoy día no les quiero quitar mérito pero a mas de uno, los que hoy dicen ser lo mejor de la f1 ( Alonso, Hamilton , vetel etc) los metía en aquellos circuitos con aquel asfalto , baches etc y con esos bólidos a ver de que serian capaces.......yo creo q no sobrevivía ninguno
That Ferrari broke apart like it was made out of balsa wood. Amazing how much stronger the cars have become. Canada and Ferrari's greatest son - adieu Gilles.
"Espérame; no tardaré mucho" Gilles Villeneuve a su esposa Joanne, cada vez que subía a su Ferrari de Fórmula 1. Saludos desde Venezuela.
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The FIA should have been sued for this tragedy !! A Driver being ejected from the car is unacceptable !!
L'errore di Mass è la causa dell'incidente. Anzichè mantenere una traiettoria interna alla curva quindi restando a sinistra (a destra guardando il video) , purtroppo si sposta a destra. Per Gilles che arriva in velocità è impossibile sorpassare/ scartare la vettura di Mass a destra, se si esce veloci da una curva a sinistra è impensabile che si sorpassi a sinistra (visto dal lato guida di Gilles). Mass ha platealmente sbagliato. Se ne doveva stare a sinistra mantenendo la corda della curva appena fatta. Caspita andava piuttosto piano per raffreddare le gomme in rientro ai box.
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ES FACIL HABLAR AL FRENTE DE UNA PC, Y NO ESTANDO AL VOLANTE DE UN F1 EN 1982 A 250 KMPH
Ciao Salazar. Certo che è facile scrivere dietro un pc se non me lo dicevi tu pensavo di essere un pilota di F1.
Nel video è chiaro l'errore di Mass che ha , purtroppo, contribuito all'incidente mortale di Gilles ❤️. Posso esprimere un giudizio o bisogna per forza guidare una F1? Saluti
Idolo Gillis
Mi manchi Gilles
the best
R.I.P Gilles Villeneuve
RIP Gilles. Horror Accident 😢
The title has too much sarcasm. You cross the line.
Uma pena foi um bom piloto o Sr. Gilles villeneuve .
If he had lived it would have been interesting to see him 2 years later having to go up against Ayrton senna.
Hate to be that guy, but does the video title not sound a bit wrong for that crash ?
Thibaut Merlin that's the first thing I thought too, "the last drive" would be a better title imo
If you look closely to video, you'll see his body getting ejected from the car and "flying" towards the fences. I think the last flight refers to that. He died on the impact with the ground, after his "last flight"