“The sport is more important than anything. More important than any of the people in it. Of course I say what I think. I always have, even if it upsets people like Ecclestone and Balestre. Why should I be afraid of them? The fans aren’t here to see politicians and manipulators. They’re here to see Alain and Mario and Carlos and me. I am very secure in my feelings about racing. I make a lot of money from it, but one thing I can tell you for sure: if the money disappeared overnight, I would still be in racing, because I love it. The entrepreneurs would be gone.” -Gilles Villeneuve
Happy Birthday!
Pedro RodrÃguez de la Vega (18/01/1940 - 11/07/1971)
Gilles Villeneuve (18/01/1950 - 08/05/1982)
Didier Pironi & Gilles Villeneuve/Ferrari 126CK/Imola/1981
(Source: galeria.sportgeza.hu)
Jody Scheckter & Gilles Villeneuve/Ferrari 312 T4/Monaco/1979
(Check my other posts about Scheckter/Villeneuve at Monaco ‘79: 1, 2, 3)
(Source: img.phombo.com)
“And among my loved ones I see the face of this great man: Gilles Villeneuve.” -Enzo Ferrari
Gilles Villeneuve/Ferrari 312 T4/René Arnoux/Renault RS10/Dijon/1979
(Source: img.phombo.com)
Gilles Villeneuve/Ferrari 312 T3/Zandvoort/1978
(Source: svetformule.blog.cz)
Mosport ‘77
Just Gilles walking back to pits, and I think he was even whistling.
(Source: f1.statistiker.org)
Villeneuve ‘79
(Source: Flickr / pat_et_lexigent)
Gilles Villeneuve/Ferrari 312 T4/Monza/1979
(Source: Flickr / pat_et_lexigent)
“I think I’ve proved that, in equal cars, if I want someone to stay behind me… well, I think he stays behind…”
“He is a genuine speed freak and he drives with enormous aggression and flair, but he seems unable to combine that with common sense.”
