{"id":11712,"date":"2019-01-18T06:30:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationalclassic.com\/?p=11712\/"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:07:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T14:07:58","slug":"gilles-villeneuve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalclassic.com\/en\/gilles-villeneuve\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilles Villeneuve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>\u201cI have loved you\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Villeneuve raced for the first time in F1 in 1977, driving a McLaren. You read that Enzo Ferrari hired him due to a bet between himself and Lauda, and he made his debut in October 1977 at Mosport, in Canada. In the Japanese GP, the young Canadian driver took off and ended up in the containment net at the edge of the racetrack, hitting several people: two died, they had crowded there despite the ban. 1978\u2019s season started with a few debates because the \u201cAviator\u201d seemed to be betrayed by excessive competitive heat. Gilles\u00a0Villeneuve won his first podium at home, in Canada, on N\u00f4tre Dame Island. The season of 1979 was positive, Ferrari confirmed him, despite the fact that he wasn\u2019t yet a mature driver, but Gilles was able to prove his skill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='dt-gallery-container gallery galleryid-11712 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/internationalclassic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GillesVilleneuve-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gilles Villeneuve\" srcset=\"https:\/\/internationalclassic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GillesVilleneuve-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/internationalclassic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GillesVilleneuve-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/internationalclassic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GillesVilleneuve-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/internationalclassic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GillesVilleneuve-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you remember the Villeneuve-Arnoux duel in Dijon? He bagged a major victory in Montecarlo in 1981. In Jarama he didn\u2019t make any mistakes, gifting the 126CK\u2019s father, Mauro Forghieri, a victory marked down in history. In Canada, the Ferrari number 27 got to the finishing line without fault, the public went mad for the fearless Gilles!<\/p>\n<p>In 1982\u2019s season, Villeneuve and Pirone duelled in Imola, a fight which left a deep scar&#8230; at Zolder\u2019s racetrack on Saturday 8<sup>th<\/sup> May: during the last few minutes of the qualifying session, Gilles was eighth and he was chasing after Pironi, who was sixth. Villeneuve\u2019s Ferrari hits Mass\u2019 March\u2026 Gilles was catapulted out of his car against a pole at the side of the track. Even if the accident\u2019s video has now been seen and reseen, when you do, your breath stops. He was a driver who gave all of himself and he\u2019ll always be the world champion to his fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI have loved you\u201d Villeneuve raced for the first time in F1 in 1977, driving a McLaren. You read that Enzo Ferrari hired him due to a bet between himself and Lauda, and he made his debut in October 1977 at Mosport, in Canada. 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