Class piece of machinery

Always interesting to listen to John - his knowledge , understanding, & sense of humour- I first became interested in motor racing when my younger brother was a fan of Jim Clark (I live in Jim Clark country!! Still an icon here! ) And through the 70s & 80s supported British drivers! Was at Silverstone the year John won! Albeit practice day! Love driving myself! John is a fantastic raconteur!

underrated interview

I raced at Le Circuit at this time and well remember Turn 1. In 69 I had moved from a production sports ar (Triumph TR 4 to a smalll Sports racing car called a Bobsy SR3 powered by an 1150 cc Holbay engine putting out something like 130 HP and weighing about 1100#. To win my class I needed to lap at about 1:58 sec but was coming up short abut3 or 4 sec. I went to a practice day and ran about 40 laps. I felt my biggest problem was Turn 1 and concentrated on that doing about 6 or 7 laps each run and then stopping and thinking about how to improve and trying again. By the end of the day I did my 1:58 and won the next race, which was a prelim race for that years Transs Am series. I probably drove about 20 races there and always loved it, always thought I could do better. Compared to Mosport the track was vry hardd on brakes. Love your F1 commentary. TS Braham

Brilliant driver! 😁

The track has a vineyard-like feel, nice

The way the car lowers just as it goes, is almost like telling the competition "ok, game time, try and keep up"

I love and a softspot for both the 14&15 (as well as the 18)

Back here yet again. The two of you have such a love for, and intimate knowledge ,of racing's glorious past. Only 12 minutes, but I savoured every second once more. Thanks to you both.

Great Video! It was also Bob Anderson's first Podium

Gilles fut un des plus grands et surtout un des plus spectaculaires de tous les temps, il fallait le voir. Quels témoignages remarquables de la part de Mélanie, sa fille, de Johanne, son épouse et de son rival et grand ami, René Arnoux.

"I think Gilles was the perfect racing driver … He had the best talent of all of us." Niki Lauda

Lovely to remember Gilles and how nice to see Rene Arnoux, bless him.

What a great series and what a team hope Williams come back in the future.

15 minutos perdidos,chau

I watched Dijon 1979 on TV and Gilles is my favourite driver. Not only for driving but also for personality

That one is a LOT better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKemfYZ7o9esqqc

Bottas 0.5

Cara Joanna abbiamo voluto così bene a Gilles che ogni anniversario ci fa ancora male come quel maledetto 8 maggio. Anche tu e Melanie e Jacques siete nei nostri cuori di tifosi RIP

is this a genuine Peter channel? will sub if so

Hi Alfonso . would love to reconnect. its been decades . I have a fabulous investment opportunity for you in Ecuador. Memory jog for you . Me Mary ann .model with Anna Moody's uk Agency. we were with Prince Fiazel.in Corchevel 1850 skiing,,,.then Monaco grand prix 1992 .Then with Fullvio Ballabio and that gorgeous blue MC Beau Rivage v12 . i saw the 5 th one get started up !! It was all very thrilling for Monaco loving fast car crazy me. You were the perfect host and a perfect gentleman.

The only other driver with as much charisma was Senna.

bellissimo video meriterebbe migliaia di like. Imola senza box irriconoscibile ma che gara era?

What ever happened to this Bottas guy? oh....ya

Considering all the prep I'm assuming Seb won't drive his.

Eterno Gilles!

Gilles and Senna be the best driver.

Bottas hasnt aged well

Hey bald and bankrupt, nice video. Where is elana and part 2?

Dijon 79 with Arnoux : Absolute top of F1 driving. Wonderful. Forza GIL !

Merci René pour ce bel homage envers notre Gilles adoré ♥️ Comme plusieurs Québécois, j’aurais toujours le cœur gros le 8 mai de chaque année.

Bookcase is in focus......

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What? Absolutely no comments on this excellent interview with the old boy? Well, for my money John Surtees was probably the most naturally talented driver, along with Jim Clark, to race in the 1960s. And as becomes clear in the interview one of his nicknames wasn't 'Fearless John' for no reason. He could have certainly been in the running for 1966 F1 world champion in he had stayed with Ferrari, but of course that idiot Ferrari manager Dragnoni played one too many political games. And, who knows, maybe if he'd stayed with Ferrari and driven a 330 P3 at LeMans the Ford vs Ferrari movie would never have come to pass - LOL

Excellent. I was lucky to see Gilles race 4 times in Watkins Glen and Montreal. You had to watch him every second. It was so exciting. I also love hearing Rene Arnoux speak about his friend. Two little guys who came from humble backgrounds to get to the top on talent, not money, both with big hearts.

My first Formula 1 race was the USGP at Detroit in 1982. John Watson as sensational in the race and became a local hero interestingly enough. No one knew what an "Ulsterman" was in Detroit until then. Eddie Cheever coming 2nd in that first Detroit race was the icing on the cake. Didier Pironi and Keke Rosberg were standouts as well. I have many photos I took at that race with my Konica TC. To find out how much of a music fan Wattie is makes me smile! Great memories!!

Sweet Lord! The acceleration sound at the end. WOW!

Magnifique Gilles et René. Mauvaise pensée pour Didier pironi, le félon.....

Jacques, where is his son ?

2 videos for 15 seconds of audio and 5 seconds running.

The cars of '92 were probably at their most beautiful. There were more things that made this car great though, like Murray Walker & James Hunt, no Sunday trading....

For your information, the audio is shit - clipping and only in one channel

If only Gilles had been around long enough to face off against Senna. Two guys with no limits.

That was rubbish!

Where is part 2, this man is super boring to listen to!

i love and miss you 35 years later

When Botas wasnt nothing

VORREI COMUNICARE ALLA FAMIGLIA DI GILLES VILLENEUVE IL MIO AMORE PER GILLES E STATO L' EROE DELLA MIA GIOVENTÙ IN CASA MIA C'È UN PICCOLO MUSEO DEDICATO A LUI IN RICORDO DELLE GRANDI EMOZIONI CHE MI HA DATO E CHE NESSUNO MAI FINO AD ORA A SAPUTO REGALARMI RIPOSA IN PACE GRANDE CAMPIONE E GRANDE UOMO SEMPRE LEALE CON TUTTI CIAO

To all the FW14B's lover, quick go to see this superb video of this marvelous car: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4LCdYh4d9Cab6c

WHAT THE HECK ARE THOSE TYRES ???