"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
@ellaella55372 жыл бұрын
Love this
@jean-rockdion79602 жыл бұрын
You can't be more Québécois! 😉
@kukulili585 Жыл бұрын
Worthy of Senna
@kimfortin-lapalme9538 Жыл бұрын
Wow stickin it to ecclestone ❤
@redd605 Жыл бұрын
@@kukulili585 when you said that worthy of senna, I just think just a year and half ,of Giles and senna having the greatest battle in F1 history thought the 80s how Monaco grand Prix would of been special senna Vs Villeneuve 1988 qualifications at Monaco Villeneuve doing his famous passing on senna at Monaco.but fate robbed us of this.
@edgarschuermer17455 жыл бұрын
I was racing B sedan and GT 2 in Canada at the same time on the same track's Gilles was racing Formula Ford and Formula Atlantic , it was an honour to watch the greatest driver of all times . I saw him race at Mosport , the "Glen" and Hockenhiem in '79 . I met him at Watkins Glen and he was just as humble as he was when he raced Formula Ford , he took time to talk to me when he was racing for Ferrari and I will never forget that . Racing was was never the same for me after his death , that morning I was working on my car in my shop when I heard the tragic new's and I remembered him taking time to talk to an amateur racer and making me be a proud Canadian . Thank you Gilles ...R.I.P.
@markusmueller22465 жыл бұрын
I just met him in the pits in 1979. took the time to talk to me and I was just a teenage fan. It was my first GP that I was able to attend. F1 was like a religion to me. Started watching on TV in 1971 and missed very few races from 1974-1982. But then a light went out and I lost all interest in F1 it never really came back until his son Jacques conquered the motoring world in the nineties.
@Paolo7klok3 жыл бұрын
@@markusmueller2246 @Edgar Schuermer You were very lucky! I Had this honor with another fantastic driver: Colin McRae
@blaumausfrau Жыл бұрын
Man your story almost makes me cry... You were lucky to have met the man. I hear he was "CRAZY" and other things. I refuse to believe it. he was ultra competitive of that I know. He died because he was betrayed and Gilles was a man of intense loyalty and dignity. He did not suffer fools lightly. OR people like Peroni or Enzo who betrayed him. His death was one of the biggest tragedies of all sports. I think to me it was the biggest tragedy. He was a great great racer and a fine man
@ellaella55372 жыл бұрын
French Canadian here, from Montreal, I didn’t realize that he was also this much of an icon in other parts of the world. He was adored here, we often talk about him, but it’s heart warming that he’s still loved across the world, even if he never won a championship
@Calvin-re2pr2 жыл бұрын
He was an idol for F1 fans here in Brazil until today. One of the biggest. An untitled champion. Greetings, from Rio de Janeiro.
@Calvin-re2pr2 жыл бұрын
I wachted him, at Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, in 1982.
@enricomarra89262 жыл бұрын
Almost every Italian knows who Villeneuve was and someone still cries at his memory
@ricardojuricic9027 Жыл бұрын
Ella, he won our hearts he won our minds Gracias totales Gilles 🏎
@sghyandal Жыл бұрын
Cara Ella, Gilles here in Bologna Italy is remembered from everybody. And me, a 52 years old Ferrari fan, was a teenager when Gilles was racing. He was the greatest talent ever. He was a pure man, fair, he was a hero for all of us, he had such courage and balls, Italians cannot resist to a man like this. Even Enzo Ferrari was so affectionated to him, like a real son. And like all heroes he died young and in a brutal way. I am cying even now, and not ashamed of it. He was our new Nuvolari, the crazy flying man form 30s. Gilles, we always remember you in Italy. Sempre. Forever.
@jettsom Жыл бұрын
Gilles restera toujours dans nos coeurs ici au Québec et partout dans le monde. Tu ne seras jamais oublié! 😢
@marekboda19506 жыл бұрын
He did it - again and again! No traction control, no ABS and no compromise - but always fair play - well done! Thumbs up for this guy.
@F1ll1nTh3Blanks5 жыл бұрын
The greatest champion, that never was. Le Grand Gilles Villeneuve.
@bradsmith91897 ай бұрын
Sir Sterling Moss is also on that list.
@ORMA14 ай бұрын
He was far more than a champion.....he IS A LEGEND
@gregkerr10775 жыл бұрын
I'm an old guy that has followed F1 from the mid 60's until now. Without a doubt Gilles was the most exciting driver ever. He tried to win every single lap that he ever raced even when he didn't have to. I always knew he would eventually die, but he was the most daring and dashing of them all. That is his legacy.
@peterd85255 жыл бұрын
I too have watched F1 from the early 60's and I too always thought that one day he wouldn't make it. He pulled some great moves undoubtedly and many are shown on the video but there were many that were reckless to say the least. Most that comment here would have seen just his highlights but to have watched all his races for all his years you get a different prospective.
@Mr18000rpm11 жыл бұрын
Gilles was so good he appeared to defy the laws of physics. An amazing driver, born for speed. Salut Gilles!
@lucionatalicchi32283 жыл бұрын
Gilles Leggend Forever!!
@vonbraunwerner90676 жыл бұрын
In that video, Villeneuve "flies" past Lauda, Prost, Piquet, Jones, Sheckter and Rosberg - people who massed no less than 3+4+3+1+1+1 = 13 (THIRTEEN !) championship driver titles altogether, between 1977 and 1993 ! Only Mansell and Senna are missing. This is completely mind-blowing. One has to recognize that when Villeneuve had strokes of genius, and when his car did not broke down, NOBODY on the track could resist him. He was such a daredevil and genius driver, much like Senna, really.
@alainbellemare21684 жыл бұрын
learn how to race on snowmobile in minus 20 temperature on ice circuits with ten other crazies like him with little visibility
@mulhamtaibani81572 жыл бұрын
Both Senna and Villenueve are the greatests! In my opinion.
@vonbraunwerner90672 жыл бұрын
@@mulhamtaibani8157 Yes. They both got "out of this world" moments in qualifications. Senna at Monaco 1988 left Prost with his mouth agap. Least known: check "Villeneuve 1979 Watkin glens". He drove under torrential rains ten second faster than his team mate and world champion Jody Sheckter. Just like Prost ten years later, he was left aghast by Villeneuve driving.
@mulhamtaibani81572 жыл бұрын
@@vonbraunwerner9067 I think the battle between Villenueve and Rene Arnox is the greatest F1 battle in F1 history! The second best I think it is the battle between Senna and Mansell in Monaco 92, And in Monaco 88 race Senna was 55 seconds faster than Prost, and Prost was second! I remember I watched a video where Senna had an amazing qualifying time, Schumacher tried several and several times to break it but couldn’t! And Senna was in that Williams rubbish car! And Villenueve’s semi-drifting driving style was far beyond beautiful, this proves that greatness is not about records who mostly achieved by calculated driving style drivers like Prost and Hamilton, but it’s about what you do on the track.
@thethirdman2259 ай бұрын
He passed Jones in Monaco because Jones was suffering from fuel starvation.
@kobathedread11 жыл бұрын
Fantastic tribute to an incredible driver. Gilles Villeneuve may only have won 6 races in his all too short a career but my word did he provide the world with some cracking memories that will remain with us forever. A true racer.
@blaumausfrau Жыл бұрын
His car was a beast and I don't mean that in a good way. It handled badly. Gilles I think, but who knows, in. a Williams or McClaren might have won more races. But I don't care how many races he won or didn't win. Gilles was a genius and a titan of F1.
@atheist06276 жыл бұрын
No DRS, no KERS, no fuel management, no tire management. Just guts.
@atheist06276 жыл бұрын
You're making a lot of assumptions based on things I haven't said. I said that in that era making an overtake required more skills and there was, as an attacker, no button to press to have a moving rear wing that the defender is not allowed to use. There was less management and more full throttle racing. And since it was far more dangerous, it required more bravery. Is the modern safety wrong? No. Is it sad? In a way. That's all I'm saying. Stop reacting based on your own conclusions about others opinions.
@ORMA15 жыл бұрын
I don.t agree with your opinion: Gilles had both Drs and Kers......in his right foot😉
@gnubbolo5 жыл бұрын
@@atheist0627 this is not true. absolutely not true. the vehicle and tires management was the primary quality because the reliability was 100 times lower than today.
@rpm17965 жыл бұрын
.....Just guts.....No Halos...........Let the drivers run the game.
@eudaldguell30044 жыл бұрын
And no sequential gears No hybrids.... No gays safety cars....
@markbratton35105 жыл бұрын
Villeneuve vs Arnoux 1979: more drama and excitement in three laps than a whole decade of today’s F1...
@andreavagnoni5 жыл бұрын
I seen at the moment, and made a song, years after, about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHaZkHZ-fqpsgbc
@jessiamwhatiam67975 жыл бұрын
that's not true !!! Yes it was a legendary fight, but still now there is drama sometime .... for example 53 laps in Italy's gp or for example in sochi's gp ... or in germany's gp all in this season !
@genedrakes6865 жыл бұрын
Very cool the 1st time I seen it! This now more like 50+ times I have seen it!
@russotusso16954 жыл бұрын
Some fans really are stupid and blind.
@Brandon-nz7pd4 жыл бұрын
Oh brother. It wasn't exciting when Vettel rammed Hamilton's car?? Smdh
@rickybanzai21994 жыл бұрын
Still missing him. Still tears in my eyes, watching him. After 37 f**king years.
@claudelaflamme76614 жыл бұрын
The same thing for me . I'm french Canadian like him. I live in Québec.
@gillesnewton9934 жыл бұрын
I feel the same. I am Scottish
@cornemuse614 жыл бұрын
Same here bro... Still have may 9 82 newspaper, announcing his death... I had only one hero in my life... Proudly wore #27 on my first MX race back then
@mutatismarketingecomunicac57364 жыл бұрын
I Feel the same too. I am brazilian. Gilles is THE BEST
@mutatismarketingecomunicac57364 жыл бұрын
And I use 27 in every time I can!
@irishclown664 жыл бұрын
No driver in the history of F1 has came close to the excitement and pure driving control and seat of the pants and pushing a race car to it's absolute limits like Gilles ....the most exciting driver ever to step foot in a race car .....period
@noobednatherium40823 жыл бұрын
Senna
@Nnnuvolari3 жыл бұрын
@@noobednatherium4082 Watkins Glen 1979. Friday practice. Heavy rain. First: Villeneuve 2m 01.437s. Second: Scheckter 2m 11.029s. (!!!) Nor Senna, or anybody else ever made such a monstrous difference. Even his contemporary fellow racers recognaised that he was in a league of his own.
@noobednatherium40823 жыл бұрын
@@Nnnuvolari yeah I've changed since then
@srxt67582 жыл бұрын
Keke Rosberg is one of those close to him. Senna if we take account his qualifying laps aswell. But when it comes to racing Senna usually led from pole and won appart from couple of instances where he fought from the back.
@mulhamtaibani81572 жыл бұрын
@@Nnnuvolari Senna 55 seconds faster than second Prost, Monaco88.
@afenijmeijer90275 жыл бұрын
I am one of Gilles biggest fans. A talent never fully appreciated. One of F1 GREAT drivers bar none. Up there with Senna, Clark and Moss. I was very fortunate to see him win the 1979 South African GP at Kyalami. I had a photographer friend who gave me this beautiful black and white photograph he had taken of Gilles exiting Leeukop corner during the 1979 SAGP. In 1980, this photographer introduced me to Gilles after a Ferrari function prior to the 1980 SAGP which Gilles very kindly autographed the photograph for me. That photo now hangs in my study. Gilles and Jody were driving the diabolical 312 T5 that year which was one of the worst Ferraris ever raced by the Scuderia. But did Gilles ever give up? Hell no that was not in his nature. In the wet he was streets above his contemporaries. He won races in the turbo Ferrari which had power but handled like an ox cart. Gilles was great.
@alebatte4 жыл бұрын
The 312 T5 is the worst Ferrari F1 car ever built...by FAR! Statistics are clear....they ended up 10th in 1980 🤣
@xedor20039 жыл бұрын
About Gilles Villeneuve: I had already purchased my ticket for the Belgium Grand Prix at Zolder, in May 1982, when the day before the race I heard on the radio of his crash. "Clinically dead", the newsman said. I lost all interest to go to the race. Still have the unused ticket. Mark.
@xedor20039 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your kind words. I love you too and have the greatest respect for you and your opinion
@garyb54029 жыл бұрын
xedor2003 Its a very touching thing that you kept the ticket, I wasn't alive when Villeneuve was racing and was only a kid when Senna died, but I feel like I missed out on something spectacular. When I watch F1 today and see people like Alonso and Vettel complain about horsepower defecits and team mates being unhelpful I feel like there is no love or heart in the racing anymore and when I come to watch videos of Villeneuve I see a man with such passion, how the world has changed.
@xedor20039 жыл бұрын
Alex Drake Dear Alex, I hope that every era will have it's heroes, but I must admit that I feel lucky to have seen Senna & Prost battle it out at Suzuka, seen Senna's first win in the rain in Estoril, seen Mansell & Senna battle it out for the win in the last laps both in Monaco and Estoril, have seen Villeneuve drag his back wheel section for 4/5 of the Zandvoort circuit towards the pits and leave a blaze of firy sparks behind him 3 meters long, have seen Villeneuve in Spain keep 5 cars behind him and they all finish within 2 seconds, have seen Andretti & Peterson showing what loyalty looks like and I've seen Villeneuve and Pironi in Italy showing how an end to a friendship looks like. Formula One is better now because it is safer and safer is better. But we already heard these words in the 80's... If Max Verstappen has only half of the fighting spirit that his father Jos had and if he survives his first year in F1 than things might become interesting again. Mark.
@garyb54029 жыл бұрын
Yes I know exactly what your talking about, everyone has been building him up to be the next Senna, I personally don't think he'll be on that level, but I certainly hope he proves to be a fighter. For me the only two things that I have found interesting in the past several seasons of F1 were the fact that Mercedes allowed Hamilton and Rosberg to fight each other, even though Rosberg cheated on two occasions, neither of which he was penalized for and seeing Ricciardo bitch-slap Vettel all over the place and forcing him out of Red Bull and even when Ricciardo was penalized and given sheet bad luck he just got back up without complaining and continued racing. I just wish all the drivers had such heart
@spacemartian19449 жыл бұрын
xedor2003 Yea, you've seen it on youtube you fucking noob
@ballaking10006 жыл бұрын
Canadian pride! RIP Greg Moore and Gilles Villeneuve, forever missed but never forgotten!
@benhuot68529 жыл бұрын
Villeneuve, Sena, Shumaker... thank you, you represent the finest of this sport. The home town of Gilles Villeneuve is 10 minutes from my home. He is still a hero today. RIP little crazy French men.
@bouwmr9 жыл бұрын
+ftp2leta Gilles Villeneuve wasn't French but Canadian.Maybe Villeneuve wasn't as succesful as Senna, Schumacher or Prost, but still he is my alltime favourite driver.
@ianrochon77458 жыл бұрын
+SNUIF Actually, he was from Quebec, a french Canadian ;)
@MrTheExpendables38 жыл бұрын
+SNUIF he was FRENCH Canadian
@motshageningrid97215 жыл бұрын
And Lauda!!!!
@emirarrab5 жыл бұрын
And Fangio?
@Eli70mod11 жыл бұрын
I cant help but smile every time I see Villeneuve race. The way he tamed the infamous ferocious Ferrari finding gaps on the track that didn't exist. Not only was he an extremely gifted driver who was always on the limit but a true gentleman on and off the race track. The fact that his opponents spoke well of him says it all. They respected and admired him. Senna might have been the ultimate competitor but Gilles to me is and will always be the ultimate racing driver
@GabrielCCCP8 жыл бұрын
I think Villeneuve was the devil of the St. Devote curve on Monaco.
@wandersoncampos36826 жыл бұрын
GabrielKirov I agree with you, man. Look like he studied the best point to overtake and be in advantage after St. Devote.
@paulcaswell28135 жыл бұрын
The only driver to make Monaco look like an 'overtaking' circuit. Mansell pulled of a gem in '91, but Gilles made it look like a normal circuit.
@antonsydorenko75724 жыл бұрын
Though he was too kind-looking for that
@f1championyoutube2.094 жыл бұрын
Jeff is probably raging. I TOLD NO HEROICS IN ST. DEVOTE
@tamburello99023 жыл бұрын
The real trick was how he left anthony noghes
@caribman108 жыл бұрын
I watched the WWOS broadcast of the Arnoux vs Villeneuve race, and you just have to watch the whole race to get the perspective. The camera skipped the leader for what, 20 laps while it went on, and it was one of the finest examples of all out - yet trusting - driving I've seen outside a sprint car race. Truly fantastic. And after the race smiles and no rancor in celebration of an almost superhuman effort. There was no way Gilles could, on paper, keep up on the straightaways, yet he did, and attacked on EVERY corner at 100%. Legendary stuff. And afterwards, when he was interviewed, he was "What,me worry?" Like it was no big deal...
@gggaming7616 жыл бұрын
caribman10 Gilles was able to keep up in the straightaways because he wase the one that ‘’invented’’ power shifting, he even said that he loved to feel all the horsepower’s making the wheels chirp each time he banged into gears..such a great driver and person he was and still is... De la part de tout les Québécois je te salut Gilles et que tu repose en paix.
@afenijmeijer90275 жыл бұрын
Yes, epic stuff. They would have been banned for the rest of the season in this modern video game type formula 1.
@robertolasagni5616 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Modena (Italy). It was 1979, I was 13 years old. One evening, at dinner with my parents, at the Green Park in Casinalbo (town halfway between Modena and Maranello) we found ourselves sitting at the table next to Gilles, Joann, Melanie and Jacques. From that evening I have the memory of a photo I took Gilles and Joann while they were slow dancing in the center of the dance floor.
@Donfrak Жыл бұрын
Thats a wonderful memory!
@robertolasagni5616 Жыл бұрын
@@Donfrak On 25 April 1982 in Imola, Ferrari lost a fan, myself, who was born 15 km from the factory. On May 9th at Zolder, however, it lost its most beloved rider. I think Enzo Ferrari loved Gilles like a son. But I can't forgive him for cheating on him! After wonderful years as 2nd driver in the service of his team mate. When it was up to him to be the 1st pilot, everyone betrayed him, infamously! Excuse the outburst, but after 41 years I still haven't forgiven Ferrari.
@robertolasagni5616 Жыл бұрын
@@Donfrak I hope that the Google translator translates well the sense of my comment, because I don't speak English Ciao!
@Donfrak Жыл бұрын
@@robertolasagni5616 I'm not even close your age but in feel the same. Gilles is my favourite driver all time. I can't even watch clips from Imola 1982. Makes me angry.
@Donfrak Жыл бұрын
@@robertolasagni5616 io ho capito bene Roberto, senza problema :)
@someyoungguyjohnson72399 жыл бұрын
Astonishing. So brazen, so fearless, so flamboyant, you can see why the Italians loved him. To see him make those passes at Monaco almost boggles the mind, his car control was so good. He was a true Maestro. I am humbled.
@enriquealfredopinterfelchl7795 жыл бұрын
!!! ESTAMOS HUMILLADOS !!!!
@blaumausfrau Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly said. He WAS a true maestro.
@abarth19599 жыл бұрын
Gilles Villeneuve was one of the very few and certainly the last "pilote" to earn the respect and admiration of "IL Commandatore". Enzo went to his grave in 1988 still grieving for this "pint-sized" Canadian bred distillation of the Prancing Horse legend.
@DANNY403794 жыл бұрын
He was Enzo's favorite, he said so many times, Gilles was the true embodiment of Ferrari's driving spirit
@mariosaleri29232 жыл бұрын
Commendatore Enzo Ferrari 08/08/1988
@carlhague91026 ай бұрын
Enzo used to affectionately call Gilles his "little prince of destruction".
@cornemuse618 жыл бұрын
Watkins Glen 1979, USGP... it rains ropes!! Track was flooded.... Gilles gets out of the stands and get a lap time.... Everybody in awe.. shit we have to get out too... they do... At the end.. Gilles was 9 seconds faster than ANYBODY on the field.Scheckter was second fastest with ; 2:11.029Villeneuve had 2:01.437 min !!!Jacques Lafitte was mesmerised; "Look at him, He's different from the rest of us. On a separate level"Enough said... Gilles IS LEGEND!!!
@ColdSmokes4 жыл бұрын
He said his days snowmobile racing forever prepared him to drive in the rain. On snow, he was absolutely blinded if anyone was in front of him so he said this experience helped him for rain driving.
@Mr.TreeFPV4 жыл бұрын
I knew a guy who was racing agains Gilles when he was in snowmobile races. One day, he said to Gilles that his machine is way overpowered and thats why he wins. Gilles said "ok than, just take mine and i take yours and lets do couples of laps and we'll see". Gilles was way ahead and when they comeback from the track, Gilles just said "it's not the machine i guess" but in the funny way, not the cocky way. The guy tell me that it was his last season. He said to me "it's then i realize that i just cant compete with the top drivers so i just sell my snowmobile. I knew that i probly kill myself just to try to catch up with him. I just dont have the talent to perform at this level". Gilles was just above others. In snowmobile and in F1.
@sergiotorelli48254 жыл бұрын
Gilles, Gilles, Gilles ......... forever The best champion ever with Nuvolari ... nobody else so special in the F1 history ... after every race we loved him more and more .... winner or not winner he took our heart every time ....... after Gilles, we look accountants only, with no passion indeed ..... Gilles beloved forever ........ Thanks a lot to Ing. Enzo Ferrari too: he chose an unknown talent in Canada; it was a genius matter only involved two fantastic minds for our enjoyment, for our pleasure only ... Dear GOD, why shattered this our lovely dream?
@marc-andredion97432 жыл бұрын
I was born an hour from his birthplace. Was only 3 years old when Gilles died. Never saw him race live… So glad he made Tiffosi and Enzo proud Salut Gilles 🏁🏎🇨🇦
@sergiotorelli48252 жыл бұрын
@@marc-andredion9743 you must be proud of him ... Gilles forever in our mind .. every italian people loves his great talent ... unforgettable
@28natdav8 жыл бұрын
Amazing. What a driver. You will never see another driver so brave and crazy enough to drive on the limit like this! Thanks :)
@noobednatherium40823 жыл бұрын
Senna
@siniyden Жыл бұрын
@@noobednatherium4082 not even close
@Alessiucciocaro8 жыл бұрын
I don't care how many, or to say better, how few races you won, how many cars you have totaled, or how many ingenuities you could have avoided to score more points. You will always be a hero, the one and only true holder of the red 27. Ciao Gilles.
@racergavino72746 жыл бұрын
I always see him as Red 12, as that’s the number he competed for the championship with.
@luismasanchez93675 жыл бұрын
@@racergavino7274 no,27 was the number when he died, an my favourite number because of that
@alebatte4 жыл бұрын
@@racergavino7274 and so does Jacques Villeneuve! That was indeed his trademark number, way more than 27.
@Alessiucciocaro4 жыл бұрын
@Retro All the killed & injured people were in a restricted area, they trespassed at their own risk The marshal who died was trying to get people away from there. The other casualty was a photographer that was a trespasser as well. Villeneuve has nothing to do with their death. Try again, dummy.
@DANNY403793 жыл бұрын
27 is a number w/ too much death in it! Hendrix, Joplin, Cobain, Morrison, Brian Jones, Winehouse all died at 27!
@redd6054 жыл бұрын
The most brilliant driver I've ever watched when small ,I remember going to the park to play with friends then hearing the sad news on the radio when I went home and cried in my bedroom .
@northern_lights93333 жыл бұрын
I was born the week after his death at Zolder, my Dad told me all about this great driver,
@redd6052 жыл бұрын
@@northern_lights9333 can't believe it will be 40 years ,I remember when small the brilliant race he had at imola ,then ,he had the race taken from him .
@northern_lights93332 жыл бұрын
@@redd605 yeah when Pironni screwed him over? Villeneuve was still fuming two weeks later about that when he was killed. He was an incredible racing driver.
@SGAcba8 жыл бұрын
the battle with Arnoux in French 79 was epic !!!
@digoheliservice8 жыл бұрын
probably the best battle of F1 ever. It was a fair fight, no dirty tricks like some others did.
@eoinh15 жыл бұрын
@@digoheliservice greatest ever dice in F1 in imo
@alitahir89755 жыл бұрын
yea man watched that whole gp they fought from the start till the end damn it was an insane race
@louisbucci45745 жыл бұрын
la vera formula 1
@alainrobillard43004 жыл бұрын
As a canadian myself, Gilles Villeneuve was my hero. But I wish that nobody forget that René Arnoux was quite a driver too. It takes two dancers to dance the tango, and that unforgetable show was possible because Gilles and René respected each other and were trusting the skills of each other. Probably the fact they were friends helped.
@invictussim-racingitalia12686 жыл бұрын
Gilles era un drago. UN DRAGO. Non i piloti da giostra che abbiamo oggi in F1. In eterno ricordo di un campione leggendario!
@iplayeddsharpminor2 жыл бұрын
I am a 90s kid and so only ever heard the legend of Gilles Villeneuve until I came across this video. And I’m only 3 minutes in and already 3 overtakes at Monaco. Among everything else. That scrap with Arnoux is something to behold
@spharion79884 жыл бұрын
One of a kind!...absolutely deserves the Legend status!.. Gone but not forgotten!.. Will be always missed!
@francescoferri93504 жыл бұрын
Ogni anno penso a quanto ci ha lasciato in termini di vera passione sportiva... Mai nessuno come lui
@Suzy-Q-Marciano4 жыл бұрын
Ogni volta che vedo correre Gilles ho i brividi e grande emozione, dice bene il signore che sotto ha scritto " you see race him, you understand why the Italians loved him so much". Forse l'unico per qui il Grande Vecchio l'abbia pianto.
@Barnakos11 жыл бұрын
Villeneuve had a slow Ferrari, middle of the pack type... Somehow he managed to sneak to the top many times, and drive way closer to the edge than any other driver would. He was fast an spectacular, he was a natural. I admire his talent and his devotion..
@De1966Laney5 жыл бұрын
No, those Ferrari engines were powerful and fast, but the chassis tend to be difficult to handle. Villneuve had great reflexes to control his car
@paulcaswell28135 жыл бұрын
The Ferrari flat-12 and transversale gearbox were almost indestructible (and quick). The problem was that the combination was too wide to fit a ground-effect car and make GE effective. Hence the 312T4 (and even worse, the 312T5) being mobile chicanes for the narrow 'V' engined full ground-effects cars.
@paulcaswell2813 Жыл бұрын
@@De1966Laney James Hunt called the T4 the world's fastest chicane...
@marcofilipazzi53599 жыл бұрын
Forever in my heart little big man.....R.I.P.♥
@digoheliservice6 жыл бұрын
i mine too. I was in zolder that day. Had to race myself. Wasn't funny.
@rickybanzai21995 жыл бұрын
In 1982 I was 12. I still miss him. Thx for the video, it remebers to all of us his greatness. The legend lives on.
@giampaoloferranti29258 жыл бұрын
What a champion... the first turn at Monaco was fucking hard in that period with the double kerb... but he overtook other drivers like there won't be a tomorrow.
@triplicecoroadoautomobilismo2 жыл бұрын
Eu tinha 11 anos quando Gilles morreu ,pra mim , Gilles e Moss são Campeões , mesmo sem títulos na F1 , são lembrados mais que muitos Campeões, e não seram esquecidos.🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
@Donfrak Жыл бұрын
Dois campeões sem troféu. Gigantes! Aliás tambem tenho um video em homenagem ao Moss aqui no canal.
@triplicecoroadoautomobilismo Жыл бұрын
@@Donfrak Valeu👍.
@connieplankghost9 жыл бұрын
Mindblowing driver. F1 legend. Gilles Villeneuve shall live for ever.
@theadvocate46983 жыл бұрын
this was great! Thank you for allowing us to see him!
@poleposition58113 жыл бұрын
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@RCB9005 жыл бұрын
The stats will no doubt shoot me down, but he was the best I've ever seen.
@ronaldomendesdesouza77389 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Gilles Villeneuve The Last Hero
@ostryer906848 жыл бұрын
In a century, we still talk about Gilles. For others, I have doubts.
@marsattacks70718 жыл бұрын
Well, Senna wasn't bad either... But I understand your view.
@digoheliservice6 жыл бұрын
I can name a few like Jim Clarck, Ronnie Peterson, Jochen Rind, Niki Lauda, Senna. But very few of last decade.
@elrapdepia6 жыл бұрын
emmm Fangio? Ascari? Senna? Peterson? Clark?
@wandersoncampos36826 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Senna is the best driver but I respect your point of view.
@teamalesh47646 жыл бұрын
Did anyone forget Schumacher
@megaalvon59465 жыл бұрын
Donfrak Thank you very much indeed for this wonderful video!!! I could never get tired of watching Gilles delivering magic with his unique talent amongst all those fabulous racers...! How I miss the good old days of F1...!!! Just when my father and I thought they'd been gone with Fangio, one day there was Gilles to be grateful for. So so sad when he passed...! And then there was Ayrton. Whenever I watch him driving I think of Gilles; whenever I see Gilles, I remember Ayrton. There have been many excellent drivers, but it always seemed to me that Gilles and Ayrton were vibrating in a very different frequency from most of those ones'... May you both R.I.P.
@Donfrak5 жыл бұрын
Megaal Von Thank you very much mate, i feel pretty much as you about them. Gilles and Ayrton are my heros. Greetings!
@MickPsyphon Жыл бұрын
Dijon 1979 was a display of some of the greatest racing anyone has ever seen! Most of the race seemed uneventful to the casual observer, but Gilles and René were on fire that day. Arnoux had the better car, but Villeneuve was able to get more from the Ferrari than even his team thought possible. The back and forth battle for 2nd place was gripping!
@matthewkane75245 жыл бұрын
Incredible video about an amazing man 👍🏼 Salut Gilles, we remember ❤️
@agostinooliva3604 жыл бұрын
L'unico vero pilota degli ultimi 60 anni. Nessuno come lui ha saputo trasmettere emozioni tali da tenere incollati ai video anche quelli che di corse non ne capivano. Ancora oggi la F1 deve ringraziare questo pilota che, senza vincere un mondiale, ha dato tanta fama e notorietà allo sport delle corse. Impossibile dimenticarlo.
@albertosanti9607 Жыл бұрын
l’unico vero pilota🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 e allora Senna cos’era???….. ma bastaaaaa
@carlodista6 жыл бұрын
“I loved him” - Enzo Ferrari
@danilorizzi22744 жыл бұрын
Ciao Gilles grazie di essere esistito Mai cosi ,nessuno prima Mai cosi ,nessuno dopo PUNTO
@Nordestada2 жыл бұрын
Gilles was one of my favorite drivers back in my days of enjoying F1. Super competitive guy that showed lots of poise, talent and humility. As an young Argentinean, my driver was Reutemann, but it didn't upset me seeing Gilles win races; what a great driver!
@lorenzomaida21785 жыл бұрын
Cosa si può dire il mito la leggenda...di sicuro rimarrai sempre nei nostri ❤️
@morfi33954 жыл бұрын
Salut Gilles, Thank you for the unforgettable moments, your passion and sheer determination. A true racer.
@anthalas14 жыл бұрын
The thing With Gilles , it was never boring watching him race , Gilles l’idole de ma jeunesse.
@michaelflowers57124 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Loved the Violin too!
@thomasnixon770211 жыл бұрын
I remember Gilles in Vancouver at Westwood before he went F1 , in the rain at a level higher than any of that Formula Atlantic day, head and shoulders above the rest. There was and will forever be only one Gilles Villeneuve.
@negevsareforpros92508 жыл бұрын
Truly a great driver and one of the best in his era, Thanks for posting!
@adrito7011 жыл бұрын
Great video and great song! The Last of the Mohicans (for the last of his race... The true drivers!) Argentina remembers you, Gilles!!
@GeneralLee1961.3 Жыл бұрын
The era of true heroes!!! Thanks for sharing this video with us 🙏🇺🇸
@slender_04345 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Gilles Villeneuve 1950-1982 Forever remembered
@silviasciolotti114410 ай бұрын
Gilles ❤from Italy
@lucasdamotta29314 жыл бұрын
2:13 meu amigo, que ultrapassagem foi essa...o cara para passar por dentro em Monaco daquele jeito tem que ter bola de aço e nervos de gelo. Que piloto fantástico era o Villeneuve. Ah! em em cima do melhor carro do Grid hein...
@Yuribobag11 жыл бұрын
Great video and an even better driver. Gilles was the best I've ever seen, a hard but fair racer and, as he showed at Monza in '79, a man of honour.
@MrTheExpendables38 жыл бұрын
Best Driver EVER!! I'm from Montreal btw. Thanks for this video!
@neqenterprise44348 жыл бұрын
John J. Rambo a
@Donfrak8 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@noobednatherium40824 жыл бұрын
I say senna but I agree nonetheless
@MarcSt-Arnaud-j1x Жыл бұрын
Gilles Villeneuve was to F1 what Dale Earnhardt Sr. was to NASCAR... Absolute total dedication and focus on winning, honing their skills to a degree that few, if any have equaled and certainly none have surpassed since. I can only imagine what an IROC race featuring Gilles and Dale Sr. in equally prepared cars would have been like... RIP to both of them and sympathies to their families.
@pavwgn5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant compilation, Thanks Donfrak, pierre
@Donfrak5 жыл бұрын
Its my pleasure!
@kingwindie6 жыл бұрын
his battle with Arnoux give me chills everytime, both of them were not ready to give up
@eziukasLT6 жыл бұрын
On ne voit plus ça de nos jours..... C'est vrai qu'il était sacrément gonflé et sacrément doué Gilles Villeneuve !
@loupparle4 жыл бұрын
C'est normal qu'on le vois plus... *il est mort*
@eziukasLT4 жыл бұрын
@@loupparle je ne l'aurais jamais cru!
@bbathoorn6 жыл бұрын
A beautiful video. Memories never die.
@aleksiei14 жыл бұрын
Unico pilota a sorpassare a Montecarlo. Senza tutta ľ elettronica che c' è adesso..........Immenso Gilles.
@antonioamendola44745 жыл бұрын
What memories, no one ever better, he always drove with his ❤️
@angeloamore24194 жыл бұрын
Nessuno arrivera mai a egualgliare il mito di Gil sempre e per sempre. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
@silvanostroppiana10032 жыл бұрын
Solo Gilles Villeneuve poteva pensare e osare certi sorpassi. Un Mito una Leggenda che non tramonterà mai
@emanuelecudrig4664 Жыл бұрын
Maiiiiii ❤️
@DaCruz77737 Жыл бұрын
Em memória do piloto mais agressivo da história da fórmula 1, e o melhor piloto que não teve chances de ser campeão. "I loved him a like don." - Enzo Ferrari
@DaCruz77737 Жыл бұрын
# "I loved him a like son." - Enzo Ferrari
@alessandrobarone21752 жыл бұрын
Gilles Villeneuve. Gilles will never die.
@Tiyod1238 жыл бұрын
For Gilles there is no glory for second place ! I miss that kind of F1
@jeanfaille92655 жыл бұрын
Salut Gilles, tu nous manques, j'espère que tu tourne aussi vite en haut ! merci des moments incroyables que tu nous as fait vivre. à plus mon chum
@giuseppeferrara24728 жыл бұрын
mitico .. andava oltre il li limite della sua auto sempre al massimo..un campione come ne nascono in pochi..
@giulianorettore8424 жыл бұрын
Ho i brividi
@alessandrogalli19484 жыл бұрын
Un. Paio. Di. Numeri. Gli. Ha. Fatti veramente. Roba da. Farti. Saltare. I. Coglioni. Grande. Grande
@terrywestmorland97748 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget you Gilles
@cicleriosilvasilva76394 жыл бұрын
Apesar d não ter nenhum título na F1 o Giles ainda é considerado por muitos o melhor piloto até hj, que clip cheio d belíssimas ultrapassagens arrojadas e éssa melodia que toca no fundo é muito mais linda ainda.
@kwirkkwirksn10908 жыл бұрын
great footage...great music :)
@ricardogomesfernandes23913 жыл бұрын
We start the video, an then we realize initial sequence and the guys he overtook: Mario Andretti ( 78 champion) Jody Schekter (79 champion), Alan Jones ( 80 Champion) Nelson Piquet (81 Champion), Keke Rosberg ( 82 Champion)... And i thought " its unnecessary to see the rest of this video...👏👏👏👏👏👏
@maverickjingle54323 жыл бұрын
Just like Senna, Villeneuve was one of those geniuses who could turn a race into one of the most epic moments in sports History.
@tonio16635 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, it made me go back many years.
@robertoautore92524 жыл бұрын
The only F1 driver that raced to the extreme, with determination, passion, courage, and paid with is life, when he had that fatal accident, Mr. Enzo Ferrari said I just lost my son, he was from far Mr. Ferrari favorite F1 driver, we will never see another F1 driver like him, R.I.P Gilles Villeneuve 🇨🇦🏁🙏
@paulcaswell2813 Жыл бұрын
Try Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union) pre-war, and the reports of the 1936 Eifelrennen, held at the FULL 'Ring in the fog...
@johnnylightning2035 жыл бұрын
No one, and I mean NO ONE, could drive like Gilles! How many others have that skill? Passing on the OUTSIDE! Pedal to the metal in a total downpour, with complete control of the car! Patiently waiting for his opportunity, then he's by you like you were standing still! That kind of talent will never be seen again. And I consider myself incredibly lucky to have been able to see it. Salut Gilles. We miss you.
@ThisShinigami7 жыл бұрын
Pulling that off in monaco takes balls
@zacharyradford55524 жыл бұрын
There’s a helicopter story of Gilles find that and see how big his ball were.
@marceloosvaldosoto35505 жыл бұрын
Cada vez que veo este video es imposible no emocionarme hasta las lagrimas , que tremendo piloto. 33
@saolo99612 жыл бұрын
Poor Jabouille, he won the first GP with a turbo car while everybody was excited for 2nd place fight! Only Gilles could make this! Salut Gilles, race in sky for us!
@migmo31264 жыл бұрын
Gilles makes me tear up! I loved watching his first charge live to take Long Beach at the HairPin
@dr.finnegan39498 жыл бұрын
2:14 one word my friend: BALLS!! This is the Racing daredevil, Gilles fucking Villeneuve!
@capricornblackstar36186 жыл бұрын
He was awesome, i can not get enough of watching this vídeo tape🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
@maximuxion75065 жыл бұрын
I’m from Montreal and the name of this guy is everywhere since he died
@fibirdy3 жыл бұрын
His name is still an expression of being fast in the french-canadian slang
@kasandrapurplekitten4 жыл бұрын
choked up watching this a whole generation of F1 fans have no idea how insanely talented and driven he was he gets lost in the shuffle with the greats but if not for a moment in time NOBODY shined any brighter. RIP GILLES
@TeacherWanderson11 жыл бұрын
Eu fico fascinado em conhecer essa história, Donfrak. Vc me apresenta um piloto que até hoje os ferraristas reverenciam, em especial pelo arrojo que ele demonstrava na pista. Aquela prova em que disputou com o René Arnoux também foi sensacional.
@Dr_Do-Little Жыл бұрын
Salut Gilles. 😥 So many names from my childhood. Such talent. Such sadness...
@antoniopampani26696 жыл бұрын
allora il piu grande sorpasso della storia della F1( e non parliamo per favore di come hakkinen sorpassò schumacher,la mclaren era superiore alla ferrari),parlo della staccata fatta ad Arnoux ,in svantaggio di una decina di metri,senza track control e minchiate varie,con una mano per il cambio...........ma di che cosa stiamo parlando.............................AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
@silviomarzocchi43976 жыл бұрын
i piloti d'oggi manco se lo sognano i sorpassi di quel genere non hanno il coraggio ?
@invictussim-racingitalia12686 жыл бұрын
@@silviomarzocchi4397Mah, non si può dire che i piloti d'oggi non abbiano coraggio, è un altra forma di coraggio però… 40/50 anni fa si giocavano la vita ogni volta che salivano al volante. E ne erano del tutto consapevoli. Le velocità in rettilineo erano quasi le stesse.. Con la differenza che le auto erano delle belve da guidare senza elettronica e con una mano sul cambio, con le sicurezze, i telai e l'aerodinamica di metà anni 70. Erano altri piloti, erano altri tempi. Nel motorsport in generale. La F1 è una giostra da anni ormai… Ci sono anche altre discipline motoristiche meno blasonate dove si vede più bagarre.. Senza che ci scappi il morto. Ringraziamo Verstappen e Ricciardo per lo spettacolo. Quando mori Gilles io non andavo ancora in bicicletta, ma ricordo ancora gli occhi di mio padre quando lo ricordava… E questi video sono bellissimi, per non dimenticare mai un grande campione. UN DRAGO!
@silviomarzocchi43976 жыл бұрын
Io la guardo la f1 ma non ci sn più sparsi come una volta o si soparsa nei giochi dei box o per errore o di un incidente non amo queste elettronica sulle monoposto dovrebbero far in modo di eliminare qualcosa cmq i soparsi di una volta erano più emozionanti d'oggi chi avrebbe coraggio di soparsare in curva o di correre su 3 ruote ?
@silviomarzocchi43976 жыл бұрын
@@invictussim-racingitalia1268 Io sono e saro sempre tifoso della Ferrari come scuderia però anni fa mi è sembrato ingiusto non far vincere ne Eddy Irvine ne barrichello come campione del mondo x 1 punto in meno o è stata sbagliata di proposito la strategia o le cose andavano così ciao
@waltertonelli21745 жыл бұрын
@@silviomarzocchi4397 come sbagliata di proposito la strategia?? per far vincere la mclaren? ma che stai dicendo?
@gipso20005 жыл бұрын
Quanto ho pianto, per te, quanto ho pianto per Ayrton, e quanto piango quando rivedo le vostre imprese....voi siete stati e sarete sempre la vera Formula 1