Gilles Villeneuve Remembered

F1 Beyond The Grid

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4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

40 years ago, in May 1982, Formula 1 lost a marvellous maverick. No-one else drove a car quite like Gilles Villeneuve. He lost his life in a crash while at the very peak of his racing powers. In this special episode, those who knew Gilles share their memories and stories with Tom Clarkson. F1 World Champions Mario Andretti and Jody Scheckter and 7-time Grand Prix winner Rene Arnoux raced alongside Villeneuve and were close to him as friends. Jonathan Giacobazzi idolised Gilles; his family’s name appeared as a sponsor on the Canadian’s race suit, and their families travelled the racetracks of Europe together. Jochen Mass was also a good friend of Villeneuve – a fact that makes his blameless involvement in the crash which claimed his life even more tragic. They remember Gilles as a person, a teammate, a rival and a friend, and consider why he is still so adored, 40 years after his death.

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0:00.0	3am, mission statement, 4am, staffing, 5am, successful series B, 6am, wake up and get to work.
0:08.7	VauBoss is a 5am network providing 10 gigas standard for the businesses that prefer to spend their nights dreaming rather than worrying.
0:15.9	VauBoss, the business 5am network built by VauBoss for London.
0:22.0	In May 1982, Formula One and the World of Racing lost an icon.
0:27.8	Canada's Jill Villeneuve lost his life in a crash at the Belgian Grand Prix.
0:33.0	His death was mourned by his family, his friends and his fans all around the world who still revere him 40 years later.
0:41.4	I'm Tom Clarkson and in this special episode of F1 Beyond the Grid, you'll hear memories of Jill Villeneuve from the people who knew him at the peak of his racing career.
0:51.8	Jonathan Jacobassi, his family's sponsor Jill, but their relationship was far deeper.
0:59.0	He was my idol and since then, still nowadays, he's still my only idol.
1:05.4	René Arnou, whose battle with Jill, Dijon in 1979, remains one of the finest pieces of wheel-to-wheel racing in F1 history.
1:15.4	It was the best race in my career because it was between Jill and me and between my best friend and me.
1:25.0	Plus two Formula One World champions, Mario Andretti and Jodie Schechter, who was Jill's friend and Ferrari teammate.
1:33.0	He wanted to be the dead devil of Formula One.
1:37.4	They talk about Jill the man, Jill the racer, Jill the legend and how his presence is still felt today.
1:45.2	Jill Villeneuve is next to the nowadays Ferrari drivers.
1:48.8	So today we have Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainte and Jill Villeneuve.
1:54.4	So much of Jill Villeneuve's life was about speed both on and off the racetrack.
2:00.0	When he had to be somewhere, he had a habit of deliberately leaving late so he'd have to drive quickly to get there on time.
2:07.6	He was born in 1950 in Berthierville, a small town and an hour outside Montreal in Quebec.
2:14.8	As a child, he'd ride snowmobiles around the neighborhood for fun with his brother, Jacques.
2:20.0	His love of speed grew and snowmobiles racing came next.
2:24.4	Victories and trophies built his reputation as a talented driver with great skill, control and bravery.
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