I appreciate the manner in which the older generation speaks (referring here to Mauro Forghieri), the smile, the constant eye contact, the still head movements, the pleasant disposition, making for a genuine delivery. I wish for my generation the GenX, and future generations recognize this and inherits this, somehow. Godspeed.
Gilles was not the typical driver in f1, he drove always to the max, always with his heart, sometimes not with his head when he really needed too. But the fans forgave him for that, they knew he was a very special driver, always entertained in everything he did. There are very few drivers like him and even fewer in modern f1 where expressing yourself as an individual is shunned upon.
As a brazilian motorsport fan, I had the privilege to see Gilles racing in my country in the F1 Brazilian GP from 1978, his first one, until 1982, his last one. I remember 1982 Brazilian GP, in Rio de Janeiro. I was on the stands vibrating with the dispute between him , Piquet and Rosberg for the lead of the race. It was fantastic! Good memories. Thanks for up loading this video. Salut, Gilles
Peter you should be the head of all Media in F1 today as no one bring and give life to F1 today of the new and old as you .... Thank you for sharing with us , I have only been following F1 since 1998 so this is all amazing insight to me.... also like Claudio below said, we would like to see this spirit in today drivers, also I dont care what anyone says .... There is nothing more satisfying than a powerful growl of V12 V10 V8 engine ... you can see it today when it fires up and puts smiles on people faces.Sad that big car manufacturer have taken over into this soundless and soulless hybrid engine.. thats not F1 sadly , I travel every year from California to Austin, the WOW factor is gone
Behind every successful man there is a especially strong woman and Johanne Villeneuve is that woman . She supported what Gilles did and had to raise 2 children after Gilles death . Jacques did what his father aimed for and Melanie and her mom own a successful construction company in Montreal . Johann supported her son's endeavor to be a race driver as well and Jacques has been very successful , a CART Championship , a INDY 500 victory and a rookie of the year in F1 in 1996 and a F1 WDC in 1997 There is another daughter , born in 1993 , Jessica 25 years old .......
Dijon ‘79 is funny in that the battle for 2nd is the most talked about part. Completely overshadowed the maiden winner of his home Grand Prix, maiden winning manufacturer in their home Grand Prix, maiden turbo win... normally that would be enough to steal the show 😂
"He will remain as a member of the family of the truly great drivers in auto racing history. Mr. Enzo Ferrari, who is an authority on these matters, has compared Villeneuve to Tazio Nuvolari. Nuvolari in my younger days was the great idol. All drivers wanted to equal the great Nuvolari. They struggled to match but could only imitate him. To be compared to Nuvolari is to receive the highest praise.'' Juan Manuel Fangio
I travelled to the 1982 Belgium GP from London and was stood near the corner where Gilles had is accident, thanfully i didn't see the accident as my travel guide from page & moy ask us to make our way back to the coach 10 minutes before the end of qualifying. I was a newbie to F1in 82' and was unaware of Gilles's Legendary staus at the time.
Sim, naquela época de pneus extremamentes largos e efeito solo os carros rendiam praticamente iguais, o que determinava a vitória era o temperamento do piloto, oh! quão bom seria que houvesse segurança nos carros e nas pistas para aqueles pilotos de culhões que depois de uma bela disputa acirrada tomava um vinho juntos ou almoçavam em um restaurante pitoresco á caminho da próxima pista. hoje que abunda segurança os pilotos seguem nos trilhos e não duelam com a morte nas curvas de alta.
With your age and international travel, Id prefer that you talk about personal and F1 measures taken to keep safe. Rather than puffing former glories as a place filler.
I love Arnoux, an honourable, fair and super talented racer with great humanity...if only he was Gilles’ teammate at Ferrari in 1982.
“He was allowed into the playground” what a great quote
Rene Arnoux is a wonderful man
Yes, he is a very pleasant man. Gentleman of his generation.
Gilles remains one of my all time heroes. Salut Gilles.
Absolutely!! No one was better!!
Gilles was unique. And Rene Arnoux: 7 victories - 18 poles - 12 lap records. Those are numbers of a F1 champion.
Thanks for the fond memories of Gilles and the beautiful music of the V12s
Thanks for this Peter...much respect from a 68 year old racing fan!👍🇦🇺😎
I appreciate the manner in which the older generation speaks (referring here to Mauro Forghieri), the smile, the constant eye contact, the still head movements, the pleasant disposition, making for a genuine delivery. I wish for my generation the GenX, and future generations recognize this and inherits this, somehow. Godspeed.
Absolutely. Unfortunately social media is diminishing the simple art of speak.
So nice to hear Arnoux's view on this.
Gilles was not the typical driver in f1, he drove always to the max, always with his heart, sometimes not with his head when he really needed too. But the fans forgave him for that, they knew he was a very special driver, always entertained in everything he did. There are very few drivers like him and even fewer in modern f1 where expressing yourself as an individual is shunned upon.
So true!!
As a brazilian motorsport fan, I had the privilege to see Gilles racing in my country in the F1 Brazilian GP from 1978, his first one, until 1982, his last one. I remember 1982 Brazilian GP, in Rio de Janeiro. I was on the stands vibrating with the dispute between him , Piquet and Rosberg for the lead of the race. It was fantastic! Good memories. Thanks for up loading this video. Salut, Gilles
Wonderful Peter
Peter you should be the head of all Media in F1 today as no one bring and give life to F1 today of the new and old as you .... Thank you for sharing with us , I have only been following F1 since 1998 so this is all amazing insight to me.... also like Claudio below said, we would like to see this spirit in today drivers, also I dont care what anyone says .... There is nothing more satisfying than a powerful growl of V12 V10 V8 engine ... you can see it today when it fires up and puts smiles on people faces.Sad that big car manufacturer have taken over into this soundless and soulless hybrid engine.. thats not F1 sadly , I travel every year from California to Austin, the WOW factor is gone
Behind every successful man there is a especially strong woman and Johanne Villeneuve is that woman . She supported what Gilles did and had to raise 2 children after Gilles death . Jacques did what his father aimed for and Melanie and her mom own a successful construction company in Montreal . Johann supported her son's endeavor to be a race driver as well and Jacques has been very successful , a CART Championship , a INDY 500 victory and a rookie of the year in F1 in 1996 and a F1 WDC in 1997 There is another daughter , born in 1993 , Jessica 25 years old .......
So emotional
A 12 minutes et 57 secondes : sur le fil du rasoir....in french ;-) Merci Gilles. Merci René. Et merci pour cette excellente vidéo.
On t'oublira jamais mon cher Gilles! Thank you Peter for this great video!
Your best video
Kind generous comments from Arnoux
Love those old cars !! 1981 I was in 8th grade, when id see my uncle he gave me toy cars, I still have that FERRARI F1 model.
Thank you for making the video @Peterwindsor from an appreciative Canadian F1 fan.
Dijon ‘79 is funny in that the battle for 2nd is the most talked about part. Completely overshadowed the maiden winner of his home Grand Prix, maiden winning manufacturer in their home Grand Prix, maiden turbo win... normally that would be enough to steal the show 😂
simply "wow"
For videos like this I follow Peter one of the most purist motorsport journalist still around.
Thank you Mr Peter !
Passion, love for motorsport and joy to be part of it, what can you ask more
"He will remain as a member of the family of the truly great drivers in auto racing history. Mr. Enzo Ferrari, who is an authority on these matters, has compared Villeneuve to Tazio Nuvolari. Nuvolari in my younger days was the great idol. All drivers wanted to equal the great Nuvolari. They struggled to match but could only imitate him. To be compared to Nuvolari is to receive the highest praise.'' Juan Manuel Fangio
Superb Mr. Windsor. Thanks!
Love Rene Arnoux god bless him.
Cuanto amor, respeto y admiración de parte de René hacia Gilles. Dos grandes deportistas
Il est toujours là Gilles...
On ne s'en est jamais remis du départ de Gilles.
Johanne lui est restée fidèle, on comprend pourquoi 🙏🙏
I travelled to the 1982 Belgium GP from London and was stood near the corner where Gilles had is accident, thanfully i didn't see the accident as my travel guide from page & moy ask us to make our way back to the coach 10 minutes before the end of qualifying. I was a newbie to F1in 82' and was unaware of Gilles's Legendary staus at the time.
Sim, naquela época de pneus extremamentes largos e efeito solo os carros rendiam praticamente iguais, o que determinava a vitória era o temperamento do piloto, oh! quão bom seria que houvesse segurança nos carros e nas pistas para aqueles pilotos de culhões que depois de uma bela disputa acirrada tomava um vinho juntos ou almoçavam em um restaurante pitoresco á caminho da próxima pista. hoje que abunda segurança os pilotos seguem nos trilhos e não duelam com a morte nas curvas de alta.
Gilles Villeneuve the only legend in Ferrari Formula 1 Gilles 27 4ever
Arnoux reminds me of Joe Pesci lol
Joe pesci mixed with Richard Hammond
I would love to see this spirit in today’s F1 drivers ...
Reduced to ''racing system managers''
@@rpm1796 Yes, almost!!
a hero of formula 1 , he deserved better
Mr arnoux quelle douseur
F1 is missing the boat, it’s certainly not hybrid whatever, it’s the sound, the sound!
With your age and international travel, Id prefer that you talk about personal and F1 measures taken to keep safe. Rather than puffing former glories as a place filler.