One my favourite F1 drivers along with Ronnie Peterson.
Ferrari's lost hero. Has it really been 25 years?
Ferrari's lost hero. Has it really been 25 years?
Ferrari's lost hero
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I had my piccie taken with him in the pit garage at Silverstone just after practice for the British GP - 1977. Wish I still had it.
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Indolent. Didn't Giles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter used to share a Ferrari 400 driving from Monaco to Modena and vice versa? I remember reading about their very close shave when Giles (I think) lost the backend of the 400 and came very close to hitting something at a very high speed. Somehow Giles kept control of the car and once they had regained their composure Jody apparently asked Giles why he left such a wide gap between the car and the apex, "must have been at least half an inch".
I must admit though that it has been years since I read the book and my memory is a little vague.
Indolent. Didn't Giles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter used to share a Ferrari 400 driving from Monaco to Modena and vice versa? I remember reading about their very close shave when Giles (I think) lost the backend of the 400 and came very close to hitting something at a very high speed. Somehow Giles kept control of the car and once they had regained their composure Jody apparently asked Giles why he left such a wide gap between the car and the apex, "must have been at least half an inch".
I must admit though that it has been years since I read the book and my memory is a little vague.
