Prior the jump to F1, his last season in Atlantic (1976) he got 10 pole position out of 10 with 9 win and 1 2nd place. That says everything. For me he was the best driver the world has ever known, no question.
Senna may have very well been the fastest and best driver ever to race Formula 1, but Gilles was one who did it with the most heart, for the love of racing and definitely was the most loved!!!!
Senna and Villeneuve best 'pure' drivers the world has ever seen, their careers came so close to overlapping but it was never meant to be. RIP to two great racing giants.
DANNY40379 You completely missed Jim Clark. I don't think anyone was as spectacular as Jimmy, especially in an age where sneezing sent the car off the track.
+Alex Paulsen For Sure Clark was one of the No.1 Guys, if not THE No.1 Guy. All of those clueless Sennafans think Senna and co. drive the Real Drive-Machines. And todays Cars are just Playstation-Drive. But in Real the late 80s Cars was 3/4 like todays Cars. The REAL Drive-Machines are the Cars of the mid 60s. 480Hp, No Wings, No hot Slicks, No Nothing. And if you build out the Engine out one of this Cars, it was so light, that two People can lift it. No Break-Distance Signs. Dirty, Bumpy Roads and Tracks with 13-20Km long Lap. That was the Real Shit. And when Villeneuve and Lauda drives, this was the last Era of REAL Driving-Machines.
Each season brings new improvements to cars. If you took a driver from 20 years ago and put him into todays car, he probably wouldn't be as fast. In the same way, if you took todays driver and put him in a 20 year old car, he probably wouldn't be as fast. Drivers drive to the best of their ability with the technology available. That is why drivers can have long careers. They grow with the technology.
+Al bundy Im a big senna fan, but like u said, the real driving was performed by the guys in the old cars. i just have respect to every driver on that era, because every time they entered the car they knew there is a big chance that they will die. probably every champion and even driver were more skilled then senna and sure from today drivers. i think that fangio was way better then every other driver in f1 history and people tend to forget him. the man had 5 championships in 7 years in the worst safety times in f1 (no seat belts, very hard cars) and he did in different cars. we dont see people like this in the last 35 years but i wish that one day they will understand that today f1 is require much less skill then the old times and they will change something, even tho the chances is low.
Definitely both a force to be reckoned with and one of a kind, neva there will be anyone like Gilles and Senna. Senna was inspired by Gilles they were natural, that kind of talent, stamina cannot be taught, both were an inspiration to many it's too bad the racing world has changed so much that it is impossible to offer that freedom to be great,we oldies were fortunate enuff to witness and appreciate.
Unico.... Inimitabile... Quando l uomo comandava la macchina... Maestoso.. Piu nessuno come lui... Il più grande pilota che la ferrari abbia avuto... Dall 8 maggio 1982 non c'è più stato nessuno di farsi amare come è riuscito lui....splendido...corretto... Fantastico come pilota.. Uomo vero....
@@gff2112 Put Gilles and Senna in the same car. Gilles would've smoked him. You're def one of those guys who look at the statistics instead of actual skill.
@@ilirmalaj9734 he won only 6 races, won no title... hamilton soon 100... simply the goat... So there are worlds between these two. villeneuve can never count among the best drivers with only 6 wins....
For me the greatest ever driver is the one who overtakes as clean as possible especially when they have the fastest car, you see how Gilles overtakes then you will realize how perfectly he positions his car in front of the other guys without them even expecting his car to appear in front of them, he's like invisible or something, he's so fluid driving with such an old car that it makes me wonder how he would've driven the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton nowadays
@@RichiRoemsch He died the first year he wasn't a victim of having a terrible car and Ferrari team orders. Had he lived, he surely would've won many more races and likely the title in 1982, and likely more titles after that.
Very exciting driver! He is my first childhood action hero. Watching him race a twin track prototype at the Ironwood snowmobile Olympus and winning the Eagle River World Championship inspired me to race. His brother Jacques and son Jacques are also inspirational but I forget them as soon as I think I'm going to crash..... something these Villeneuves seem to have no fear of. R.I.P. Gilles
2 minute mark - driving the car on two wheels! Holy Shit! 50 second mark - best controlled rate spin effort I have ever seen.We had a guy who could drive like this called Peter Brock here in Australia. I am not saying they are comparable, but when it comes to pure heart - and car control like you have not seen or considered possible these two are amongst few others and unfortunately both have passed engaged in their passion.
Mon héros de jeunesse. Mort trop tôt. Que de courage et de détermination face à l'adversité. Aussi, en entrevue, on comprend qu'il est particulièrement intelligent. Sa lecture de la piste et de la dynamique de la course, sans concession, en a fait un des pilotes redoutables de se génération et une légende de la F1. Merci Gilles! Merci du partage!
Me hizo disfrutar mucho siendo yo muy joven. Yo vívía en Buenos Aires y cada domingo de carreras, a las 8 de la a mañana horario de Argentina, estaba yo levantado para ver a ese gran pequeño hombre. Aún guardo una carpeta del colegio secundario forrada con la imagen de Gilles en una Ferrari 312 T4. Mi padre me llevaba a ver las carreras de F1 en Buenos Aires y recuerdo un día 12 de abril de 1980, que estaba yo viendo las pruebas de clasificación justo en una curva de casi 360 grados, a Gilles salirse fuera de la pista, hacer un trompo en la tierra y saludar a la tribuna que lo ovacionaba. Aún lo recuerdo y se me caen las lágrimas...
COSA SI PUÒ ANCORA DIRE DI UN PILOTA E UOMO COSÌ NIENTE IO ANCORA OGGI QUANDO SENTO PARLARE DI LUI MI COMMUOVO SEMPRE E STATO E SARÀ SEMPRE IL PIÙ GRANDE INARRIVABILE UN GIGANTE DELLA VELOCITÀ COME TUTTI I RAGAZZI LUI VOLEVA ANDARE SEMPRE PIÙ FORTE ANCHE CONTRO LE LEGGI DELLA NATURA GILLES R.I.P.
Gilles in my mind was the best racer not because of wins not because of the fastest lap it was because of the passion he had, all these SENNA comments, no doubt he was also a great driver and amazing but different time different cars and different style. Gilles kept you at the edge of your seat and he never gave up no matter how damaged his car was....he also drove semi blind in rain and most drivers would of pulled into the pits not GILLES he kept going...that is passion
There are drivers who are fast by being smooth, those we admire massively. But the mad, sideways, aggressive drivers are the ones who grab our attention, those, we love.
That previous quote from Alain Prost sums it up perfectly. "Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals.” It might be one of those "you had to be there" things, but true greatness is obvious when it is happening. Gilles Villeneuve was all that is great about motor-racing. And greatness is not about arithmetic. Senna was great, Schumacher was good, and Hamilton is a school-teacher.
Amazing tribute!!!! Thanks for make it and upload it!!!
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I saw Gilles at mosport in the early seventies when he was racing formula Atlantic.He lapped the field and James Hunt was so impressed,he recommended Gilles to enter F1.197
He was too fast for his own good I think. He was certainly the fastest and most spectacular driver of his time, maybe even in racing history. But he did break a lot of cars. Personally, I'd rank Gilles #3 of the best F1 drivers of all time behind Stirling Moss and Ronnie Peterson. I don't think they were faster than him, but they were better at saving tyres, engine, brakes, etc.. Gilles just went as fast as he could all the time :D
Villeneuve and Bellof were both too fast for their own good. Not capable to slow down when needed... Driving too much with their heart and too less with their brain. The heart is not always making the right decisions.
at the :50 sec mark ( Zandvoort) watch when he spins , how he gears down when sideways and brake when he's lined up straight all well spinning at high speed that's why he's a legend
Well spotted... spin akker = You are right - this is almost unfathomable... not even recognisable to the untrained eye. He even breaks in a segment of the spin with his back to the line/facing wrong way! F1 of today is almost unrecognisable in its form to what it was back then. If it were not for a few long standing constructors and a couple of engine manufacturers - it simply would not be identifiable to the sport that it once was or even comparable.
Salute to Gilles, Ayrton, and Schumi for giving F1 their all. F1 gods, all of them. Although I never got to watch Gilles and Ayrton in their time, watching their UA-cam vids makes for a very interesting viewing, where it was man+car, not man+car+electronics+engineer. Sometimes, I wonder what sin we F1 fans committed to be stuck with Crashtor Maldonado. Also, just my opinion, but Hamilton seems to be part of the same breed as the F1 gods...the driver who gives it his all. Let's hope this is correct.
Schumacher gets a downvote from me... His success is mostly credited to the death of Senna, and the lack of competition he had. Shumacher was an anti-competitive racer, although he was confronted on the track by other drivers, it was to no extent of what Senna, or any other driver would have done for 1st place. I think Schumacher just happened to be a slightly better driver in the right place at the right time. When he made his return to F1, it was obvious that new and emerging talents had rendered him obsolete.
Your right man Hamilton is from the same breed as Senna and Gilles, fast and unyielding drivers who pour their heart into the sport and still find even more to give. I have to disagree with you about Schumacher though he only got his first two championships at Benetton because of Senna's untimely end and the Williams car not being the best during early '94, not to mention all the crashes and controversies he caused, i'm sure he would have won a championship or more if he hadn't done that, but he would never have won as many as he did without all the dirty tactics.
@Flame Resistant Troll Hi Nick👋🇮🇹 Who says that a driver is better than other for the number of WC is like someone who says that a guy is better than others because he has more money😂😂
PER ME E NON SOLO È E RIMANE CON TAZIO NUVOLARI IL PIÙ GRANDE PILOTA DI SEMPRE E VERO CHE HA VINTO POCO MA QUANDO LUI ERA IN GARA LA FORMULA 1 ERA UN' ALTRA COSA R.I.P. PICCOLO GRANDE UOMO
In a sport whereby just turning up on race day puts your life on the line, anyone who is so consistently willing drive up to - and beyond - the limits of the car is going to have numbered days. Then again, one could be more calculated and skillfully avoid death on the track, only to then smash one's head on a rock in a 1mph skiing accident...
If you're at the front of the pack, you're a racing driver. If you're in the middle, or near the back, then you're just a guy in a racing car. Non-competitive racers are just minor obstacles for the top few drivers of the season, driving safely and within your comfort zone, and the car's comfort zone, is like jogging a 100m sprint because you don't like the feeling of being puffed.
Alex Paulsen I read an interview with an F1 driver who said it's exactly the other way around...The guy who is at the front is doing it easy; that's why he's at the front! His car is working for him perfectly, everything is in balance, and he's out in the open air. It's the guys behind him who are working hard...
"Who is to say that he had not seen more, done more and learned more in his few years than many people do in a lifetime? To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. It would be a waste of life to do nothing with one's ability, for I feel that life is measured in achievement, not in years alone." - That's a great quote from Bruce McLaren about a fellow driver who was killed in an accident. And it sums up Gilles' career and legacy perfectly I think
Huxxy It's like a Scalextric race. The guy in front just has to hold his throttle still, and the car will drive without escaping the slot. The guy behind will have to drive twice as hard to catch up, and put himself at greater risk of an accident.
i under stand some people will not get it, this man was great i was given nothing he work hard for everything in racing until enzo took him on as a driver, where most people would admit defeat he wouldn't, when they slowed due to conditions he wouldn't and at the same time see bumping and banging each other but he seemed to take the risk himself unlike senna crashing people out of races over points in a championship, and senna is a great driver i can not disagree
The one and only, The Greatest Ever, Gilles Villeneuve ❤❤❤. No one was and one will be like him.
Prior the jump to F1, his last season in Atlantic (1976) he got 10 pole position out of 10 with 9 win and 1 2nd place. That says everything. For me he was the best driver the world has ever known, no question.
Senna may have very well been the fastest and best driver ever to race Formula 1, but Gilles was one who did it with the most heart, for the love of racing and definitely was the most loved!!!!
Senna and Villeneuve best 'pure' drivers the world has ever seen, their careers came so close to overlapping but it was never meant to be. RIP to two great racing giants.
DANNY40379 You completely missed Jim Clark. I don't think anyone was as spectacular as Jimmy, especially in an age where sneezing sent the car off the track.
+Alex Paulsen
For Sure Clark was one of the No.1 Guys, if not THE No.1 Guy.
All of those clueless Sennafans think Senna and co. drive the Real Drive-Machines. And todays Cars are just Playstation-Drive.
But in Real the late 80s Cars was 3/4 like todays Cars.
The REAL Drive-Machines are the Cars of the mid 60s.
480Hp, No Wings, No hot Slicks, No Nothing.
And if you build out the Engine out one of this Cars, it was so light, that two People can lift it.
No Break-Distance Signs. Dirty, Bumpy Roads and Tracks with 13-20Km long Lap.
That was the Real Shit.
And when Villeneuve and Lauda drives, this was the last Era of REAL Driving-Machines.
+Karl S. You just 'outhypstered' the hypster. Congratulations, my friend.
Each season brings new improvements to cars. If you took a driver from 20 years ago and put him into todays car, he probably wouldn't be as fast. In the same way, if you took todays driver and put him in a 20 year old car, he probably wouldn't be as fast. Drivers drive to the best of their ability with the technology available. That is why drivers can have long careers. They grow with the technology.
+Al bundy
Im a big senna fan, but like u said, the real driving was performed by the guys in the old cars. i just have respect to every driver on that era, because every time they entered the car they knew there is a big chance that they will die. probably every champion and even driver were more skilled then senna and sure from today drivers. i think that fangio was way better then every other driver in f1 history and people tend to forget him.
the man had 5 championships in 7 years in the worst safety times in f1 (no seat belts, very hard cars) and he did in different cars. we dont see people like this in the last 35 years but i wish that one day they will understand that today f1 is require much less skill then the old times and they will change something, even tho the chances is low.
“Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals.” Alain Prost, 1982.
You got a link to him saying that?
+steve m the last great driver was Ayrton Senna!
Definitely both a force to be reckoned with and one of a kind, neva
there will be anyone like Gilles and Senna. Senna was inspired by
Gilles they were natural, that kind of talent, stamina cannot be taught, both were an inspiration to many it's too bad the racing world has changed so much that it is impossible to offer that freedom to be great,we oldies were fortunate enuff to witness and appreciate.
Yes, Gilles was the first and Senna the last great driver. That was men's power. I never forget them, never!
mel b.
Amen!
No, he was "Il piccolo canadese" - the only driver that Enzo Ferrari loved like his own son.
Salut Gilles!
I agree
😍
Gilles Villeneuve is a legend. He shall live and hit the tires for ever.
My respect for not showing what didn't need to be shown
Assaroub it was almost more beautiful that way wasn’t it
" spectacular driver a true legend "
Senna, villeneuve, ratzenberger, all together racing in an endless boundary in heaven
1:24 he climbed on the damn car to throw the nose cone out of the way.
What a fucking legend
SoilentGr33
Unico.... Inimitabile... Quando l uomo comandava la macchina... Maestoso.. Piu nessuno come lui... Il più grande pilota che la ferrari abbia avuto... Dall 8 maggio 1982 non c'è più stato nessuno di farsi amare come è riuscito lui....splendido...corretto... Fantastico come pilota.. Uomo vero....
By far the most exciting and the fastest , craziest driver to watch in top level motorsports history ......And let's not forget Legendary ......
The Greatest Driver Ever
Mestre Ioda then who if I couldn't guess...
Fangio, Clark, Senna & Schumacher. Gilles wasn't the greatest, but the fastest. There is a difference
shocker
The best ever!!!!!!!!!. I remember with goose bumps see him race spectacularly in Argentina 1980.
30 years to the day, Gilles died. Gilles was a superb, fearless driver with exceptional driving technique who drove with passion. SEMPRE GILLES !!!
As a race fan being entertained.......his driving style was never matched
Senna was much better than him.
@@gff2112 i think the way senna drives is more technical than gilles. Gilles drives the car like a cart, he was pure speed
@@gff2112 Put Gilles and Senna in the same car. Gilles would've smoked him. You're def one of those guys who look at the statistics instead of actual skill.
Pure Legend. I am not scared to say that he was and he still would be the best driver ever in the history. RIP God
Gilles is absolutely the greatest ever and Senna is the second best of all times
@@ilirmalaj9734
he won only 6 races, won no title...
hamilton soon 100... simply the goat...
So there are worlds between these two. villeneuve can never count among the best drivers with only 6 wins....
For me the greatest ever driver is the one who overtakes as clean as possible especially when they have the fastest car, you see how Gilles overtakes then you will realize how perfectly he positions his car in front of the other guys without them even expecting his car to appear in front of them, he's like invisible or something, he's so fluid driving with such an old car that it makes me wonder how he would've driven the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton nowadays
@@RichiRoemsch He died the first year he wasn't a victim of having a terrible car and Ferrari team orders. Had he lived, he surely would've won many more races and likely the title in 1982, and likely more titles after that.
He is a champion to our hearts!!!!!! It's a bless we had the opportunity to see that brilliant and astonishing driver!!!!!!!!!
Sometimes it isn't just about statistics, its about pure skill. R.I.P Gilles
The problem is, time flies, memories go away, but numbers stay, but indeed, i agree
@@renzo0227 numbers......NUMERUS EX PARTE MATERIÆ STAT
The Brightest Stars burn out the quickest.. Gilles, Hunt and Ayrton.. R.I.P.
Thank you so much for this wonderful tribute to one of the most terrific drivers of all times
Very exciting driver! He is my first childhood action hero. Watching him race a twin track prototype at the Ironwood snowmobile Olympus and winning the Eagle River World Championship inspired me to race. His brother Jacques and son Jacques are also inspirational but I forget them as soon as I think I'm going to crash..... something these Villeneuves seem to have no fear of. R.I.P. Gilles
I envy you, I saw Gilles drive the Atlantic cars and F1 cars, but never 'le motoneige'!
This guy was juste AMAZING
2 minute mark - driving the car on two wheels! Holy Shit! 50 second mark - best controlled rate spin effort I have ever seen.We had a guy who could drive like this called Peter Brock here in Australia. I am not saying they are comparable, but when it comes to pure heart - and car control like you have not seen or considered possible these two are amongst few others and unfortunately both have passed engaged in their passion.
Ciao Gilles ,il popolo ferrarista ti vuole bene ! IMMENSAMENTE FOREVER
Mon héros de jeunesse. Mort trop tôt. Que de courage et de détermination face à l'adversité. Aussi, en entrevue, on comprend qu'il est particulièrement intelligent. Sa lecture de la piste et de la dynamique de la course, sans concession, en a fait un des pilotes redoutables de se génération et une légende de la F1. Merci Gilles! Merci du partage!
Its cool how a Canadian is one of the best
Moss, Clark, Ronnie, Villeneuve and Senna.
Gilles Villeneuve Incredible
Gilles was a king.
Nice video.
Thanks for these wonderful images! For me, Gilles is the King of Formula One!
he drove like he could respawn 🙌🙏 la grande légende du Québec 😔
Montrealer here born and bred.In high-school I even bought a copybook with his image on it with his racing suit on.I wasn't the only one.
Salut Gilles
Nick Maniatis he wasnt a montrealais he was from berthier
Me hizo disfrutar mucho siendo yo muy joven. Yo vívía en Buenos Aires y cada domingo de carreras, a las 8 de la a mañana horario de Argentina, estaba yo levantado para ver a ese gran pequeño hombre.
Aún guardo una carpeta del colegio secundario forrada con la imagen de Gilles en una Ferrari 312 T4.
Mi padre me llevaba a ver las carreras de F1 en Buenos Aires y recuerdo un día 12 de abril de 1980, que estaba yo viendo las pruebas de clasificación justo en una curva de casi 360 grados, a Gilles salirse fuera de la pista, hacer un trompo en la tierra y saludar a la tribuna que lo ovacionaba. Aún lo recuerdo y se me caen las lágrimas...
“I look at this kid and notice he’s very animated and when he talks about racing I can see him actually vibrate.“
- Gaston Parent
COSA SI PUÒ ANCORA DIRE DI UN PILOTA E UOMO COSÌ NIENTE IO ANCORA OGGI QUANDO SENTO PARLARE DI LUI MI COMMUOVO SEMPRE E STATO E SARÀ SEMPRE IL PIÙ GRANDE INARRIVABILE UN GIGANTE DELLA VELOCITÀ COME TUTTI I RAGAZZI LUI VOLEVA ANDARE SEMPRE PIÙ FORTE ANCHE CONTRO LE LEGGI DELLA NATURA GILLES R.I.P.
A Real Super Hero
I dont like Ferrari, but Villeneuve was one of the best ever!! :) R.I.P.
McLaren422 obviously you don’t like Ferrari
Era un campione e uomo vero e leale.grazie di tutto che mi hai dato gioie di vederti correre e vederti di persona anno 1981
Salut Gilles.
The greatest the most exiting and brave my hero !!
C'était le meilleur Gilles 🙏🙏🙏
Gilles in my mind was the best racer not because of wins not because of the fastest lap it was because of the passion he had, all these SENNA comments, no doubt he was also a great driver and amazing but different time different cars and different style.
Gilles kept you at the edge of your seat and he never gave up no matter how damaged his car was....he also drove semi blind in rain and most drivers would of pulled into the pits not GILLES he kept going...that is passion
There are drivers who are fast by being smooth, those we admire massively. But the mad, sideways, aggressive drivers are the ones who grab our attention, those, we love.
That previous quote from Alain Prost sums it up perfectly. "Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals.” It might be one of those "you had to be there" things, but true greatness is obvious when it is happening. Gilles Villeneuve was all that is great about motor-racing. And greatness is not about arithmetic. Senna was great, Schumacher was good, and Hamilton is a school-teacher.
Than max is a kindergartener.
Gilles VILLENEUVE wonferful no word
Very well done tribute.
Good work.
GOAT. End of story.
Gilles the legend and always will be in my eyes, head and heart
Very nice Video, with the end on the special point of track...
Amazing tribute!!!!
Thanks for make it and upload it!!!
I saw Gilles at mosport in the early seventies when he was racing formula Atlantic.He lapped the field and James Hunt was so impressed,he recommended Gilles to enter F1.197
Gilles nel cuore!
35 years gone
RIP GILLES AND SALUT
Gilles Villeneuve Pure Legend il Picolo Canadese
Senna and Villeneuve,two legends of F1
Rest in Peace Gilles :*(
Gilles was my hero!!!
Il migliore rimane lui! ❤️❤️❤️
He was too fast for his own good I think. He was certainly the fastest and most spectacular driver of his time, maybe even in racing history. But he did break a lot of cars. Personally, I'd rank Gilles #3 of the best F1 drivers of all time behind Stirling Moss and Ronnie Peterson. I don't think they were faster than him, but they were better at saving tyres, engine, brakes, etc.. Gilles just went as fast as he could all the time :D
Villeneuve and Bellof were both too fast for their own good. Not capable to slow down when needed... Driving too much with their heart and too less with their brain. The heart is not always making the right decisions.
more racer than driver...but that’s what made him so appealing
My legend hero forever.....FORZA GILLES!!!
Tragic. I would have loved to have seen him race against Senna had he survived a couple more seasons.
Always #1 in my book.
Inolvidable!!
Immenso e indimenticabile!!
The king
Gilles villeneuve the best
A Great Canuck!
the best driver
at the :50 sec mark ( Zandvoort) watch when he spins , how he gears down when sideways and brake when he's lined up straight all well spinning at high speed
that's why he's a legend
Well spotted... spin akker = You are right - this is almost unfathomable... not even recognisable to the untrained eye. He even breaks in a segment of the spin with his back to the line/facing wrong way! F1 of today is almost unrecognisable in its form to what it was back then. If it were not for a few long standing constructors and a couple of engine manufacturers - it simply would not be identifiable to the sport that it once was or even comparable.
30 years today!!!!
great ty 4 sharing
Villeneuve x Arnoux - Dijon 1979 best race of F1. Golden age of F1.
IL MIGLIORE!
Senna and Gilles is❤❤😢🥺
Love you Miss you Mr GILLES VILLENEUVE
That lap at france is spectacular
In Quebec everyone remembers Gilles the great
Salute to Gilles, Ayrton, and Schumi for giving F1 their all. F1 gods, all of them. Although I never got to watch Gilles and Ayrton in their time, watching their UA-cam vids makes for a very interesting viewing, where it was man+car, not man+car+electronics+engineer.
Sometimes, I wonder what sin we F1 fans committed to be stuck with Crashtor Maldonado. Also, just my opinion, but Hamilton seems to be part of the same breed as the F1 gods...the driver who gives it his all. Let's hope this is correct.
very good comment little one . I think you 'll go far in your life .Keep it up !
Schumacher gets a downvote from me... His success is mostly credited to the death of Senna, and the lack of competition he had. Shumacher was an anti-competitive racer, although he was confronted on the track by other drivers, it was to no extent of what Senna, or any other driver would have done for 1st place. I think Schumacher just happened to be a slightly better driver in the right place at the right time. When he made his return to F1, it was obvious that new and emerging talents had rendered him obsolete.
Your right man Hamilton is from the same breed as Senna and Gilles, fast and unyielding drivers who pour their heart into the sport and still find even more to give. I have to disagree with you about Schumacher though he only got his first two championships at Benetton because of Senna's untimely end and the Williams car not being the best during early '94, not to mention all the crashes and controversies he caused, i'm sure he would have won a championship or more if he hadn't done that, but he would never have won as many as he did without all the dirty tactics.
@Flame Resistant Troll Hi Nick👋🇮🇹
Who says that a driver is better than other for the number of WC is like someone who says that a guy is better than others because he has more money😂😂
@Flame Resistant Troll sorry for your friend, really.
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The graetest racer off all it was racing
PER ME E NON SOLO È E RIMANE CON TAZIO NUVOLARI IL PIÙ GRANDE PILOTA DI SEMPRE E VERO CHE HA VINTO POCO MA QUANDO LUI ERA IN GARA LA FORMULA 1 ERA UN' ALTRA COSA R.I.P. PICCOLO GRANDE UOMO
Um grande piloto, sem medo, um dos maiores que já vi pilotar.
In a sport whereby just turning up on race day puts your life on the line, anyone who is so consistently willing drive up to - and beyond - the limits of the car is going to have numbered days. Then again, one could be more calculated and skillfully avoid death on the track, only to then smash one's head on a rock in a 1mph skiing accident...
If you're at the front of the pack, you're a racing driver. If you're in the middle, or near the back, then you're just a guy in a racing car. Non-competitive racers are just minor obstacles for the top few drivers of the season, driving safely and within your comfort zone, and the car's comfort zone, is like jogging a 100m sprint because you don't like the feeling of being puffed.
Alex Paulsen
I read an interview with an F1 driver who said it's exactly the other way around...The guy who is at the front is doing it easy; that's why he's at the front! His car is working for him perfectly, everything is in balance, and he's out in the open air. It's the guys behind him who are working hard...
"Who is to say that he had not seen more, done more and learned more in his few years than many people do in a lifetime? To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. It would be a waste of life to do nothing with one's ability, for I feel that life is measured in achievement, not in years alone." - That's a great quote from Bruce McLaren about a fellow driver who was killed in an accident. And it sums up Gilles' career and legacy perfectly I think
Huxxy
It's like a Scalextric race. The guy in front just has to hold his throttle still, and the car will drive without escaping the slot. The guy behind will have to drive twice as hard to catch up, and put himself at greater risk of an accident.
best vid ever about him. without his fatal Crash. just to see, how good he really was.
This is class
Well said!
Gilles was a spectacular driver who took huge risks, You could tell He was not going to live very long.
I might be very old fashioned, but those beautiful cars from the eighties, looked like they were designed and built by men; not a bloody computer!
I m.crazy for gilles Villeneve
Il est toujours avec nous le petit prince 🙏
what better way to showcase the skills of a legend than show him crashing...
No. Showing that he never gave up.
James Hunt, Gilles Villeneuve, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, my wildest legends.
Il migliore ❤️
I got my hart in the throat reading he comments.
#GilleVilleneuveforever
I find it interesting that Villeneuve and senna died 12 years apart and they both raced with the number 12
i miss u gilles
i under stand some people will not get it, this man was great i was given nothing he work hard for everything in racing until enzo took him on as a driver, where most people would admit defeat he wouldn't, when they slowed due to conditions he wouldn't and at the same time see bumping and banging each other but he seemed to take the risk himself unlike senna crashing people out of races over points in a championship, and senna is a great driver i can not disagree
Senna,Clark and Villeneuve for me are the purest racers ever existed.The emotions they gave driving are uncomparable in history of f1.