Gilles Villeneuve 1979 Zandvoort

[noveltybobel]

I believe Villeneuve was a better driver than Senna. Only difference is Villeneuve didnt live long enough to prove it. While Senna did.

[TheDiogoFCPORTO]

"Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals." - Alain Prost

[Orikion]

Gilles "never say die" Villeneuve. BONZAIIIIIIIIIII!  RIP GILLES

[ostryer61]

Mansell on Gilles Villeneuve: He was a great friend, he took me up in his helicopter once and he flew it the same way he drove.

[sardosfish]

gli italiani ti ricordano sempre!grande Gilles!

[bavarianbass]

0:18 alan jones?

[agatiquattro]

non avrà vinto tantissimo...ma guardandolo guidare ci faceva BATTERE IL CUORE! Gilles unico e inimitabile.

[TheColinChapman]

De mortibus nihil nisi bene, but - for all due respect - this was a stupid action. Coming back to the pits too fast, ruining his rear suspension. Many people admire Gilles for always going flat out, not matter what the risks had been. I tend to think that he threw too many races away by taking unuseful risks. In today's formula one, a driver would be penaltied for such a manouvre (see Melbourne 2009, Vettel continuing on three wheels after his collision with Robert Kubica).

[NoogDeNoog]

why didn't he retire the car? seems very wreckless driving around like that.

[bavarianbass]

@NoogDeNoog he did never retire

[NoogDeNoog]

@bavarianbass how did he not retire from the race, he is missing the left rear of his car?

[bavarianbass]

@NoogDeNoog thats only a scratch ;)

the car was shit anyway by the way, not really a ground-effect-car like the other cars in the field. it only had much horsepower but i was not really a masterpiece

[McLarenMercedes]

@bavarianbass

true, by 1980 it was hopelessly outdated and they ended the season in 11'th

Fortunately for Ferrari, Ligier somehow lost all their pre-season test data so after two dominant 1-2's in the first races, they magically vanished for the rest of the season. Williams stuck with the old FWo6 for 5 races, and by the time the FW07 started dominating it too had some reliability issues that robbed Alan Jones of a possible title (he won 4 races, against Scheckters and Villeneuve's 3 each).

[pakkinen]

This is my favourite villenueve performance, is what made him a legend in my eyes when I saw it live as a kid...I remember we were all cheering him jumping around with a huge smile in our faces....as brave as they come!!!

[bmwnasher]

love it ....great racer shame he died..god bless him

[1sainteve1]

The man drove with his heart instead of his head. I don't know if that's the best way to drive, but we all love and respect him for it. I always smile when I see this video.

[TheNeverEndingGame]

This guy is so sick, drives with three wheels and still has the balls to raise the hand up to his fans. That's a cool driver =D

[at220vanier]

@TheNeverEndingGame The reason he was raising his arm was to warn drivers behind him that he was slow and in trouble, so to pay attention and avoid him. That is standard practice in many open cockpit sports.

[guero534]

a turma dos anos 80 eram raçudos pra caramba.....em compensação os atuais....tudo frutinha.....movido a tecnologia...

[Traceracer972]

Boug fou!

[OTANER6661978]

Um grande piloto!!! Para mim, nada é tão fantástico e genial como a forma de guiar um monoposto de f1, venceu apenas 6 gp´s, mas, decerto que foram memoráveis vitórias desse brilhante canadense!!!

[azbobbybooshay10]

Screw you WMG!!! The music in this video fit the clip perfect!!!!

[miciogattobastardo]

Mmmmh , mi stai sminuendo il mitico Gilles !? Vuoi che un pilota come lui , con una sensibilità sopraffina non si sia accorto che il mezzo era irrimediabilmente compromesso ! soprattutto se la ruota anteriora viaggia a 30 cm da terra !Non aveva bisogno di guardare dallo specchietto ! Aveva capito ! la sua sensibilità alla guida gli aveva detto tutto , credo ?Per chiudere Gilles è un mito , punto , quel giro , solo quello , mi sembra una cazzata , me è e rimarra un MITO !

[miciogattobastardo]

obbiettivamente......queste cose non sono comportamenti da grande campione , si è girato , un suo errore , per ripartire ha fatto esplodere una gomma , quando si è accorto che la gomma era andata ha dato gas distruggendo l'auto e si è fatto un giretto di pista con il cerchione a penzoloni , se si staccava in rettilineo ammazzava sia i piloti che sopraggiungevano che un paio di spettatori . Il duello con Arnou quello è memorabile !

[torochedorme]

questo è solo il tuo parere.....le cose non sono andate così. La gomma si sgonfiava lentamente giro dopo giro finchè non ha ceduto ed è uscito di pista. La voglia di arrivare, la passione, il cuore che Gil ci metteva e non il calcolo ha fatto il resto. Per lui la canzone di Vasco "Vado al massimo" era una regola di vita,una cosa naturale, chi non capisce questo e guarda solo i risultati non può amare Gilles, cosa che invece a Enzo Ferrari riusciva benissimo.

[mellilore]

No, è uscito perchè la gomma era già andata. Casomai si potrebbe obiettare che poteva stare attento a non mangiarsele, le gomme, e invece che stare al comando si sarebbe dovuto accontentare del terzo o quarto posto. Ma stiamo parlando di Gilles, uno che andava sempre al massimo senza calcoli. Pensi che se avesse fatto calcoli avrebbe vinto nell'81 a Montecarlo e in Spagna?

Gilles era così, e secondo me era più degno di essere chiamato Campione lui che Jones, per fare un esempio a caso

[miciogattobastardo]

Sicuramente un temerario , velocissimo , istintivo , vero come uomo ,da quello che ho letto anche altruista nei confronti dei compagni di squadra e della squadra, ma nel leggere i commenti sembra che in pista fosse solo lui ad avere coraggio o più coraggio di altri . Molti piloti hanno vinto nell'era Gilles , lo hanno battuto .Hanno rischiano la vita quanto lui , ripeto , nessuno vuole toccare i miti di nessuno , ma ,restando al SOLO filmato , il giro con la ruota a penzoloni era inutile !

[mellilore]

Restando al solo filmato, il giro con la ruota a penzoloni era inutile di sicuro, ma lui non poteva vedere come fossero messi ruota, cerchione e sospensione, dallo specchietto.

Non sono mai stato espressamente un tifoso di Gilles, ma ho sempre visto in lui un cuore e un'abnegazione veramente immensi e fuori dal comune, anche se magari Scheckter o Pironi erano collaudatori migliori di lui (ma questa è solo un'ipotesi) , e anche se potevano a volte essere più veloci di lui.

[valentinpaul]

Gilles is a legend... The Legend...

[shaoliang19870627]

27 forever

[Patrick24031976]

Ferrari's No. 27 FOREVER!!!

You're the best Gilles!

[kimirferrari]

Pure class

[mpower6531]

It's simple : Gilles was the best damn pilot to ever sitted behind an F1 steering wheel ...ever :)

[YEP321S]

I'd never have believed that had I not seen it. unreal. thank you for sharing. 8)

[Chakhunt]

Questionné sur le pourquoi qu'il n'avait pas stoppé la course lors de son tête à queue, Gilles a dit au journaliste...

Moi je suis un pilote de F1. Tant que le char est capable d'avancer, moi je suis payé pour le piloter...

Le dernier "F1 drifter". Gilles faisait drifter sa F1 même si elle n'était vraiment plus conçue pour ça.

Une grosse perte.

La dernière légende de F1.

Salut Gilles.

[DaszekPL]

A legend.

[GianniBottegucci]

In una canzone mina cantava: Sei grande, grande, grande, come te sei grande solamente tu. Grazie mitico Gilles, sei sempre nel mio cuore

[lyyynn]

Commuovente

[mastaf154]

Cette video montre bien quel pilote Gilles était^^

[gabro99]

Gilles 4ever with us!

[mtac02]

jpeu juste dire meilleur pilot a vie

[equipeclaudefrancois]

driver represent 3% of the succes of a team

men 100%

[bamboootscha]

gilles is a god... a unique type of driver...

one of the best drivers ever... R.I.P

[slimv29]

@bamboootscha he shouldve been the canadian version of phil hill, he couldve had more wins than jacques ever did

[equipeclaudefrancois]

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[toplobbyist]

tu sais gilles depuis que tu es partis, tout a changer, mais jespere un jour donner autant de courage que toi. le dernier grand prix de montreal sur ton circuit cest en 2011

souhaite moi bonne chance et jespere que tu parles avec mon pere la haut. salut

QUEBEC QUEBEC

[FrodothePuppet]

Senna likewise drove on the limit (seemingly every lap), and he was able to make it work; he is a triple World Champion. His fatal accident was caused by an unusual mechanical failure. I don't mean to say Gilles was not good enough to be Champion, he just didn't have the right circumstances to do it. The sport was also not as safe as when Senna was dominant.

[bamboootscha]

gilles maybe would have been world champion in 1982 if he hadnt had his accident R.I.P

otherwise pironi would be 82 champion

but both had their accidents but ferrari was constructors champion and pironi vice champion

[SrtGill]

I'm crying. Gilles lives

[infiltratorUFUK]

What is the name of song?

[roswell1965]

All My Love by Led Zeppelin.

[smackbunny]

Gilles was better than his competitors.

See LeMans or better yet, Watkins Glen.

[BoiledBunny]

Thank you for posting this.

I'm loving the Led Zep too :)

[freq32]

Gilles drove like a maniac. Respect.

[Sebbio149]

Driving like a maniac is how NOT to be Champ,and a fast way to an early grave (as happened).Being fast is only one part of a champion,s makeup,there are other equally important parts.

[freq32]

true. I was just honoring him since his life ended early. But I do appreciate his agressive style & determination. Respect.

[Cabirul]

Gilles was, and still is, the greatest Formula 1 driver. With no equal. "maniac" is not the appropriate word. When he was driving, he literally was living his life at a superior level, with no fear. Like the legendary Greek heroes. He was a god amongst humans.

[xXIbanezJamesXx]

so ur saying nobody in the history of the sport has ever raced becoz they wanted more money, ur talmking crap and using two people as an example

[Number1BadBoyInnit]

Bloke's a nutter! :)

[xXIbanezJamesXx]

too bad no one nowadays is like gilles, people like alonso, massa and raikonen are so boring and race for their bank account.

[fzr2]

How can you say Raikonnen is boring, didnt you see him literally drive the wheels off his McLaren in Germany coupla years back?

[DavideVR85]

Ma alla fine della gara come si classificò?

[LordKnassus]

what's the title of the song?

[ganglandboss]

'All of My Love' by Led Zep. It's off 'In through the Outg Door'.

[tenkley]

I was there that time back in 79......LIVE !!Those were the days when you bought a admission ticket for Fl 35,- = 17 Euro's

Seeing him in his 3 wheeled Ferrari passing by and going into "BOSUIT" with about a 150km an hour was just awesome !!

[mexichoto]

GREAT SONG !! I LOVE LED ZEPPELIN

[joseavs]

Hi Dikkeman and all. Villeneuve clinch the 2nd. The story is here in the f1blog race-features 1979-dutch-grand-prix

[Panchovilla68]

Never give up! Yeah and raise your hand!

[wokingboy]

This is great i have been looking for this for ages

[charles565656]

Gilles Villeneuve is the best Driver in the World forever, Gilles you are a Legende... Hi Gilles !!

[01097]

is a one of greatest man of the fantastic sport of F1 (forever)

[dikkeman]

Great vid. Where can I get the original?

I watched this race live. Some of the great moments in F1. And Gilles was one of the real Racing Drivers. A man of my heart. What I mis on this vid is the great breaking of Alan Jones to avoid hiiting Gilles.

I wont forget this race for the rest of my live. Sadly Gilles died in a horrific and unneccessary practice accident on Zolder (Begium) during the timed session for the Belgium GrandPrix of 1982.

[oberon79]

there are 2 options.

1- he was mad or dumb or both

2- he realised that he could bring some attention and admiration towards him doing such unusual things.

[saku1206]

thats my opinion: u r boring.

[dare012]

oberon79 your 2 options are not right m8 that was just Gilles he race for the love of it not the money

if a car still had drive in it then he would make it back to the pits

Alan Jones said it best in one of his quotes about Gilles "typicall Gilles. never gives up"

[kiyran]

you'd neva see a modern driver try and do this (probably cos he would have wrecked the rear end anyway)

[mexxii]

cool I live is Zandvoort I LOVE the circuit!

[dom455]

cant het better then this

[dom455]

cant het better then this!!!!

[ludwig1300]

Fantastic!!!

[chiave04]

Simply the Best!

[lugaru]

Amazing video.

Take a look at my vids for a fantastic remake of the F1 1979 cars in rFactor.

[webcat2]

He almost got suspended for this. The excuse was "I never thought I lost the wheel. Couldn´t see it"

[saku1206]

fucking great!

[OWfan]

His classic line after coming in with the broken wheel, "Put a fuckin' wheel on there! Let me go out again!" (thanks LMJ).

[Otto28]

The music is from Led Zeppelin

[gillesvilleneuvebest]

the video is very good Gilles was the best

I have got a question what is this music?

who is the artist?and what is the title??

THANK you!!!!

FORZA GILLES VILLENEUVE!

[ChristianCook]

The mother of all drivers!

[Ruivb]

The Immortal Gilles Villeneuve

[amonrud]

JAJAJAJA Gilles, un locazo!!!!!!