gilles villeneuve

Some teams might give a promising young driver a second chance, but not Ferrari. You only get one offer to drive for the Scuderia, and if you turn it down, that's your last chance. Legend has it that Ferrari made that offer to Jacques Villeneuve way back in the late 90s after he'd won the Indy ...

History has a way of aggrandizing the fallen, but few drivers have been as dearly missed as Gilles Villeneuve. Renowned for his ability to wrestle blistering lap times – often sideways – out of some of the most difficult cars to handle, the French Canadian driver remains a fan ...

Sure he was a Canadian, which makes us biased and his success rate left much to be desired but without exception Gilles Villeneuve was the most entertaining driver to watch in history. In a sea of groomed robotic drivers, Gilles' flair and flamboyant style was evidenced at every turn by this ...