Inside Motorsports Vol. 1 2018/Q1 - Part I | Page 14

A hor r ibl e cr ash t hat
r aised a l ot of quest ions
"I wil l dr ive f l at out al l
t he t ime. I l ove r acing!"
- Gil l es Vil l eneuve
Gi l l es Vi l l eneuve was one of t he most
spect acul ar r aci ng dr i ver s ever seen.
Hi s br ave, non-compr omi si ng st yl e made
hi m r eal l y popul ar . Just af t er t he
cont r over si al
r ace
in
I mol a,
Vi l l eneuve desper at el y t r i ed t o
achi eve a bet t er l apt i me, when
col l i ded wi t h Jochen Mass, f el l out of
hi s car , l ost hi s hel met dur i ng t he
acci dent and hi t t he bar r i er wi t h hi s
naked head...He di dn't sur vi ve t he
cr ash, and anot her gr eat dr i ver passed
awa y at a r eal l y young age. Af t er hi s
deat h, F1 seen one l ast f at al acci dent
on a r ace. when Ri ccar do Pal et t i di ed,
and af t er hi s passage, f or 12 year s no
f at al i t i es and many peopl e al most
f or got , how danger ous i s f or mul a
r aci ng, and how exposed i s t he dr i ver 's
head...