It was at Hockenheim that season, in a dark and gloomy wet practice session, that the short-lived story of Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi within F1’s sphere came to an end, ...

MONTREAL - A museum northeast of Montreal named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve ... accused the Villeneuve family of “squandering” the Formula One star’s heritage.

Quebec-born Gilles Villeneuve participated in 67 Formula One races from 1977 to 1982, winning six. He died at age 32 in a crash during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix in 1982.