His daughter Melanie and F1 World ... image of Gilles with the family in the prime of his racing career, have also been released to mark 40 years since his death. Image: Gilles Villeneuve with ...

In an audacious act of theft, the bronze statue of renowned Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve has been stolen ... and winning six before his tragic death in 1982. More than just a piece of ...

The tragic story of Gilles Villeneuve and Didier ... Pironi’s girlfriend at the time of his death in 1987, had been a sweetheart of Pironi in his early F1 years, with the pair reconnecting ...

Gilles Villeneuve drove for Ferrari on the Formula One circuit – the world’s most ... was established in 1994 – 12 years after his death – and moved to its present site on Avenue Gilles ...

But there have been some tragic deaths in the sport's history that have truly left a mark on the fans and motorsport alike. Ayrton Senna, considered among the greatest F1 drivers of all time ...

No one wants to see a beloved driver die, but there's a recognition that death can be ... and camp out next to F1 race circuits in a trailer with his family — Villeneuve frankly crashed on ...

He was then known only as the son of the late Gilles Villeneuve ... teen idol when he won a Williams F1 seat at age 19 last winter, has no complaints at all about being farmed out to the Benetton ...

Leclerc posed for photos with Gilles ... until his death in a crash at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. He has become an icon renowned as one of the fastest drivers ever seen in F1, and for his ...