Montezemolo remembers Gilles Villeneuve.
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo paid tribute to Gilles Villeneuve yesterday on the twentieth anniversary of the Canadian's death.
Gilles Villeneuve, father of BAR-Honda driver Jacques, was killed in 1982, while practicing for the Belgium Grand Prix at Zolder. He was thrown from his Ferrari following a collison with Jochen Mass' March.
Montezemolo said: "Gilles Villeneuve was one of the major players in the sporting history of our Company."
"I recall he was gifted with courage which seemed to have no limit."
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo paid tribute to Gilles Villeneuve yesterday on the twentieth anniversary of the Canadian's death.
Gilles Villeneuve, father of BAR-Honda driver Jacques, was killed in 1982, while practicing for the Belgium Grand Prix at Zolder. He was thrown from his Ferrari following a collison with Jochen Mass' March.
Montezemolo said: "Gilles Villeneuve was one of the major players in the sporting history of our Company."
"I recall he was gifted with courage which seemed to have no limit."
"His sporting achievements and his approach to life away from the race track endeared him, not only to Ferrari followers, but also to all motor sport fans."
"We will never forget him."
