Gilles Villeneuve Tribute on TV
#1
Posted 30 March 2011 - 07:07
It's the "unsporty behaviour" of Pironi when he passed Villeneuve just before the finishing line, neglecting the pit signals, that's the most confusing subject. What happened, why did he do that, why did he ignore the pit signals... I'm not very familiar with "modern" F1, but I'd like to know what the readers on this forum think about it.
Of course we will never know the answer, both drivers are racing in heaven now, but is "ignoring pit signals" a common thing in F1?
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#2
Posted 30 March 2011 - 07:32
Gilles versus Didier at Imola, 1982
Didier Pironi – hero or villain?
Edited by Tim Murray, 30 March 2011 - 07:34.
#3
Posted 30 March 2011 - 09:50
#4
Posted 30 March 2011 - 10:00
HI..ON last nights Australian RPM..TV Programme they announced a movie that is on it.s way called SENNA..Has this been covered before ..or does every one know except me ???
It's due for release here in June and has been mentioned multiple times on Top Gear. I certainly intend to go and see it, since Senna, to me, was THE driver I looked up to in my childhood and early teenage years.
Here's the trailer:
Senna trailer
Edited by cpbell, 30 March 2011 - 10:01.
#5
Posted 30 March 2011 - 10:53
To get back on topic. I did also see (the last part of) this documentary. Its one of many in a series called Belga Sport and produced by Canvas (former flemish broadcaster BRT). They center on historic belgian sport events and people.Yesterday evening a nice documentary on Gilles Villeneuve was shown on TV. The deep friendship between Gilles and Didier, Pironi's wedding where the Villeneuve's were not invited, the unsporty behaviour of Pironi at Imola, the death of Gilles two weeks later at Zolder...
It's the "unsporty behaviour" of Pironi when he passed Villeneuve just before the finishing line, neglecting the pit signals, that's the most confusing subject. What happened, why did he do that, why did he ignore the pit signals... I'm not very familiar with "modern" F1, but I'd like to know what the readers on this forum think about it.
Of course we will never know the answer, both drivers are racing in heaven now, but is "ignoring pit signals" a common thing in F1?
The documentary is quite extensive: interview with Gilles at the time, many pictures of that day (also some confronting, beware!), interviews of today with Tambay, Arnoux, Mass, Bruynseraede, Jacques and Joan.
Trailer here:
http://video.canvas....lles-villeneuve
I believe you can see it in full here:
http://tvblik.nl/belga-sport
#6
Posted 30 March 2011 - 10:55
Of course we will never know the answer, both drivers are racing in heaven now, but is "ignoring pit signals" a common thing in F1?
And to get back to your answer: No.
#7
Posted 30 March 2011 - 11:22
Of course we will never know the answer, both drivers are racing in heaven now, but is "ignoring pit signals" a common thing in F1?
It certainly isn't if you're unfortunate enough to be sitting in the number two Ferrari.