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Gilles Villeneuve's 10 greatest F1 drives
Formula 1 lost one of its brightest stars when Gilles Villeneuve was killed during practice for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. Forty years on, Motorsport.com picks out the greatest drives by a Ferrari legend
Gilles Villeneuve was one of the standout drivers of his era. Still regarded as one of the fastest Formula 1 drivers of all time, the French-Canadian was killed at Zolder in 1982 just as he looked like he finally had a car to match his talents.
Villeneuve, who won six world championship grands prix from his 67 starts, was exciting and flamboyant to watch, but he developed much more finesse and racecraft than some have suggested.
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