Gilles Villeneuve, the man from Quebec

After two years of absence, Formula 1 returns this weekend to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The opportunity to rediscover the Quebec dole in this interview with Eric Bhat published in 1978 - AUTOhebdo n°127.

Published on 17/06/2022 à 09:00

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Gilles, a fourth place in eleven Grands Prix is relatively little. You should have expected more at the start of the season!

Certainly, I expected more. But several combinations of circumstances prevented me from doing better. We have not been competitive in several Grands Prix because of the tires. Also, when we were competitive, the races didn't go in my favor. In Brazil, I had at least third place assured when I clashed with Peterson (Ronnie. Editor's note). No matter what Ronnie says, this accident isn't my fault. Even if he blames me for it, I have nothing to do with it. In Long Beach, without another clash with Regazzoni (Clay. Editor's note), I had to win. Here again, we could spend a long time discussing the causes of this clash without really being able to determine who was responsible. Let's say they are shared between "Rega" and me 50/50. Without the puncture in Monaco, I was ranked fifth. In Belgium, I was back on Mario (Andretti. Editor's note), I thought I could