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43 years ago, Gilles Villeneuve left us

On May 08, 1982, the “Little Prince” of F1 lost his life following an accident during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix played on the Zolder circuit.

Published 08/05/2025 à 09:45

Julien BILLIOTTE

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43 years ago, Gilles Villeneuve left us

For Gilles Villeneuve, limits had only one purpose: to be exceeded © DPPI

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JO ORTIZ

08/05/2025 at 05:11 a.m.

I was at the French motorcycle GP in Nogaro which had been a fiasco, when a newsagent came to the campsite to announce his death, he was really a star.

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Olivierm 2B 88

08/05/2025 at 02:39 a.m.

It's always a sad time of year for me, I remember, as they say in his native Quebec. Gilles Villeneuve is forever a legend despite a relatively brief but dazzling career.

Yves-Henri RANDIER

08/05/2025 at 02:01 a.m.

Zolder, an interesting, fast, and not entirely flat track in the "flat country"! A circuit that quickly disappeared from the Formula 1 calendar, just like Nivelles, which no longer exists at all.

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