Charles Leclerc at the wheel of Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari 312 T4

Charles Leclerc took the wheel of Gilles Villeneuve's legendary Ferrari 312 T4 this week at Fiorano.

Published on 20/04/2022 à 11:05

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Charles Leclerc at the wheel of Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari 312 T4

Charles Leclerc took a lap of the Fiorano circuit at the wheel of the legendary Ferrari 312 T4 of Gilles Villeneuve / DPPI

Charles Leclerc took a trip back in time and into the history of Team Ferrari. On the Fiorano circuit, the Monegasque, leader of the F1 world championship, took the wheel of Gilles Villeneuve's legendary Ferrari 312 T4. it's about the car used by the Canadian and Jody Scheckter during the 1979 season of Formula 1, won by the South African, and during which the Scuderia pocketed the 6th of its 16 constructors' titles.

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The fact that Charles Leclerc drove this particular car is probably not due to chance, insofar as the 312 T4 is a Formula 1 running on ground effect, like those of this 2022 season, dominated by the head and shoulders by the Monegasque. Charles Leclerc will try, this weekend at Imola on Ferrari land, to win the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and consolidate its lead in the championship.

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20/04/2022 at 03:01 a.m.

It's going to be a little old c... and "it was better before" but between the noise and the handling which has nothing to do with today's suckers, another time and test for the drivers acrobats of this era!

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