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Some information and lore about Gilles Villeneuve

During the driver's strike, Gilles played some joyful tunes, like music by Scott Joplin, he knew on the piano before it was used to barricade the door

He also played romantic music on the piano for Didier Pironi when Didier took some ladies out on a date

Alain Prost and Gilles Villeneuve shared a bed together during the driver's strike, and Patrick Tambay said if a baby came because of this, the rest of them might as well give up

Someone was snoring so loudly during the drivers sleepover that Gilles put a blanket over them to muffle it

Gilles once flew his helicopter near Niki Lauda's window at a hotel as he tried to land it. It woke Niki up from his sleep and Niki glared at him through the window

Enzo Ferrari saw Gilles like a son, and there were only a few drivers that Enzo was particularly close to

Gilles Villeneuve was discovered by James Hunt when Gilles raced against him. James and Gilles became quite close

He got nicknamed the 'Prince of destruction' at one point

Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi got up to lots of fun together, including a game where they competed to see who could crash their rental car the best. They even got Alain Prost involved

Once, Gilles was giving Jody Scheckter a lift back home in his helicopter, Jody noticed a red blinking light, but Gilles told him not to worry. Every so often, suddenly, the aircraft would free fall (as Jody put it), freaking Jody out before Gilles got it under control again. Jody grabbed the manual for the helicopter and looked up what the red light meant. It meant that the battery was overheating. He then realised Gilles was purposely shutting down the engine to let the helicopter battery cool and then carry on flying

"During the flight between Montreal and Milan, Villeneuve had told Parent that he wanted permission to continue doing risky activities like skiing, driving his 4x4, boating and the like. "I told Mr. Ferrari that Gilles wanted to be the owner of his body. You have to believe that I used unusual words! Because Ferrari looked at me and asked me if I was a lawyer. I told him no. Then he asked Gilles if he was a lawyer. No. Ferrari asked me to repeat my question, which I did using the same words. And he accepted. In fact, Ferrari understood, by mistake, that Gilles wanted to be the owner of his body, in fact of his racing suit! That Gilles wanted to negotiate his own personal contracts. This is not what we had in mind, but that we got by mistake!" Parent exclaimed

Quebec rock and pop band 'The Box' made a song 'Live on TV' inspired by Gilles televised death. A Italian rock band 'The Rock Alchemist' wrote the song '27' as tribute to Gilles Villeneuve #27 f1 Ferrari

A film based on Gerland Donaldson's book about Gilles Villeneuve, directed by Daniel Roby reportedly entered production in 2023. However there hasn't been much information on it since.

Feel free to reblog with any other information you know about Gilles Villeneuve <3

Niki's new pet frog…I mean teammate.

✨Reviewing every outfit at the 1982 drivers' strike✨

It’s always superlicence this and FISA-FOCA that, but I ask you; where is the real discourse we need about the strike? When will the mainstream F1 press give us what we want - a full-on deep dive analysis into everybody’s outfit a la Vogue on Oscar night? 

Well, here. Here is that discourse.

I will begin by saying generally there seemed to be two broad categories of outfit on show; either preppy country club daddy, or slutty twink attending pride for the first time. I will note who falls into which category as we proceed. You may find the style choice of some drivers surprising.

Let’s get to it…

Niki Lauda (prep)

Look, Niki had bigger things to worry about, I get it. He had to hire the bus first thing that morning. He spent all day trying to keep everyone in order, he had to go to the front desk to arrange all the sleepover bedding, he was fighting for his goddamn rights against Jean-Marie Balestre. He didn’t have time for a fashion show. But still. This is rather phoned in. Beige cords, utilitarian black polo? Meh. I will however award a bonus point for the navy baseball cap instead of his usual red. The less said about the weird fish logo on his cords, the better.

Nigel Mansell (twink)

Yes. Nigel Mansell; Il Leone, Red Five, the manliest racing driver this side of Tom Selleck’s moustache, was once a mere slip of a twink. Tbh the outfit itself isn’t too special, just a white polo and off-white booty shorts, but for me it’s the tilt of the head, the lowered gaze, the shy smile that really sells it as peak ingénue. Truly mansueto: tame, docile, gentle, submissive, breedable. Also at one point his sunglasses were tucked inside his shorts. Jesus H. Christ, Nigel. One of my faves.

Gilles Villeneuve (twink)

Quite simply the tightest jorts I have ever seen in my life. 100/10, no notes.

Alain Prost (twink)

There are a lot of contenders in the t-shirt and booty shorts genre at the strike, however I genuinely think Alain is one of the better entries. The dark navy shorts look smart as well as a little slutty, and the athleisure t-shirt looks cute and keeps his sponsors happy. A solid look from Le Professeur.

René Arnoux (prep)

René is trying hard for Ralph Lauren chic here but is just falling short. The yellow polo and beige slacks are a smidge too bland. I have an feeling if he had gone for twinky booty shorts instead of trousers, this could have been a winner. A pity. He has a beautiful tan however, and the all-gold accessories win him back some points.

Didier Pironi (prep)

Didier here showing Niki it is possible to run a strike and still serve lewks. The stripe across his polo adds interest to plain white, and the blue of his Levis perfectly matches his eyes. The loafers say “I’m casual and fun”, yet the stainless steel briefcase says “I mean business”. Bernie and Jean-Marie saw him rock up to the negotiations in this fit and knew they had no chance.

Andrea de Cesaris (twink)

A surprise contender for Look of the Strike™. The eye-catching cherry red of the printed tee (Google tells me it is the nickname for the Alabama College Football team), the crisp white shorts and trainers, the athletic tube socks; Andrea is channelling 80s John Hughes protagonist and he is making it work. Bonus point for the quads of steel. However he loses marks for the briefcase (it’s kind of weird and pointless). Not quite a perfect score.

Nelson Piquet (twink)

Nelson bucks the trend and goes for a printed tee instead of the more popular polo shirt. To be honest this outfit shouldn’t work, nothing really matches; bright blue shorts and a schlubby beige tee don’t exactly scream high fashion. It looks like he rolled out of bed and grabbed the first clothes he saw (tbh very possible). However, it’s the insouciant attitude that comes from being the reigning world champion that really carries this look; I have more important things to worry about, that strut says, than what I wear. And, dammit Nelson, he pulls it off.

Riccardo Patrese (prep)

Okay. Oookay. Riccardo looked ridiculously hot at the strike, let’s get that out of the way first thing. He goes for yet another polo shirt and shorts look, but the longer length of the shorts and the rich navy blue of the shirt keeps it interesting. I hereby bequeath him with the official Hottest Driver in Attendance Award. Niki better move aside because I think we all would like to snuggle up on that mattress.

Keke Rosberg (prep)

Keke did not want to go to the strike apparently, but he didn’t let it stop him from staying on trend in this all-navy shirt and jeans ensemble. The darker shade of blue emphasizes his tan and golden highlights. The slight oversizing of the shirt make his waist look actually snatched. This is low-key but super chic, I like it a lot.

John Watson (twink)

John is really going down the “ageing tennis pro trying to seduce you on holiday” route. It also has a touch of “how do you do, fellow young drivers?” Good for him. It’s the same outfit as Nigel, more or less, but Wattie looks perhaps a little too old at this point to pull off bridal all-white; he doesn’t quite have the same charming naivety required to sell it. 10/10 for aviators, though.

Bruno Giacomelli (no category)

Oh this outfit! It’s not twinky, it’s not preppy, and I simply ADORE it. The wraparound shades, the bomber jacket, the plain white tee and jeans. It’s pure James Dean. If there were a few more photos this might actually win it for me.

Elio de Angelis (prep)

Now, on the surface perhaps this look isn’t so special. Red shirt and jeans, who cares? However, think! Think about later on. In the small hours, when everyone is ready for bed, in the smoky darkness of the hotel room, Elio will be sat at the piano, playing the sexiest Mozart shit you ever heard. His sleeves will be rolled up, his top shirt buttons undone, showing a teasing flash of chest, a cigarette will be smouldering in his pursed lips, the light every so often catching his gold Rolex, his hair falling into his eyes as he concentrates on the soft lilting rhythm of the music. He will look spectacular and everyone will want to have sex with him.

Carlos Reutemann (no category)

In Lole’s defense, apparently he didn’t know the strike was going on and was bundled onto the coach first thing without a change of clothes. However, I don’t accept this as an excuse. The half-undone overalls and t-shirt combo may work in the pits, but you’re in the big leagues now, Carlos. Try harder.

Patrick Tambay (prep)

He doesn’t even go here! Patrick didn’t have a seat on the grid at this point in time but came to the strike anyway, and he damn near stole the show in patriotic, tricolore-themed faded red white and blue. Even his shoes match! Preppy and sleek. Chapeau, Patrick.

Riccardo Paletti (twink)

This is the best outfit of the strike, don’t @ me. The oversized aviator frames, the white polo with blue accents, the combination skinny/flare fit navy dungarees, the fluffy bed hair, even the casual cigarette. I would wear this but I would not look as good. Riccardo Paletti, you win first prize.

No review as I could not find good footage/photos of them: Michele Alboreto, Jacques Laffite, Eddie Cheever. Babes, I’m truly, truly sorry but also next time try to get yourselves in a picture maybe.

No review as I don’t care: Teo Fabi, Derek Warwick, the rest

Thank you for coming to my talk, fuck the FIA 🌸

Do I love my boyfriend? Yes, absolutly.

Is he maybe the love of my life? Yes, cant See why not.

Did I manifest this relationship with the francois Story, cause he is exactly the age of francois in the story and i of Chloe? Yes, actually a had smth with a friend of him in the age of jacky before.

Would I fuck the above, because he is my long time celeb crush and the hottes dude ever existited in my eyes, I now he is dead and he looks like Marlon Brando and i would fuck Marlon Brando too? Yes, yes, yes, and i love my bf but it's elio de angelis, of course I would fuck elio, what is the god damn question?

i love these guys

Fiiiinallly decided to post this here too! A month or so old sketchy painting practice of two of my favorite drivers :3

(sidenote, I really need to start properly reblogging stuff here on my main blog lol)

Who can tell me which of them is taller? This question has been bothering me for a long time

alain prost & niki lauda | 1982 f1 season