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1981 Canadian Grand Prix - Gilles Villeneuve never surrenders
The 1981 Canadian Grand Prix saluted what was to be Jacques Laffite’s sixth and final win in Formula 1, but the race will always be remembered for Gilles Villeneuve’s heroic drive. Held September 27th, the Canadian F1 Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1981 season. Only three teams – Renault, Ferrari and Toleman – raced a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine that that time while all other teams relied on the venerable Ford Cosworth DFV V8 engine or the screaming Alfa Romeo and Matra V12s. For the first time, there were two Villeneuves entered in the race. Gilles was behind the wheel of his usual No. 27 Ferrari 126CK turbo while his younger bother Jacques inherited Siegfried...
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