Article To news overview 25 April is a date burned into the minds of fans of Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi, as this was the day, in 1982, when the two Ferrari team-mates began a war that ended with the death of Villeneuve just weeks later. Having started behind the turbocharged Renaults, the Ferraris found themselves leading the race in comfort after the retirement of both Alain Prost and Rene Arnoux with turbo failures. Entering the closing stages of a home race for Ferrari, Villeneuve left at the head of the field with Pironi in second position. That, then, was that, according to Gilles. After years of being Number Two at Ferrari to Jody Scheckter, Gilles felt he had earned team...
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