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Zolder, 1982: Obituary

Autosport's obituary, written by Nigel Roebuck, as it appeared days after his fatal crash on May 8, 1982

Last Saturday afternoon Gilles Villeneuve died violently at the wheel of a Ferrari. It was the end of the final practice session, and he was going for it. He was on his last set of qualifying tyres, and came upon a slower car.

In those circumstances, Gilles so often said, you had to squeeze your fear, keep your foot down. It was absurd, but the system left you no alternative.

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