Nigel Roebuck: Fifth Column
"I, for one, don't blame Dennis for his tactics on Sunday"
On recent days, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his death, many of us wrote of Gilles Villeneuve, and inevitably discussed the circumstances of his final days - circumstances which contributed to what happened at Zolder on May 8, 1982.
At the previous race, Imola, Villeneuve and Didier Pironi were cruising to a Ferrari one-two. In those non-refuelling days, the turbocharged cars were low on gas in the closing laps, and it was crucial that they should take it easy to the flag.
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