Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc surprises Formula 1 fans with a helmet in the colors of Gilles Villeneuve, which he will wear all weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix.
“He was an incredible and passionate driver,” said Leclerc in a short video transmission hours before the start of first free practice on Friday.
On May 8, 2022, 40 years after the tragic Villeneuve accident in Belgium, Leclerc paid him another tribute by driving the Ferrari 312 T4 that gave the Berthierville driver second place in the final standings in 1979 (behind teammate Jody Scheckter ) had enabled .
This private test session took place at the Fiorano circuit on the Scuderia site in Italy.
Villeneuve contested 66 of his 67 Grands Prix behind the wheel of a Ferrari and claimed six victories including the most memorable at Montreal in 1978.
Latifi on the school desks
For the first time since 2020, Lance Stroll will be the only Maple Leaf representative to compete in the Canadian Grand Prix.
His compatriot Nicholas Latifi, who lost his Williams driver’s seat to Sargant at the end of last season, failed to convince other teams to sign him in 2023.
Rumors suggested he wanted to focus his career on the Indycar Series, but that project never came to fruition.
According to a well-informed source, 27-year-old Latifi returned to school with aspirations of navigating a managerial position at Sofina Foods, a company run by his very wealthy father, Michael. His career in motorsport seems to be over with that.
Latifi has 61 starts in Formula 1 and his best result (7th) came at the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2021.