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Mansell still troubled by Villeneuve's fatal crash
Former World Champion Nigel Mansell says the harrowing sight of Gilles Villeneuve's fatal crash at Zolder still troubles him to this day. The Canadian driver died during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix when he was sent airborne after hitting the back of Jochen Mass. Mansell was behind Villeneuve at the time of the crash and saw it all, and the Briton says it is something that still troubles him today and always will. 'In those days people got killed regularly and that could seriously affect your psyche,' he told the Daily Mail. 'Gilles befriended me and we became close. He gave me good advice. So I’ll never forget the tragedy that befell him in Zolder, not until the end of my...
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