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Video: A first look at the upcoming Villeneuve and Pironi documentary

Video To news overview © Alessio Mazzocco (CC) Fans have been offered a first look at what to expect when the upcoming documentary about Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi is released later this year. This weekend's Miami Grand Prix takes place on 8 May, 40 years to the day since Villeneuve lost his life driving for Ferrari at Zolder in Belgium. The French-Canadian, father of 1996 F1 World Champion Jacques, had been embroiled in a bitter, albeit short-lived, feud with his teammate Pironi, after the French driver took victory at the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix. That race at Imola proved to be the last normal weekend for either driver. Following Villeneuve's death, Pironi went on to lead...
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