Blinding speed, excellent car control, fierce determination, and ferocious tenacity; are the characteristics that marked the little Canadian from Berthireville, Québec, Gilles Villeneuve's remarkable five-year Formula One™ racing career. Villeneuve is remembered for his superb performance, insurmountable audacity and winning six Formula One™ championships. He was also revered for his strength of character and indomitable spirit. Gilles Villeneuve is a Canadian legend and one of the most significant drivers in the history of motor racing which the sport has never seen since, when Gilles would race the car, Enzo Ferrari himself knew that every component in the vehicle was challenged to it's fullest. If it survived the trauma, they had a good car...
Seize the opportunity to eternalize this virtuoso with this unique, high-quality, digitally exclusive printed photo taken by the artist from the 1979 Formula 1™ Season. It's the perfect memorabilia to show your love for this great driver. Gift it to a loved one, a fan that saw Gilles in action or to capture the "pure soul" of the driver.
Exclusive to FANABOX™ in Montreal
Details:
- Driver in the cockpit of his Ferrari car with in-car helmet
- Limited edition
- Signed by the photographer/artist
- Driver: Gilles Villeneuve
- Team: Scuderia Ferrari F1™ Team
- Hand Signed by the photographer/artist Allan de la Plante, at the bottom right side with 79', memorializing the 1979 season.
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Biography of the artist: Motorsports Photographer; Author of original Gilles Villeneuve Racing Book; Painter of Automobilia; Keynote Speaker; Member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
- NB: small cut during shipping, less than 1 inch at the bottom, noticeable if framed or can also be cut off.
- Photographic Paper: Traditional C-type continuous tone print is a colour print made in a darkroom on light-sensitive paper using a chromogenic process
- Measurements: High Gloss Size: 16" (41 cm) x 20'' (51 cm)
A great memorabilia photo for a true Tifoso Ferrari aficionado to collect is Villeneuve's driving style, as this illustrious driver often made his car "take off," gaining him the nickname of "the aviator." However, Villeneuve's real take-off happened that same year, the preceding year, at the 1978 Canadian GP, the season's last race. Gilles won his first victory on home soil at the Circuit de L'Île Notre-Dame. An exceptional track would finally bear the departed driver's name, who unfortunately left us on May 8, 1982.
Villeneuve died in a 140 mph (230 km/h) crash caused by a collision with the March car driven by Jochen Mass during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder.
