Villeneuve vs Pironi: one of F1's darkest feuds began on this day in Imola in 1982. Jonathan Giacobazzi and his family travelled to F1 races with Villeneuve, witnessing first-hand the man behind the legend, the deal ahead of Imola '82, and the tragic fallout when Pironi won. He tells his story in today's Great Read
Gilles Villeneuve walked into the motorhome, threw the second-placed trophy to his sponsor and said: "Remember my trophy's been stolen? This I brought for you."
The dramatic moments at Imola, just after the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix where Didier Pironi ignored Ferrari team orders to overtake Villeneuve and win, were the prelude to the tragedy at Zolder a fortnight later...
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