The late, great Gilles Villeneuve was born on this day in 1950. The Ferrari hero was much more than a brilliant but flawed racer – look beyond the popular myths, says Mark Hughes in today's Great Read, and the evidence points to a style that was precise and an approach that was measured
A long time ago there was a racing driver, a fantastic driver, who did many impossible things. He took his first GP victory — at the end of his first full season — by choosing a compound his tyre supplier said was way too soft. But he knew better; he had an uncanny feel for how to nurse the rubber but still conjure winning speed from it. His team-mate, renowned as one of the most sensitive drivers of all lime, knew he couldn't make these tyres last, opted for the harder ones — and finished third.
The driver took his next victory early the following season by pushing his new team-mate hard enough to make him overwork his tyres. That done, he simply glided past and reeled off the remaining laps, untroubled, serene...
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