Frases de Gilles Villeneuve

“Siempre para adelante sin importar el estado del auto o de la pista.”

“¿Cómo podemos conocer los límites si no tratamos de sobrepasarlos?”

“En mi país tanto entusiasmo se reserva únicamente a los campeonatos de hockey sobre hielo.”

“La carrera perfecta para mí es: logro la pole en el último momento, tengo un problema en la salida, remonto desde la última posición y me pongo primero en la última curva.”

“De alguna manera está loco, pero está claro que es un fenómeno. Es capaz de hacer cosas que nadie más es capaz de conseguir.”

“Sé que ningún ser humano puede hacer milagros. Nadie tiene facultades mágicas, pero Gilles te lo hacía creer. Así de rápido era.”

“Con Gilles había espectáculo hasta por la décima plaza.”

“The sport is more important than anything. More important than any of the people in it. Of course I say what I think. I always have, even if it upsets people like Ecclestone and Balestre. Why should I be afraid of them? The fans aren't here to see politicians and manipulators. They're here to see me. I am very secure in my feelings about racing. I make a lot of money from it, but one thing I can tell you for sure: if the money disappeared overnight, I would still be in racing, because I love it. The entrepreneurs would be gone.”

“The kids were just 8 and 10 years old and seemed to be doing much better than I expected. That first night they both went upstairs to bed, and later I went up to check on them. They were asleep. When I saw Melanie I started crying. She had a picture of her dad with her. She was holding it in her arms.”

“It was terrible when Gilles died. I cried that day and the next one too, even though I had to race… …and I remember the feeling that we were all starting equal, from now. Villeneuve was gone. We all knew he had talent beyond our reach.”

“His death signified the passing of a certain approach. He was the last person who had the totally un-inhibited joy of driving a racing car.”

“His death has deprived us of a great champion - one that I loved very much. My past is scarred with grief; parents, brother, son. My life is full of sad memories. I look back and see the faces of my loved ones, and among them I see him.”

“In a situation like that I know I would have been scared stiff. But I am sure that when Gilles felt his Ferrari take off, his last thought was anger, plain and simple, because he knew that he had spoiled that one perfect lap.”

“Behind the wheel of a racing car he was fearfully quick, never stopped trying, and could extricate himself from the most precarious situations with deft brilliance.”

“He also never drove anywhere at anything less than an absolutely flat-out pace, be it on the road or the track…”