Feet dry
03. Feb 2023
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Gilles Villeneuve’s performance during practice for the 1979 US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen will remain in the history books: during Fridays practice, in pouring rain, the French-Canadian driver from Québec posted the best time… 9 full seconds better than any other driver!
Alan Jones claimed pole position in his Williams in dry conditions on Saturday, but it was raining again on race day and Villeneuve convincingly won the race, 55 seconds ahead of his friend René Arnoux (Renault). The Ferrari mechanics had taken great care in carrying Gilles to the cockpit of his 312T4, ensuring the sole of his shoes remained dry…
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Formula 1, Watkins Glen, US Grand Prix, Gilles Villeneuve, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, Canada, 1979
Source: David Hutson