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40 years on: Pironi and Villeneuve go to war at Imola

Article To news overview © Alessio Mazzocco (CC) The 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix marks a bittersweet anniversary for Scuderia Ferrari, at a race where they will be hoping to utilise the inherent pace of the F1-75 to score their second 1-2 finish of the season. This weekend's race will take place on 24 April, just one day shy of the 40th anniversary of a historic 1-2 claimed by Ferrari at Imola in what was then the San Marino Grand Prix. Didier Pironi led home teammate Gilles Villeneuve to secure the victory, but it was a highly contentious and dramatic race that led to tragic consequences just a few short weeks later. Villeneuve feels betrayed by Pironi Having started behind the...
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