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Sergio Vezzali was a Ferrari mechanic from 1958 to 1993. He was responsible for Gilles Villeneuve’s cars while he drove for Ferrari. Still living in Maranello, Vezzali, now 81, fondly remembers Gilles.

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When did you first meet Gilles?

On the very first day he came to Maranello. He had his first test there, and I remember he destroyed the brakes after only three laps. He was not very much experienced. Surely, after Lauda he was a big difference, but since Enzo Ferrari had faith in him nobody would say anything. Lauda was a real maestro, a clinical driver. When he sat in the car he immediately heard the slightest difference in the sound of the car.  He would then ask why we didn’t tell him of the modifications we had made.

How was it with Gilles?

He didn’t care much about the car. He got inside and wanted to push it to it’s limits and that was that. I can tell you that when he did his infamous drive in Holland 1979, when he came back to the pits on three wheels after his puncture, he first wanted us to fix the rear suspension because he wanted go back to the race! It was of course impossible.

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His many accidents in 1977 and 1978 – how were they accepted?

Mr. Ferrari wasn’t bothered by Gilles’ accidents because he just loved the way he drove his cars. Perhaps the most famous of these was the fight with René Arnoux in Dijon 1979.  It was for the second place and Gilles won in the end. He saw Gilles as an old type of cavalier who went ahead and dueled relentlessly. We mechanics had an awful lot of work with the damaged cars, but we liked to do it.

You also worked with his teammates. What is your opinion on Reutemann, Scheckter and Pironi?

Reutemann was a strange man. When he was ahead on the grid and started from pole he was good and could win. But if he was behind he didn’t make much progress. Well, with Jody, everybody knows, they were friends, real buddies. Pironi – a good driver, not more.

 In your eyes which race was the best of Gilles?

I must say 1981 Monte Carlo. We had our new turbo car which had many difficulties. Gilles had a marvellous race. I like the photo where I show him the pit-board. I  was there with him on the podium.  He had the champagne, but he gave it to me and only wanted some water. Really a great moment.  I got the champagne bottle from him as a present, but later on I gave it to somebody.

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 Any personal memories other than when he was on the track?

During the races in Monte Carlo all the mechanics were invited to his villa there, and we had very nice time together. This was a special private party with all the ragazzi. Something else you surely must know; Gilles did many crazy things with his helicopter. He used to fly very low in Maranello which was frightening. Only a few know that he once landed by mistake on a military base not far from here. It caused an alarm to go off and a military fighter jet was sent to check the situation…crazy, as I said.

 How do you remember Imola 1982?

That was criminal with Pironi. They couldn’t match the Renaults, but after the French cars failed Gilles was in the front. He was aware of the fuel and also of the brakes since Imola is very demanding on brakes. Gilles wanted to save the car. It was me who held the sign board SLOW and hold the position. You can see me in every photo. But Pironi didn’t accept it. We didn’t talk about it, but I can swear I was very angry too. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the chance to discuss it with Gilles.

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 Zolder, the sad end. Could you recall it?

Yes, very clearly. In the practice Pironi was faster than Gilles by a few tenth of seconds. He didn’t react but sat in his car for a long time.  It was for almost ten minutes almost without moving.  He had his head down. Maybe concentrating. Then he went out. He did his first lap and I showed him the pit-board and then came the second lap… In Zolder the pits and paddock are not very far from the site of the accident. Actually, I saw the car flying… Bad, bad day. Beside being a mechanic I was also one of the truck drivers. After the accident Ferrari immediately called me to collect all of the debris and pack the car and come to home to Italy because he feared the commissars would keep the car for further investigations.

You took part in the 2012 celebration of Gilles Ferrari life...how was it?

In 2012 on the 30th anniversary of Gilles’ death there was a celebration with the old T4 car owned by Giacobazzi. Gilles’ wife Joanna came and we had a really nice day. She was happy to see me again. I was glad to see her too, needless to say.

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If you think back to all the drivers of Ferrari you worked with, is there a special place for Gilles in your mind?

As a driver I would say Lauda was in all respects, first class. When he won he always gave some kind of prize to his mechanics.  It was nice of him. But now that my Lauda is at Mercedes…I don’t like it! The others, along with Gilles, I liked Nino Vaccarella, Mike Parkes, Chris Amon, Clay Regazzoni and Mario Andretti a lot!

Why is Gilles a legend even today?

I’ll tell you what I think. Today if you have success it is 90 percent the car and 10 percent the driver. In Gilles’ case it was sometimes the opposite: 10 percent the car and 90 precent the driver. That is what makes him a legend.

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Címkék: 1982 1978 1977 1981 2012 1979 Ferrari Gilles Villeneuve Enzo Ferrari Monte Carlo Niki Lauda Imola Zolder 312T4 Didier Pironi Sergio Vezzali Giacobazzi

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