Can Erozden
08 May 2020•Update: 08 May 2020
ANKARA
A former Formula 1 driver was commemorated on his death anniversary on Friday.
Scuderia Ferrari, to give homage to their former Canadian racing driver, said on Twitter: "38 years on from that tragic day in [Circuit] Zolder, we remember the legend that was Gilles Villeneuve. Salut [Bye] Gilles."
Ferrari also posted Villeneuve's photo with his car.
"Remembering Gilles Villeneuve today. 1950 - 1982," another Formula 1 team McLaren said on social media.
Villeneuve, the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship runner-up, was active in 1977-1982.
He won six Grands Prix in this period.
On May 8, 1982, Villeneuve, 32, was killed in a crash during the Belgian Grand Prix qualifying session held in Circuit Zolder.
Villeneuve was one of the most beloved drivers in Formula 1.
Following his death, the Canadian Grand Prix circuit was renamed as the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the province of Quebec to honor the former Ferrari driver.
His son Jacques, 49, was also a Formula 1 driver, winning the 1997 World Championship title.
