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Originally posted by Rambo
I never got to see Gilles in action. From what I've read, he was fast but a bit... daft, at times.
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Well, then, probably what you've been reading is rubbish.
There are a few excellent books on GV out there. As well, an excellent article recently appeared in Motorsport (it was the cover article two or three months ago).
GV may have looked rash at times, but this was mostly during practice, as he was busy discovering the exact limits of the car at each sector of the track. During the race he could be extremely canny when required, as well as out-and-out fast.
The Ferraris he had to drive were, for the most part, cr*p.