Where is he now? Oh yes, he died trying to prove a point for a silly slight from his team mate. Great move
See how misconceptions and common stories get you screwed up?..This idea that Gilles was trying to top Pironi is totally false..he was on his way into the pits,,he was finished..it was an error similar to Le Mans in 1955.
As with all such events there is controversy as to what exactly caused the accident to occur. Some say Gilles was looking to steal pole from Didier, but the fact is he was coming into the pits, however, he was coming in the only way Gilles knew how... fast. As Gilles came by the start/finish line Mauro Forghieri showed him the “IN” signal on the pit board. “I called him into the pits because his tyres were finished. He had already done three fast laps on them before and was close to the best time of Pironi and there was nothing more he could do." Gilles was coming in to the pits on the lap on which he had his crash. But even when the car was coming to the pits it was traveling at over 200 kmh. That was Gilles.”
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss
