Comments on: Gilles Villeneuve http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog with F1 news, pictures, video, comment and analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jrv http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-v/gilles-villeneuve/comment-page-1/#comment-225912 jrv Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:36:05 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/f1fblog/whos-who/gilles-villeneuve/#comment-225912 Sorry a little correction here - it was not an instruction for Pironi to YIELD the position it was an instruction for the two drivers to MAINTAIN positions and not race each other in order that Ferrari might secure a safe 1-2 finish. Villeneuve was therefore attempting to slow down the pace to conserve fuel and ensure they both finished - Pironi used this knowledge to pass a trusting team mate against team orders on the last lap. Sorry a little correction here – it was not an instruction for Pironi to YIELD the position it was an instruction for the two drivers to MAINTAIN positions and not race each other in order that Ferrari might secure a safe 1-2 finish.

Villeneuve was therefore attempting to slow down the pace to conserve fuel and ensure they both finished – Pironi used this knowledge to pass a trusting team mate against team orders on the last lap.

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