Villeneuve Pironi: The untold tragedy of racing – watch the documentary chronicling Formula 1 rivals on Sky Sports

The tragic relationship between Ferrari teammates Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi has finally come to light. Watch Villeneuve Pironi: The Untold Tragedy of Racing on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Documentary on Saturday at 6:30pm or Sunday at 7pm.

Ahead of the release of Villeneuve Pironi: The Untold Tragedy of Racing, former world champion Damon Hill has praised his ‘sensitive’ telling of one of F1’s most tragic stories.

Documentary premiered in sky sports f1 and sky documentary The story is told that a friendship between Ferrari drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi turned into a feud shortly after qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at 6:30pm on Saturday.

Featuring interviews with the families of both drivers, the documentary centers around the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.

Through fascinating archival footage and interviews with Jacques Villeneuve (son of Gilles) and fellow F1 World Champions Alain Prost and Sir Jackie Stewart, we explore the rise to glory that culminated in the infamous and tragic 1982 season. A detailed story will be revealed.

“It feels strange to talk about the highlights because it’s actually a tragic story. Sadly, the two drivers are no longer with us,” Hill said. sky sports f1 podcast.

“Jill, he was a legendary driver. The starting point was his quirkiness, his way of driving, his lack of fear. He was crazy fast.”

“He then had a relationship with Pironi in the team, the story of that friendship, the bond they severely broke, and maybe even part of the energy that ultimately got involved in Jill’s accident. unknown.

“It told the story very well and very sensitively.”

Sky Sports F1’s Karun Chandhok, who attended a screening of the documentary with Hill in London on Tuesday, described it as “a very powerful and emotional rollercoaster in many ways”.

“It’s always a little weird to watch a movie where you know the ending,” said Chandhok.

“For me at least, it was the first time I heard an entire family actually talk about this event in such detail. Jack himself has always been very closed about talking about his father, but he spoke about it very eloquently.

Hill, who drove alongside Jacques Villeneuve in a Williams in 1996, added: “Hearing what Jack had to say about his father, in some ways, in some cases, he It was fascinating that he admitted that he was afraid of his father.

“His dad is a very outspoken person, a very honest person, all of which are well commented and come up in the story.”

Catch Villeneuve Pironi: Racing’s Untold Tragedy on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Documentaries on Saturday at 6:30 PM or Sunday at 7 PM. get sky sports