french pronunciation january known canadian racing driver spent years racing ferrari winning races widespread acclaim performances cars fast driving early age started professional career racing native province quebec moved single winning canadian championships offered drive formula team british grand prix taken reigning world champions ferrari end season death drove italian team won races short career highest level finished second points championship teammate died mph crash caused collision march mass qualifying belgian grand prix accident came weeks intense argument teammate pass preceding san grand prix time death extremely popular fans iconic figure history sport son formula world champion date canadian win formula world championship personal early life born small town outside montreal largely french speaking province quebec canada grew married children early career took family road racing season habit continued extent formula career claimed born time got break formula years old took years age avoid considered old highest level said devil came formula fact sensitive character hell unique human younger brother successful racing career cart son named won indianapolis cart championships early career started competitive driving local drag racing events entering road car modified ford soon bored entered jim russell racing school circuit gain racing licence successful season quebec regional running year old car winning seven races entered year progressed competing years running car seasons won atlantic race park heavy rain teamed factory march race engineer dominated season winning races taking canadian titles won canadian championship money tight early career professional racing driver late teens income years bulk income actually came racing extremely successful demand appearance money race money especially winning world championship derby second season sponsored manufacturer credited success days winter big talking thrown ice miles hour things slide lot taught great deal control visibility terrible leading snow blowing good reactions stopped having worries racing rain formula career impressed beating grand prix stars non championship race hunt team offered formula deal races car season debut british grand prix qualified 9th old splitting regular drivers hunt driving newer race set fifth fastest lap finished 11th delayed laps faulty temperature gauge british press coverage performance generally complimentary including comment times seeking future need look quietly assured young man despite shortly british race experienced team manager decided continue following year explanation looking bit expensive team eventual choice showing similar promise left solid options canadian driven racing considered giving drive wolf racing recommended ferrari team founder rumours circulated drivers italian team interested august flew italy meet ferrari immediately reminded pre war european champion presented little canadian bundle nerves immediately recognised physique said let try ferrari satisfied promise session ferrari test track despite canadian making mistakes setting relatively slow times signed drive ferrari races season season later remarked said wishes racing second formula drive ferrari arrival prompted ferrari driver team penultimate race season near toronto having clinched second championship italian team retired home race sliding track competitor oil raced race season japanese grand prix near tokyo retired lap tried pair wheels causing ferrari airborne landed group spectators watching race prohibited area killing spectator race marshal injuring people investigation incident blame terribly sad deaths feel responsible season saw succession problems new radial tyres early season started row united_states grand prix west crashed lead lap despite calls italian press replaced ferrari persisted end season results improved finished second road italian grand prix minute jumping start ran second engine failed finally season ending time montreal circuit eventually named scored grand prix win lotus stopped engine trouble date remains canadian win home race joined moved lotus won races year french grand prix remembered wheel duel laps race passed second place laps passed lap final lap attempted pass pair ran corners lap making contact times took position attempted outside pass corner later cars hard slid wide passed inside turn held half lap secure second place commented tell fun thought sure going heads know start wheels easy car climb slow collapsed left rear tyre track returned circuit pits wheels losing damaged wheel way return pits insisted team replace missing wheel persuaded car repair won world championship ignoring team orders beat italian grand prix chose finish ending championship challenge pair finished second championship beating points extremely wet friday practice session season ending set time variously reported seconds faster driver teammate second fastest recalled scared rigid day thought quickest saw time don understand possible seconds season complete disaster ferrari considered favourite drivers championship scored points campaign partial ground effects scored points retired end season season ferrari introduced turbo engined car produced tremendous power let poor handling partnered noted little family welcome feel home overnight treated equal way won races season spanish grand prix kept quicker cars race superior straight line speed car hour minutes racing led second placed seconds fifth placed second hired ferrari design follow successful won championship later commented car literally quarter williams power advantage sure massive throttle time terms sheer ability think different plane drivers win races gps tight circuits world know bad car canadian damaged wing ferrari drove race heavy rain wing view ahead risk black eventually wing detached drove finish nose section car missing races season promising led brazil new spinning retirement finished united_states grand prix west later disqualified technical infringement handed unexpected advantage war saw teams boycott race effectively leaving ferrari opposition driver retiring fourth place lap followed teammate 44th lap ferrari win guaranteed order conserve fuel ensure cars finished ferrari team ordered drivers slow believed order meant drivers maintain position passed laps later passed slowed believing simply trying entertain italian crowd lap passed aggressively corner took win believed order hold position claimed wrong team ordered cars slow maintain position stated race think known want stay faster stays feeling betrayed angry vowed speak disputed claim gone prior arrangement said agreed effectively throwing race think stunned somebody driven caught surprise company sponsored ferrari comparison lap times drivers showed far slower lead suggesting trying save fuel death died accident final qualifying session time crash set time faster sixth place final set qualifying tyres attempting improve time final lap suggest specifically aiming beat biographer quotes ferrari race engineer saying canadian pressing usual fashion returning pits accident occurred set time lap minutes session left came rise caught travelling slowly left handed bend double right hand section mass saw approaching high speed moved right let racing line instant moved right pass slower car ferrari hit mass car launched air speed estimated mph airborne ground edge track seat helmet thrown wreckage catch fencing outside edge corner drivers stopped rushed scene pulled face blue catch fence doctor arrived seconds find breathing pulse continued transferred circuit medical centre helicopter fatal fracture neck diagnosed kept alive life support wife travelled hospital doctors consulted specialists worldwide died utc legacy funeral teammate delivered simple eulogy miss reasons genuine man known second fastest driver history motor racing gone memory achieved remembered grand prix races especially italy ferrari venue corner named canadian flag painted slot starting grid started race bronze bust entrance ferrari test track corner died turned named montreal host formula named honour canadian grand prix homeland continued honour museum opened statue stands nearby park named honour inducted inaugural induction ceremony toronto ontario august inducted canada sports hall fame june canada issued postage stamp honour huge demand memorabilia race track shops books written number number ferrari closely associated fans aggression speed wet compared number ferrari son drove indianapolis winning season number occasional drives nascar series canadian driver rookie year adopted number season film based biography announced intended release emerged popular culture popular french comics series set world motor racing largely fictional includes real life figures including drivers officials journalists appears number stories versus world champion season covered chaos acknowledges real champion quebec rock pop group box based song live inspired televised death helmet helmet carried red effect devised wife base colour black son basic design like contemporary changed colours british driver design color scheme helmet design reverse complete formula world championship results key races bold indicate pole position races indicate fastest lap books life legendary racing driver london virgin isbn automobile sport city isbn mike grand prix isbn grand prix cambridge isbn chasing title city isbn life limit triumph tragedy formula city isbn racing legend magazines paul august profile ferrari motor sport paul war absolutely war motor sport june van motor sport motor sport magazine ltd walker rob january report road track formula race championship results taken official formula website archive results seasons retrieved february pre formula race championship results taken
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