MONTREAL — The museum named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve is temporarily shutting down amid a legal battle with the late driver’s family over his memorabilia.
The legend of Gilles Villeneuve still holds an outsized place in the minds of Canadian auto racing fans, more than 40 years after the Quebec-born Formula One star died at age 32 in a crash during ...
Quebec-born Gilles Villeneuve participated in 67 Formula One races from 1977 to 1982, winning six. He died at age 32 in a crash during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix in 1982.