So,
so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
1980 – A horror crash and Williams win their first-ever Championship
#OnThisDay 14 September, the Italian Grand Prix took place at Imola, the only one to not be held at Monza. It witnessed a horrific accident involving Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve. Villeneuve’s bravery earned him huge respect among the Italian Tifosi, but on this occasion, his luck ran out. After qualifying the outdated Ferrari in a respectable eighth place, Villeneuve suffered a tyre blowout on lap five and crashed into the barrier at high speed. The car disintegrated on impact, and the main monocoque was thrown back into oncoming cars. Remarkably, Villeneuve emerged with just scratches and bruises, but any hope of a Ferrari podium on home soil (he was running fourth at the time) was gone. Nelson Piquet won the race with Brabham after taking the lead on lap three and maintaining his advantage throughout. Alan Jones finished second for Williams Racing after a charge through the field from sixth on the grid, setting the fastest lap in the process. His teammate Carlos Reutemann finished third.
Jones’ and Reutemann’s podium finishes gave the Williams team the points for their first-ever Constructors’ Championship with two races remaining.
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