{"id":459193,"date":"2000-04-01T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2000-04-01T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=125138"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:35:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:35:13","slug":"gilles-villeneuve-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/gilles-villeneuve-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art &#8211; Wally Thomason&#8217;s &#8220;Gilles Villeneuve&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Gilles Villeneuve Artwork<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wally Thomason pays tribute to the fallen Canadian star.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enzo Ferrari referred to him as the \u201cPrince of Destruction\u201d, and was delighted.\u00a0Keke Rosberg, no cream puff himself, referred to him as, \u201cthe hardest bastard I ever knew.\u201d\u00a0Niki Lauda said he was, \u201ca perfect racing driver with the best talent of all of us. He didn\u2019t race for points, but to win races.\u201d\u00a0Jacques Lafitte, shaking his head: \u201cHe\u2019s different from the rest of us \u2013 on a separate level. No human being can do a miracle, you know, but Gilles made you wonder.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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