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Leclerc saddles Villeneuve's Ferrari 312 T4 at Fiorano

F1 championship leader Charles Leclerc recently had an opportunity to drive the 1979 race winning Ferrari 312 T4 of one the Scuderia's most legendary drivers, the great Gilles Villeneuve. Needless to say, Leclerc was 15 years away from being born when Villeneuve mesmerized fans and rivals alike with his flamboyant driving style that endeared him to so many. On the 40th anniversary of Villeneuve's passing, Formula 1 released a video of Leclerc's track day with the iconic car, a moment shared by the Monegasque with Villeneuve's then good friend and rival René Arnoux. "It makes me emotional to be the driver chosen to drive this car today," said Leclerc. "Gilles Villeneuve was...
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