Keke Rosberg's F1 career spanned nine seasons, with the Finn making his debut at the South African Grand Prix in 1978 for minnows Theodore Racing. Villeneuve only saw the podium four more times after that, and he left the sport mid-way through the 2006 season. The German driver led the standings heading into the final race at Jerez, but was disqualified from the championship after colliding with Villeneuve in the closing stages of the grand prix. He very nearly became world champion in his debut season, narrowly missing out to team-mate Damon Hill, but he went one better in 1997 after a famous battle with Michael Schumacher. He was never crowned world champion but he came close in 1979, finishing second behind team-mate Jody Scheckter.ġ4 years after Gilles Villeneuve's fatal accident, his son Jacques burst onto the F1 scene with Williams. He made his debut with McLaren but raced exclusively for Ferrari thereafter, winning six grands prix during his career. Regarded as one of the finest drivers of his day, Gilles Villeneuve raced in F1 from 1977 until his death at the Belgian Grand Prix in 1982. He then moved to Williams, where he earned all but one of his 22 grand prix victories and sole world title in 1996.
Initially racing motorbikes, Damon Hill eventually found his way into F1 as a test driver for Brabham. Graham Hill died in a plane crash when son Damon was still a teenager, and several years passed before the younger Hill took up motor racing.
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