Leclerc, the helmet for Gilles Villeneuve becomes a case for Ferrari

A photo all together to recompose the discontent: Charles Leclerc with Joann Villeneuvewidow of Gilles and her daughter Melanie. At the center of the rediscovered embrace, the object of discord: the helmet that the Monegasque of Ferrari chose to race in Montreal, dedicated to the Canadian driver who died after an accident with the red car at the 1982 Belgian GP and to whom the Quebec circuit is named, where he won his first GP with Maranello (1978). Charles only wore it in Saturday qualifying.

The reason? Jacques, son of Gilles, world champion with Williams in ’97, would not have liked it if he and the team hadn’t warned him of the initiative. Also because the Scuderia sponsors were on the helmet that resembled his father’s. As if the name of the team’s supporters was conveyed through the father’s name. In the troubled waters of the circumstance, Leclerc avoided exacerbating her tempers, called Melanie, who takes care of her father’s image rights, and apologized to her, professing his good faith. In the meantime, an apology from Ferrari has also arrived, which obviously did not intend to be disrespectful, and the clarification between the parties. The widow Joann would also mediate. She that she spoke to her son and her team, mending the fracture. To sanction the peace, a photo posted by the Scuderia shortly before qualifying, with the family reunited and the writing “In homage to Gilles”.