- 08 Dec 11, 21:53#285915[youtube]DpZnE7gj0gY[/youtube]
Ah yes the infamous Mosport '77 marshall punch. He wanted to go nearly onto the track to shake a fist at Mass, and the marshall did his duty and tried to stop him from going on the track. The punch was of course not a conscious decision, and his anger wasn't directed at the marshall. You can see him immediately apologizing. He was not only in a red mist but I believe also a stupor from the impact. Notice he didn't bother to put his shoe back on. he was fined $2000 for the punch and $750 for walking to the pit in an unsafe manner.
He is documented to have punched another driver on at least one occasion, as well as public yelling matches with fellow drivers.
James Hunt discovered Gilles Villeneuve. It's strange how lives of F1 drivers converge, stray, then reconverge. It's also like a Kevin Bacon effect. This race, Canada '77, was Gilles' F1 debut. Lauda, Hunt's close friend, quit the season that weekend because he was offended that Ferrari intended to run a 3rd car for Gilles, and he had clinched the title anyway and he had a deal with Brabham for '78. Mass was Hunt's teammate at Mclaren. Hunt was lapping Mass while defending the lead from close harrassment by Mario Andretti in the Lotus, and instead of lapping him cleanly, got run off by him. About 5 years later, Gilles' attempt to get by Mass in qualifying also went awry, and Gilles paid with his life. Coincidentally Gilles was also in a red mist over his teammate.
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