1979 US Grand Prix West - Long Beach Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4 leads at the start Photo by: Motorsport Images On April 8 1979, 24 Formula 1 cars were set to line up on the starting grid in Long Beach for the US Grand Prix West. At least, that was the plan Polesitter Gilles Villeneuve simply forgot to stop at his designated grid spot and drove past, seemingly ... Keep reading
