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Didier Pironi's son on Silverstone podium

Aug.5 Didier Pironi's son was on the Silverstone podium last Sunday. After the former Ferrari driver's death in 1987, Didier Pironi's partner gave birth to twins and named one of them after the driver's former teammate Gilles Villeneuve. Today, Gilles Pironi is an engineer who works for Mercedes' works team. He accepted the constructors' trophy after Lewis Hamilton's win last Sunday. "For me it was a great privilege," Gilles Pironi told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "But it was also a surprise to be on the podium. There are more than a thousand of us in the racing department and only a few get an experience like that. "I don't feel special, I only represented my...
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