Gilles Villeneuve's Ideal F1 Car - Assetto Corsa Experiment 

My Great Grandfather owned the land that the Mosport track is on. It was his ranch in the 1950's. And sold it to the people that wanted to build the track

Clarkson: *heavy breathing*

I think the McLaren and the NASCAR engine absolutely fit for Gilles - he was a North American with very North American tastes (he was slightly more willing to negotiate the strangeness of Europe than his brother, who had a pretty good opportunity to race in a competitive F3 team but found Italian food, for example, as just too weird ) - I think his connection with Ferrari hides that from us sometimes. Having said that...he could almost be describing his Ferrari from the previous year (Nigel Roebuck's description of his car coming onto the straight at Dijon completely sideways across the road...lap after lap, is both terrifying and hilarious). Nobody, afaik, has ever modelled that car. Can you imagine a full field of those - no torsional rigidity (or that of a wet lettuce, as I think Postlethwaite described it), hardly any downforce and a ton of power that came in like an ON switch. That would be a car to try and get a handle on... Gilles was my earliest hero, I remember being numbed by his accident the day before my 15th birthday.

I remember Jaques Villneuve also saying that F1 cars should have bigger tires when they introduced the grooved tires in 1998. He said people should focus on making F1 cars look like child drawings of race cars, those always have huge tires, he said.

I'm doing three things this year: 1. Repairs on my house 2. Buy a super duper computer for gaming. 3. Buying Assetto Corsa The End

the specs nearly sound like that classic formula 5000 cars as they had big engines with high bhp and little aero.

Gilles's dream: Terrifying, but fun!

My first hero was Gilles. I remember being 8 or so watching the news when he died. I didn't have another racing god until Senna who had a similar lairy style. After that I felt it best to not have any for obvious reasons and instead just supported McLaren. Fantastic to see Gilles car turned into reality. You have hidden depths, Mr Jake.

Man, your content is terrific. These "what if" fantasy mods are really interesting. I would love to understand how you generate them. Keep it up, please!

I can’t stop hearing a nascar and getting confused lmao

The MoSport track has been changed, the track is not exactly like it was. But what has not changed... is the racing line. You can drive the "old" track and new using exactly the same racing lines... It is wonderfully modified, tiny tweaks here and there, giving just a bit more room off the racing line and increasing safety.

Mosport is a real hidden gem. What a track.

Can't imagine how heavy the steering wheel would be...

Fantastic idea. I still have my copy of Autosport magazine where he gave that interview! Very chillingly, in that same interview, he describes how bad the 1982 ground effect cars were at various circuits, and he says Zolder will be a killer, and we know what happened a few weeks later. Gilles would have loved this car..Most of his F1 career was during the ground effect era which was the worst possible time for this magician. With this type of car the rest of the competition apart from Ronnie needn't have bothered turning up. The only thing I would take from the modern era would be the gear shift paddles so drivers could concentrate more on controlling the car. More power would also be better but not a turbo. Despite his heroics in 1981 Gilles hated turbos and wanted instant response. You probably didn't want to use such recent engines but the F1 V10 3 litre engines in 2005 before the following year's rule changes were the most powerful F1 normally aspirated engines ever, with the Honda RA005E the most powerful of all at only a little short of 1000 bhp and much lighter than the 5 litre one you chose. I'm sure if this engine had been around in Gilles' time he would have preferred it. Regarding the car's handling, there's not as much oversteer as I would have expected. I'm sure if Gilles was driving a car like this for real he would have been sliding it around a lot more

Really happy to see your channel finally getting the growth it deserves, keep up the great work man!

The Ferrari 043 v12 engine of the nineties was naturally aspirated and had more than 820 bhp, also Gilles first Ferrari, the 312T was not a ground effect car... both more appropriate for a Ferrari pilot than a mclaren with a Nascar engine

nice vid! I'm always looking out for whatever you upload. Keep up the good work!

congrats - you've discovered F5000 !!

I really enjoy watching the alternative history ideas that you talk about on this channel. You have a talent for story telling and a measured balanced between facts and opinions. I'm looking forward to more videos in the future, keep up the great work.

loving you content, man. you have many creative video ideas, unmatched by any other racing youtuber. I really like your online racing and offline racing stuff too! great stuff!

Any v8 CANAM engine from the early 70's would be ideal or a CANAM turbo from porsche :)

Brilliant video!! Loved it. You put a lot of work into building this car. Great job!!!!

Excellent work my man. Love your content.

These videos truly are brilliant. What a great way to unwind and be educated at the same time. Glorious.

So much great stuff there. Good call on the nostalgia philosophy. Great driving. Subbed.

This was awesome! Showed this one to my parents lol. I enjoy these hypothetical videos so much :D

Very, very cool. I would love to see a sim of this car hot-lapping 'round Interlagos! Nice job!

Well done! It would be interesting to compare its laptimes with existing F1 cars.

Man I'm new to your channel but I am really loving the content man keep it up!!

I can't express how much I love these videos man. Keep up the great work! Maybe after the F1 cars you can mess with some le mans cars

OMG 🤩 I need that mod... In the early days of rFactor I did many laps in Mosport with the "Unilock" BMW 320i Gr.5 #23 from Gilles and Eddie Cheever... THX for your time, to bring this on the channel ❤️

you need more subs dude another great video

This is just lovely!

A lot of fun is an understatement. I was holding my breath for the duration of the race. Just wow!

Fantastic Video! Also, you can fix your rev counter in Custom Shaders Patch to make it 'smooth' Content Manager > Settings > Custom Shaders Patch > Car Instruments > Uncheck 'Use Accurate Tachometers' Keep up the great content!

Could you do a small tutorial on how to get started modifying car models live you've been doing lately? Anyway loving these videos! keep it up GP

This reminds me of a proposition I quite like - that the "1" in "Formula 1" be changed to reflect the minimum total power output: 1 megawatt, or about 1340 horsepower.

Well Done. Gilles is my favorite driver and I'm sure he would have loved this car.

This is a really interesting car you've come up with, it reminds me a lot of some 1970's Formula 5000 cars.

Gotta love Mosport! My buddies and I go there for the GT races every spring (since it is a 20 minute drive from my hometown), and it is such a great experience. I have walked that track many times, beer in hand and good god the nostalgia. I think the striking thing about that track is that on the back straightaway you are right in the woods, much like much of Spa. So wildlife and all that is so common. Lots of foxes and deer. (On a side note, if you can get a hold of the original mod creator to get permission to release this it would be quite the fun thing to play around with)

Amazing experiment, thank you for sharing, maybe Jacques will stumble uppon this channel one day and share his thoughts on this :) As a sidenote, I found out I could edit the dds livery files using a simple software like Paint.Net. I actually use that to reduce the size of some livery's, because even using the amazing compression in Content Manager, some liveries are just insanely heavy for my computer. But, in the case of a single livery just like this one, it's nice to be able to give some color and variance to the starting grid. With this car, by only using the "flood fill" function and paint the car with other colors, you can already achieve that. Keep up the great and informative content. Cheers!

The engine sound, the appearance...this shit is off the hook. Pozdro666

That sweeping, downhill left hand bend you talk about is where Manfred Winkelhock had his fatal accident in a Porsche 956.

I would love to hear more drivers designers thoughts on the best cars they could imagine

Take this on Nordschliffe or another track with a long straight to see its top speed.

Gilles says "Go......"

This thing sounds like a BRM V16 but behaves in an even angrier manner ! It feels like a flying death coffin ! Another thing, you can't post a direct link to download the car, but is there another place you can link where we can get it maybe ? Awesome content nonetheless

discovered your videos a few weeks ago, great content ! there's a way better version of Gilles Montreal circuit out there if you want Also, would it be possible to have the fictionnal cars you show with a download option ? they have an insane potential for online races with a club or something

Would love to see some online lobbies with this car. Looks like it’d be some right fun

Great video. Can you tell us a little bit more on how you put the cars together please?

Hey there GP, Newby to your content. Enjoying it especially IndyCar. Could you do a video on setting up the oval race parameters in rF2 It's a fantastic road racing sim. Are custom made oval tracks a option??? Iracing is 1st Nr2003 2nd All other sim's seem to be chasing these two.

Jacques Laffite said, after coming second to Gilles at Jarama in 1981 (the closest F1 race ever raced, with the first 6 in the same second), "only Gilles could have passed Gilles today". Well, I guess we just saw that with your Mod! Try it at Tremblant!

1982 ground effect car + 1986 1300hp Ferrari V6 engine in 1960's F1 race tracks... the ultimate F1 expirence.

How does hand in the graphics know to come of the wheel before the shift is made?

Would it be possible to mod the kunos 962 to make it into a later variant? I’d love to drive a ck6 or one of the joest ones with the huge rear wing

Gilles Villeneuve, my hero. I was there at Silverstone on his debut into F1 - deliberately spinning at most corners in practice to find where the limit was, So distraught when he died. Still grieving for him now. I think I'm not alone. What a nutter, but what guy, what a driver - the greatest. Rest in peace, Gilles. Long gone, but always remembered.

Look up John Mc Cormack, McLaren M23 Formula 5000 that raced here in Australia, it ran a Leyland 5lt alloy engine. He won the 1977 Australian drivers championship in it known as the Gold star. I have pics if you're interested. Toughy. I like your work keep it up.

This car and these old school tracks need their own race series!

Funny enough i had a race just an hour ago at MoSport in the 55Mod of GPL with the Maserati 250F. I love it.

Where to find this Car-Mod? Does anyone have an idea?

Fantastic. I believe you could upload only the modified files for the original mod, as an addon without issues.

How about a video that boils down howto swap an engine and tires/wheels? Just really wanna try that car

Challenging car to drive I think Gilles would be happy to drive this beautiful beast...thank you for the experience...💖

Is there any way that you can make these MAD mods available??

so Villeneuve wanted to drive early Can-Am :)

I feel that with all the improvements that we've had since then, specially with regard to Power Units. A modern ideal would be a little different, at least faster.

I'd race this mod non-stop. Brilliant.

Sounds great too

GPLaps F1 Car Idea Mix the best parts of the recent eras if F1. 90s aerodynamic simplicity, 2000s engines, shorter 2010 car as abase with 2020 tires

If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark Donohue

Loos like a Chevy-Ilmor twin cam Indy engine to me.

Ah yes these is the kind of content you can't find anywhere else

Looks like a car only Gilles could handle! Fun idea!

Everytime Laps says "uuaah" you all have to take a shot.

What a creation! Amazing. Maybe a V12 version plz..?

amazing driver

how do you make these mods?

The type of car you're describing in this video is what Formula One was in Australia, before Australia adopted the French/International rules. It was subsequently renamed to Formula 5000 IIRC.

.. and just as i was writing a comment about the wheelbase, that even Gilles would've wanted a tad longer car.. he says it.. And i do have an idea. I don't usually do tracks for Assetto Corsa but i could make an exception and you could try driving upside down.

During the 1970s there was a McLaren M23 which raced in Australia, first with a Leyland V8 and later with a five litre Chevrolet. Its driver, John McCormack won the Australian Driver’s Championship in it, I think. They were good for between 500 and 520 hp in the day but with terrible reliability. The new S5000 cars, which appeared in the support races for the Australian Grand Prix this year, are preset at 560 hp and as far as I know, they haven’t had an engine blow yet.

eyo nice vid bruv

this was awesome! Try putting an 80s turbo era engine in a 70s f1 car...or maybe a 60s f1 car

Mosport might be my favourite skip-barber track in iracing. That blind corner over a downhill in vr is cool. Much nicer than Laguna.

you should release those cars on race department, would be a huge success imho

something i discovered recently from reading john barnard's book, was that the ferrari that GV died in was a composite tub, not an aluminium one as i had always assumed. JB basically said even by the time he arrived in italy that ferrari still didnt really understand carbon fibre and that if Gilles had flipped an MP4 instead he would have walked away...same with Pironi i guess...

Have a look at the new S5000 series in Australia. Updated version of this .

God, sometimes I just marvel at the mirrors on these things. Exactly the camera angle that they stress in old racing movies.

to fix the buggy delayed rpm needle... you have to disable the dashboard features of the shaders mod thingy... not having AC on right now to check the exact option... but can look later on. ;)

GPLaps when on rfactor 2? ;-)

"March 1982"? Quite sure the Zolder weekend was in May. My first F1 exprience on TV was Monaco 1982 just days before my 10y birthday and remember commentators speaking of recent tragidy of Gilles. Apart from that - exceptional channel!

Anyone know how to forward this vid to Jacque?

Loks lots fun to drive!

Sir, I salute you! Gilles would have loved this car. And he would have been the fastest in it. Probably crashed a lot, but still the fastest...

Villeneuve actually raced in Can Am with a crap Walter Wolf car in 1977. Those cars had little downforce about 500hp from 5 litre Chevy motors.

This thing is insane. I’d love to see this thing irl

This mod looks beautiful! Can we get it somewhere?

I love the manual shift

This is what f1 needs today.

The first downhill (turn 2) at Mosport was originally off-camber and the runoff was just grass. Terrifying scenario.

I'm surprised the 917/30 had such narrow tires; most Can-Am cars used 26" rears IIRC.