Interview given by Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve before the start of the 1979 season to an unknown journalist. In a first series of questions, he evaluates the other drivers, starting with the 1978 Champion Mario Andretti, a veteran who drove all sorts of cars in his career; Argentine Carlos Reuteman, former teammate very serious; French Didier Pironi, a young driver; French Jean-Pierre Jarier, who had bad cars; Austrian Niki Lauda, strong-willed and serious; Brazilian Nelson Piquet, who he doesn’t know well; English John Watson, who is good but had bad luck with cars; French Patrick Tambay, his best friend among drivers; South African Jody Scheckter, a new teammate with whom he works well, seen as the quickest natural driver; Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, a veteran who has a difficult car; French Jean-Pierre Jabouille, hard to judge due to his turbo engine; French René Arnoux, will have a good car this year; English James Hunt, whose public image made him accessible to the crowd; French Patrick Depailler, who had done fantastic races and had been given a very good car for next year; French Jacques Laffite, who will made a good pair with Depailler at Ligier; Australian Alan Jones, a quick and aggressive driver; and Italian Riccardo Patrese, hard to pass and criticized for his blocking strategy last year. ~He then speaks about the circuits: Oscar Galvez in Argentina (old but still safe); Interlagos in Brazil (curvy, bumpy, long and unsafe); Kyalami in South Africa (slow because of the loss of power in altitude); Long Beach in the U.S. (difficult because it is a street race but he likes it); Jarama in Spain (twisty and hilly, with various curves, dangerous); Zolder in Belgium (bad pavement); Monaco (most important, dearest, and hardest with no place for a mistake); Anderstorp in Sweden (very difficult for a Ferrari, includes banked curves); Dijon in France (new circuit); Silverstone in England (his first Formula One race); Hockenheim in Germany (part in stadium and part in the country); Zeltweg in Austria (boring); Zandvoort in Holland (very hard because the sea wind brings sand on the track, making it slippery and interesting); Monza in Italy (since the death of Ronnie Peterson, he would have rather raced at Imola); Notre-Dame in Canada (nicest paving of the whole season, very safe); and Watkis Glen in the U.S. (nicely designed but very rough and bumpy).~He then speaks about the cars of the various teams: the new Tyrell car is a copy of the Lotus; the Brabham BT48 is developing a new engine which makes it difficult for reliability; the McLaren M28 is a ground effect car as is the Lotus without being a copy; the new Ferrari T4 will be a good car although the development of the gear system might be difficult; the Fittipaldi-Copersucar is developing new aerodynamics; the new Wolf car which was penalized for an attempt to link the engine to the gear box; the very quick Ligier car; and the outdated Arrows, the same car as last year. <18mn>
