Purple ink signature, "Ferrari,” on the reverse of a color 6 x 4.25 promo card for Ferrari F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve, featuring Villeneuve's facsimile signature on the front. Ferrari signs a brief typed note in Italian, dated May 10, 1982, in full (translated): "Thank you for the fond memory." In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and surface impressions to the image side. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
The driver depicted, Gilles Villeneuve, died in a 140 mph crash on May 8, 1982—just two days before Ferrari's letter—during a qualifying race for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. A significant note by Ferrari, honoring the memory of the late Formula One driver.
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