and left only the statue's severed bronze feet on the podium. The statue, standing five-foot-three inches tall, was crafted in 1984 by sculptor Jules Lasalle as a tribute to Gilles Villeneuve.

But now the podium is empty, except for a pair of bronze feet. "There was nothing left but Gilles' bronze boots cut at the ankles," Alain Bellehumeur, general manager of the Gilles Villeneuve ...

Thieves made off with the bronze statue of Gilles Villeneuve that stood outside the museum in Berthierville, Que., leaving only the feet, last October. (Martin Chabot/Radio-Canada) Melanie said ...

MONTREAL - A museum northeast of Montreal named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve says it is temporarily shutting its doors amid a legal battle with the late driver's family ...

The legend of Gilles Villeneuve still holds an outsized place in the minds of Canadian auto racing fans, more than 40 years after the Quebec-born Formula One star died at age 32 in a crash during ...

But now the podium is empty, except for a pair of bronze feet. A statue of Gilles Villeneuve is shown outside the Gilles Villeneuve Museum in Berthierville, Que., in a handout photo. A museum ...

except for a pair of bronze feet. “There was nothing left but Gilles’ bronze boots cut at the ankles,” Alain Bellehumeur, general manager of the Gilles Villeneuve Museum, said in an ...

except for a pair of bronze feet. “There was nothing left but Gilles’ bronze boots cut at the ankles,” Alain Bellehumeur, general manager of the Gilles Villeneuve Museum, said in an ...

MONTREAL - A small Quebec town northeast of Montreal is racing to find a stolen bronze statue of revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, as locals fear it will get melted down for cash.