Showing posts with label Jaques Villeneuve Comeback Williams BAR. Show all posts
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Monday, January 11, 2010

Jaques Villeneuve's probable comeback and a Sr Racing Series

Jaques Villeneuve's only mistake was getting tied up with BAR. He was an awesome driver with wasted talent, who could have gone a lot farther with a better car. I still think he would have some pretty quick laps left in him, and wouldn't be counting him out. He is the type of driver that prefers driving the car and not having to rely on drivers aids as much. This years ban on the re-fuelling would suit his seat of the pants driving style, as he is able to adapt well to the changing in handling as the fuel load decreases. I think every one is too eager to criticize, looking at results only. Look at the whole picture. The guy didn't have a fair shake from BAR, his cars sucked, Pollock screwed him, Bla, Bla, Bla... Sure he lost some motivation. Give him a break. He still won a world title fair and square, and deserves some respect! The only racing some guys do is probably to the fridge for another beer!

Here are two good reasons he may get a seat:
1- Villeneuve's experience would be good for one of the newer teams.
2- If he doesn't get good results, it would be easy to blame the old driver instead of the car or the team. But if he does get a seat, I will cheer for him.
I love underdogs.

On another note I always thought that they should have a race on Saturday afternoon for old stars. Each team could run a third car (which would be the spare car for Sunday) with a star driver from the past. Say a 1 hour race that starts at 2pm Saturday. Ferrari could have run Schumi, McLaren Mika, Williams Hill or Mansell, Renault JV etc. I bet it would have been a crowd pleaser and the teams could have used the data for testing. If Bernie wanted to expand the race they could use a second car with a young driver.