Villeneuve racing in F1?

nobster · 15 Jul 2010, 13:09 (Ref:2727107)

http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/au...l?sn=telesport

http://www.f1today.nl/20100715/ville...ve-racing.html

According to our national newspaper Jaques Villeneuve is trying to put a team under his own name in F1 for next year, He is one of 4 contenders for the 13th slot.
Rumours have him linked with both Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds.
Anyone have heard similar stories?

duke_toaster · 15 Jul 2010, 13:12 (Ref:2727108)

OK, JV is an impressive name for a new team to have on board. But who does he want to, you know, build and run the damn things?

Knowlesy · 16 Jul 2010, 09:21 (Ref:2727461)

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Originally Posted by duke_toaster

OK, JV is an impressive name for a new team to have on board. But who does he want to, you know, build and run the damn things?

Craig Pollock lol.

duke_toaster · 16 Jul 2010, 12:56 (Ref:2727548)

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Originally Posted by Knowlesy

Craig Pollock lol.

Does he have a shed with an autoclave? Supposedly they haven't worked together for a while.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8826793.stm

The BBC think it might not be based in England, and doubt Flav. Possibility of getting someone like Mygale to build an F1 car?

Super Hans · 15 Jul 2010, 13:25 (Ref:2727113)

The annual Villeneuve comeback story eh? Part of me wants to see him back, another part thinks it's a bad idea and both parts agree it'll never happen.

duke_toaster · 15 Jul 2010, 13:27 (Ref:2727114)

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Originally Posted by Super Hans

The annual Villeneuve comeback story eh? Part of me wants to see him back, another part thinks it's a bad idea and both parts agree it'll never happen.

There's worse than Villeneuve coming back. There's the thought of Flav coming back. That's the scary part. Turds should be more welcome in swimming pools than Flav in F1.

Spritle · 15 Jul 2010, 14:54 (Ref:2727142)

It's the only way he'll get an F1 ride and even then he might not get the job...

Maybe he should take off the rose colored glasses, look in the way-back machine and remember his lackluster results and sacking during the last stint and then look at Schumi's 2010 season and thank his lucky stars he has a WDC to his credit and a NASCAR ride.

ECW Dan Selby · 15 Jul 2010, 14:55 (Ref:2727143)

Villeneuve was doing well with BMW before he was replaced, I seem to remember.

Selby

fourWheelDrift · 15 Jul 2010, 15:00 (Ref:2727145)

Personally I'd love him to come back, because it would prove once and for all what a damn silly idea it is.

Spritle · 15 Jul 2010, 16:53 (Ref:2727195)

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Originally Posted by ECW Dan Selby

Villeneuve was doing well with BMW before he was replaced, I seem to remember.

Selby

Have you been borrowing JV's rose colored glasses again?

Based on the 12 races he contested in 2006 before getting the sack, and throwing out all of the races where either JV or NH did not finish for whatever reason; out of 7 races completed by both drivers he was beaten by his team mate 5 times.

The final WDC points total for 2006 was JV - 7, NH -23.

2005 wasn't any better for the "Delusionist".

ASCII Man · 15 Jul 2010, 16:58 (Ref:2727198)

"Delusionist"?

slicktoast · 15 Jul 2010, 20:32 (Ref:2727294)

Is this another Jos (JV) comeback story in disguise? Maybe somebody should stomp on his wings!!!

GORDON STREETER · 15 Jul 2010, 21:07 (Ref:2727303)

If Rocky Balboa can, anybody can

ralf fan · 15 Jul 2010, 22:20 (Ref:2727322)

TBF I do think we need some comedy again in F1.

Joe Taylor · 16 Jul 2010, 11:35 (Ref:2727501)

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TBF I do think we need some comedy again in F1.

We have Michael Schumacher for that.

JeremySmith · 16 Jul 2010, 01:24 (Ref:2727371)

Please give me a break...Rubbish idea

Massa_number1 · 16 Jul 2010, 01:41 (Ref:2727377)

i think this is a lie while on holiday in america i met him and he said f1 isnt the same anymore and he never wants to come back unless its with williams again and they bring back damon hill as his team mate

Super Hans · 16 Jul 2010, 07:48 (Ref:2727428)

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Originally Posted by Massa_number1

i think this is a lie while on holiday in america i met him and he said f1 isnt the same anymore and he never wants to come back unless its with williams again and they bring back damon hill as his team mate

I think this is a lie.

ASCII Man · 16 Jul 2010, 08:25 (Ref:2727441)

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Originally Posted by Super Hans

I think this is a lie.

Good for a laugh or two, though.

**Born Racer** · 16 Jul 2010, 12:07 (Ref:2727512)

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Originally Posted by Massa_number1

i think this is a lie while on holiday in america i met him and he said f1 isnt the same anymore and he never wants to come back unless its with williams again and they bring back damon hill as his team mate

Stirling Moss was in the paddock last weekend, probably scouting for a drive. I haven't seen the 'Moss coming back?' thread just yet though.

This is my favourite post of yours:

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A friend of mine who works for ferrari said he was there when schumacher used to simulator at the maranello hq I cant believe what he told me!

he said schumi did a race at valencia on "HARD" mode and crashed at the first corner and had to pit but after a long race he was even lapped by them indian cars!! apparently he kept going "just one more go one more" and after a few goes the engineers tried to get him out but he got all violent and they had to inject him to restrain him.

what made it worse was apparently one of the guys kept making hamiltons car extra fast and overtaking him

There was an article in a recent F1 Racing magazine about Villeneuve. He was saying he'd like to drive for Ferrari.

HughGJohnson · 18 Jul 2010, 10:19 (Ref:2728393)

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Originally Posted by Born Racer

Stirling Moss was in the paddock last weekend, probably scouting for a drive. I haven't seen the 'Moss coming back?' thread just yet though.

This is my favourite post of yours:

"A friend of mine who works for ferrari said he was there when schumacher used to simulator at the maranello hq I cant believe what he told me!

he said schumi did a race at valencia on "HARD" mode and crashed at the first corner and had to pit but after a long race he was even lapped by them indian cars!! apparently he kept going "just one more go one more" and after a few goes the engineers tried to get him out but he got all violent and they had to inject him to restrain him.

what made it worse was apparently one of the guys kept making hamiltons car extra fast and overtaking him"

There was an article in a recent F1 Racing magazine about Villeneuve. He was saying he'd like to drive for Ferrari.

All three are very ridiculous. Last year, not knowing any better, I seriously suggested the JV threat be shut down. I won't do that again, but I'd like to compare it to the Massa_Number1 thread about Schumi simulator run that was closed. I concede that the JV thread is less ridiculous. It's also true that if you pee in the ocean, the ocean gets bigger. The JV threads end up being pretty funny and entertaining, but the simulator thread was comedic gold, nee platinum. Yet, the simulator thread was shut down and the JV threads spread like a virus. There's even a new strain every year. This year's has developed an owner gene giving it immunity to the 'no one will hire him' argument.

Perhaps I can help...

I talked to Jacques, I call him that because he told me to (I called him Jack, actually Jack***), he said he would never return to F1. He said he couldn't even score points on the old PS1 game in the '97 Williams. He also pointed out how Schumacher is doing this year. He said he finished 3rd in a local lawnmower race and is doing well in general, though.

Marbot · 18 Jul 2010, 15:03 (Ref:2728461)

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Originally Posted by HughGJohnson

He said he finished 3rd in a local lawnmower race and is doing well in general, though.

No doubt that the 1st and 2nd place finishers now think that they could have easily 'taken it' to JV back in 97.

Bring it on JV! At least we'll have some 'character' back in F1.

**Bononi** · 18 Jul 2010, 15:39 (Ref:2728486)

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Originally Posted by Massa_number1

i think this is a lie while on holiday in america i met him and he said f1 isnt the same anymore and he never wants to come back unless its with williams again and they bring back damon hill as his team mate

Yeah, I met him afterwards and he said you owe him millions of bucks for that **** you sold to him penned as a F1 car that he was planning to use in his F1 entry !

JeremySmith · 18 Jul 2010, 19:10 (Ref:2728647)

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Originally Posted by Bononi

Yeah, I met him afterwards and he said you owe him millions of bucks for that **** you sold to him penned as a F1 car that he was planning to use in his F1 entry !

Very good...

Félix · 16 Jul 2010, 01:37 (Ref:2727375)

Jacques WAS driving an F1 last weekend.

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