The JV fans thread (merged)

mercedes · 1 Dec 2003, 22:08 (Ref:800737)

its a shame jacques villeneuve wont be around in 2004 he will be missed by a lot of people myself included

mercedes · 1 Dec 2003, 22:12 (Ref:800743)

i think he is great i cant believe i wont see him race next year im heartbroken

Katieknight1984 · 1 Dec 2003, 22:16 (Ref:800746)

welcome to the board mercedes,hope you enjoy it hear and happy birthday

Katieknight1984 · 1 Dec 2003, 22:17 (Ref:800747)

i wouldn't go that far,but he is one of a kind that's for certain

ElScOrChO · 1 Dec 2003, 22:23 (Ref:800753)

Welcome onboard mercedes! Enjoy yourself!

Here we go again with Villeneuve

Well that's a shame but its his own fault...

Damon · 1 Dec 2003, 22:38 (Ref:800772)

Hi mercedes, hope you enjoy it here. Are you a McLaren fan by any chance?

Damon · 1 Dec 2003, 22:44 (Ref:800781)

Two posts essentially the same, you might want to try and avoid that if you can.

MrBluesman1 · 1 Dec 2003, 23:05 (Ref:800802)

howdy Mercedes, I take it you are talking about Jacques Villenueve that used to drive for BAR and not Gilles or the older Jacques Villenueve

Is he a god though? no he isn't.
Is he a talented driver? Yes he most certainly is.
Was he grossly mismanaged? Yes he most certainly was as well.
Did he believe his way was the right way? Yes he did, however he may well be thinking now that no it wasn't(only he knows that)

He was certainly one of a kind

Kirk · 2 Dec 2003, 00:46 (Ref:800888)

Isn't it easy for all the Villeneuve bashers to write him off, considering he hasn't been in the cockpit of a decent car since 1998. Well if F1 upholds it's committment to ban electronic driving aids in 2004, the vulnerabilities of the green and overrated drivers in F1 will be exposed. It will be obvious that Jacques deserves another shot, one of the few real and talented open wheeled drivers around today. Too bad F1 is drowning in it's own politics!

Thorstone · 2 Dec 2003, 00:54 (Ref:800899)

Why deserves he another shot,he hasn't show anything since 1997,and the year after he was a awful driver

aussie_f3 · 2 Dec 2003, 00:55 (Ref:800902)

thankyou Mr Villeneuve...oops I mean Kirk!!!

enemy-ace · 2 Dec 2003, 00:57 (Ref:800906)

I don't think there is a committment to ban driver aids in '04, except for auto upshifts and launch control.
I do agree that F1 is the poorer without JV however. He stayed loyal to a team that put the knife in him. Tragic!

enemy-ace · 2 Dec 2003, 01:06 (Ref:800915)

Quote:

Originally posted by Thorstone
Why deserves he another shot,he hasn't show anything since 1997,and the year after he was a awful driver

That's not true! Driving the Williams Mechacrome he finished 5th in the points and podiumed twice. At the Hungaroring he brought it home third without any powersteering on what is a very physically demanding circuit. His cars have only gotten worse since.

Kirk · 2 Dec 2003, 01:11 (Ref:800925)

Quote:

Originally posted by enemy-ace
I don't think there is a committment to ban driver aids in '04, except for auto upshifts and launch control.
I do agree that F1 is the poorer without JV however. He stayed loyal to a team that put the knife in him. Tragic!

Yes, there has been an eerie silence since the rich teams objected and FIA back-tracked. I agree, these drastic changes should not take place in mid-season but we haven't heard boo lately.

bdhansen · 2 Dec 2003, 01:20 (Ref:800942)

I think everyone should want Jacques in a top car agian. For the believers it will be the only just answer. For the haters, well if he blows is in a top car, then you'll no longer have to put up with all the hype from the JV fans after. It's only one year after all. The hater have been getting an ear-full for the last four. If he doesn't get another shot you'll be hearing it for the next twenty!!!

TBSMC · 2 Dec 2003, 01:30 (Ref:800951)

It's to bad JV won't be racing in 04, I was kinda hoping to see him in a top ride this coming season. I guess F1 isn't a place for true racers anymore, well I guess there’s always the "ICEMAN".

jhansen · 2 Dec 2003, 01:40 (Ref:800959)

Is it me, or are there a lot of "rookie" forum posters with a JV slant showing up lately? Seems they are coming out of the woodwork. Coincidence, or are they flocking here in droves?

Wrex · 2 Dec 2003, 01:46 (Ref:800962)

Or one individual with no life, I think it's Craig Pollock talking up his commission

TBSMC · 2 Dec 2003, 01:52 (Ref:800965)

I don't have trouble facing reality; I do have trouble with F1 being void of real and proven racing talent (with the exception of MS, as much as I hate to admit it)

enemy-ace · 2 Dec 2003, 02:10 (Ref:800978)

Isn't the changing of the name of this thread kind of an insult to JV fans. Sure it may have some truth, but does it need to be done in such an insensitive manner. Just my opinion

TBSMC · 2 Dec 2003, 02:19 (Ref:800984)

Yes I am a "rookie" to this forum, but certainly not to f1. If JV is a forbidden topic here, please let me know, if it isn't, then leave my threads alone!!

Wrex · 2 Dec 2003, 02:23 (Ref:800988)

You may have a point enemy-ace, and I'm sorry if it offends the 'normal' JV fans. However I have waisted a good part of my morning cleaning up "JV is a god" etc threads and it has grown tiresome.

Perhaps when this latest influx of JV trolls has passed, we can start a resonable topic regarding Jacques's future.

TBSMC · 2 Dec 2003, 02:31 (Ref:800990)

Gee, when I signed up on this message board I didn't expect to be called names within 20 mins of my first post.

Skam85 · 2 Dec 2003, 02:33 (Ref:800992)

im also a rookie here Wrex, just a quick question...did this happen at the end of 02 when Irvine fans couldn't let go either?

Wrex · 2 Dec 2003, 02:40 (Ref:800998)

Quote:

Originally posted by TBSMC
Gee, when I signed up on this message board I didn't expect to be called names within 20 mins of my first post.

I hoped when you signed up you read our rules regarding behaviour

Quote:

We take a very dim view of 'trolls' who come here simply to disrupt the forum, either by flooding the board with comments coming from a single point of view in pretty much every posting they make, or by intentionally posting something which they know will is against our forum rules or which is intended to start a flame war. If you wish to cause discontent amongst your fellow posters, please go elswhere and find another place to hang out. Similarly, posting under two different usernames is against the rules and will not be permitted to continue.

You will find there are a number of topics regarding JV's future, and we are happy for you to post in them. We do not allow multple threads on the same topic.

Quote:

Originally posted by Skam85
im also a rookie here Wrex, just a quick question...did this happen at the end of 02 when Irvine fans couldn't let go either?

To be honest Skam85, I dont recall the Irvine fans having this much trouble with his retirement.

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