Talk:Jacques Villeneuve

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"winner of Formula One and Champ Car championships and the Indianapolis 500, the only driver to accomplish all three feats."

This is not true. Emerson Fittipaldi has also won all three.--Gorak 00:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 150th race start

Jacques Villeneuve is to make is his 150th race start in the 2005 Japan race if he takes the race start, but now according to wikipedia Villeneuve did start the 2005 USA race so that makes Villeneuve has already started his 150th race in the last grand prix at the Brazilian Grand Prix which is incorrect. As Villeneuve did not take part in the race start for the 2005 USA race. [[User:Andreasu|Andreasu 04 October 2005, 13:40.

[edit] Negativity?

Is it just me, or is there a quite negative tone to a lot of this article, particularly concerning his post-BAR career?

His Sauber debut at the Australian Grand Prix was remarkable only for his (weather assisted) P4 starting position. For the opening three races he was the slowest driver on Michelin tyres and rumours began to spread that he would soon be replaced.

In terms of speed, the two team-mates were fairly evenly matched by the end of the year, but it is Massa who dons the red overalls of Ferrari in 2006, not Villeneuve.

BMW opted to honour Villeneuve's contract; the cost of ditching him perhaps being too high.

Villeneuve will need to perform well to have a future in F1 beyond 2006

It just seems as if a lot of the tone of the article doesn't come anywhere near WP's NPOV policy, and appears to have been written by somebody not particularly keen on JV... I mean, I'm not his biggest fan, but it still reads as a little harsh in places. Seb Patrick 14:36, 3 August 2006 (UTC)