Sir Lewis Hamilton is “wise” to have distanced himself from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff following the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as he doesn’t want to jeopardise his potential plans for a future in Hollywood. That’s according to 1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who said he believes that Wolff has “damaged
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Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that Toto Wolff’s reaction to Sir Lewis Hamilton’s championship defeat last year has harmed his image. Hamilton was beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi following a highly contentious Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi, drawing
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Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that the controversy surrounding the end of the world championship last year may be a positive thing for the sport in the long run. Sir Lewis Hamilton was denied his record eighth title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December after a contentious late Safety Car
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has issued an apology and backed down from his earlier claim that Max Verstappen didn’t hit the brakes as Sir Lewis Hamilton tried to overtake him in the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Championship protagonists collided after Verstappen was instructed by his race engineer to let Hamilton
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Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas could swap teams at the end of the season, with the young Canadian likely to be preferred to George Russell by Sir Lewis Hamilton. That’s according to 1997 F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, who believes Stroll could fill Bottas’ shoes at Mercedes and be a strong second driver without disrupting
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Former F1 racer Jacques Villeneuve has said he doesn’t understand why Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff criticised George Russell for trying to overtake Valtteri Bottas at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The pair collided as Russell had a run on Bottas down the start-finish straight and tried to overtake him on the approach to
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Carlos Sainz could soon “start to irritate” Charles Leclerc at Ferrari if he is able to start putting him under pressure and potentially emerge as the Scuderia’s number one driver, 1997 F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has said. Sainz, who raced with McLaren in 2020, joined Ferrari this campaign after they axed four-time World Champion
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Sir Lewis Hamilton’s image has benefitted more than Mercedes’ from the success the two have enjoyed together in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One, according to ex-F1 racer Jacques Villeneuve. READ: Luca Corberi’s Lawyers Highlight Schumacher-Coulthard Fracas In Defence Of Disgraced Karter Mercedes have won every Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship since 2014, with only Nico
More1997 Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has described Sebastian Vettel’s final season with Ferrari as “agony”, and the Canadian has suggested that the Scuderia favoured Charles Leclerc over the four-time World Champion. “It was a very tough year for Vettel. It was agony for him actually and he will be happy to go home.
More1997 Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has said he believes that Alex Albon is the “worst second driver” to have ever raced with Red Bull. His remarks come hot on the heels of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which saw Albon have yet another poor weekend in Formula One. READ: Jos Verstappen Looking Forward
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