Sunday, 5 Oct

McLaren Should Take Jacques:

British American Racing dropped racing driver Jacques Villeneuve from their team this weekend. Perhaps the 1997 World Champion has not produced great results at BAR, or anything that could justify his $4 million paycheck, but then he hasn’t had the car to do it with — the BAR Honda has been less than unreliable. BAR is under great pressure from engine sponsor Honda to field a Japanese driver (Takuma Sato). I’m no Villeneuve fan, but I am keen to see him escape BAR, I only hope that he will find a drive for next season.

I think this is a golden opportunity for the McLaren Mercedes team. Team boss Ron Dennis should sign Villeneuve tomorrow, and send #2 driver, David Coulthard, packing. Coulthard is a relic in the world of Formula 1. The dawdling old geezer’s driving is passive and unspirited, his performances relying almost solely on a process of attrition; his career has been spent at F1’s best teams, but he has never shone — Coulthard just doesn’t have the makings of a Champion. Villeneuve on the other hand still fights the fight, he has that tiger’s eye and attacking spirit that are needed to bring wins. Sign him up McLaren, sign him now.

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I think his retainer with BAR was actually $20 million US. Anyways, I’m not totally convinced he’s as good as some say, mostly b/c he was only good for 2 years and then went off to drown his own career. A few more years at a decent team and it’d be easier to tell what type of driver he was.

eric | October 6, 2003 10:20 AM
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Eric, I agree that he’s no Schumi/Senna/Prost, but he does have more fight in him that quite a number of other drivers on the track.

Ryan | October 6, 2003 10:37 AM
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways — I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows. by roulette

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