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I'm collecting quotes on recent matters from former F1 champion, Jaques Villeneuve. If you have interesting ones, feel free to post those or express your own opionion.
Let's start from Hulkenberg:
“He’s been here for a long time. He has the record for the most races without a podium, so he knows he’s had a career that is probably longer than it should have been.
“But he’s been lucky because, regardless of the cars he has had, he has always been a professional driver who is paid. He knows very well that his career in F1 is over now,”
On Kubica (who replaced him before 2006 Hungarian grand prix at BMW-Sauber grand prix)
“I was not a fan of him returning,” he told TVP Sport.
“For me Formula One is for the elite, it is for the absolute best. The only thing that counts is that Robert is clearly slower than his team-mate, who is after all a debutant."
On 22 races in 2020
"The calendar is becoming too long and boring. For fans it would be better if there were fewer races and more tests," Villeneuve said.
"The new owners of the championship see more races as more income, and that's all that excites them. But I don't think it really benefits F1.
"The calendar is getting longer, and the audience is getting more bored," he added.
On Verstappen (at Mexico)
“I think he’s a bad role model.
“He was on pole, he did not think and that was not very clever.”
The Canadian added that the stewards had to penalise Verstappen otherwise “that would be really bad for Formula One” and the lessons it is teaching the juniors.
He added: “The driver should never be allowed to decide whether it’s safe or not, because there could be something else behind the corner that he does not know about.”
On new rules
"To me, it's pure socialism," Villeneuve said. "F1 deserves better than that. Only the top three teams will spend the $175 million. Williams put about $16 million in its pocket last year while finishing last. So the management and the shareholders are happy.
"Even if the cap was $50 million, Williams would spend 20 and stay at the bottom. So it's a joke. Nobody wins."
"We don't care if they are slower," Villeneuve said. "All they need to do is design cars that are hard to drive. But now they'll be 25 kg heavier. The heavier they are, the more stable they are. It will not help.
"We will have a show when cars are lighter and more nervous. That will not be the case. Speed has nothing to do with the quality of the races."
