Villeneuve is hungry for F1

Jacques Villeneuve, if he is not a regular driver in a racing team Formula 1 in 2010, will in any case have never hidden his desire to return. Present this weekend in Belgium to compete in the 24 Hours of Spa, the Canadian also went to Hungary, for the Grand Prix contested at the Hungaroring. On this occasion, the 1997 Formula 1 world champion once again expressed his desire to get a steering wheel for 2010. “ The passion, the desire, the hunger are there », Declared the pilot to AFP. “ I want my sons to see me behind the wheel, and not just in photos » in an F1, continued the former driver Williams, BAR or BMW.

However, Jacques Villeneuve recognizes that his departure from the F1 paddocks in 2006 was beneficial to him. “ Having been away from the paddock for two years feels good, confides the pilot. There comes a time when we suffocate. We've been doing the same thing for years and years. We no longer realize. And there is something missing. It might take off a tenth or two. There was a negative effect there. »

The Canadian is now looking towards 2010 and hopes to be able to drive in an F1, the increase from ten to thirteen teams entered offering him more possibilities. “ This would be better in an existing stable, but there may be more chance in a new stable. This is where experience is most needed. And above all, I have already helped build a team, BAR. I already know what to do. » The three new teams: USGPE, Manor and Campos Meta are indeed very popular with experienced drivers, who would like to bring their knowledge of F1 to teams who know almost nothing about it. But it is not necessarily towards the American team, USGPE, that Villeneuve would turn. “ We don't really have any contact. But it's a bit logical, it's what people imagine. I am Canadian. It's near the United States, etc.. » So there are still a few months left for Jacques Villeneuve to convince a team director?