Villeneuve, bad boy of Nascar

Marcos Ambrose, before playing for victory in the Sprint Cup Series, first rode and won on Saturday, in the Nationwide Series, at Watkins Glen. During this race, we found two distinguished guests, Nelson Piquet Jr and Jacques Villeneuve, two former drivers of Formula 1. One finished seventh, the other eighth. For the older of the two, F1 World Champion in 1997, this good result rewards a year during which he worked hard to return to F1 in 2011, a fact that is still uncertain.

« I would have liked to finish better but I think we got the best result considering the car and our strategy », confides Villeneuve, quoted by Rue Frontenac. “ At least I had fun, even if it's not fun to drive a car with uncertain brakes and a rear end that tends to give way. I loved my fights, even if I am aware that some overtaking was at the limit. »

Villeneuve exceeded the limit so much that he made his opponents boil with rage! Starting with the Canadian JR Fitzpatrick: “ I respect him because it's impossible to win everything he's won without driving well, but he's really crazy at braking, explains Fitzpatrick. He never braked, he went so far that he sent me into the grass. He's a madman under braking, just like he was at Road America. » But Villeneuve denies being “crazy”: “ The truth is that I lost my brake pedal in the corner, replies the former F1 driver. She went to the floor and it barely slowed down. I'm just happy and lucky to have passed. »

Better still, the Quebec freelancer also increased the pressure on Kyle Busch, who stood out by raising his middle finger high after a muscular overtake on Villeneuve. “ I think when you pissed off Kyle Busch, you did something right, quips Villeneuve for Rue Frontenac. Seriously, we had a great fight, but I was in front of him. He seemed to think that because he was coming up to my height at the start of the curve, I had to let him pass. Frankly… He already had a better car, I had to make him work a little if he wanted to get ahead! »

But the final eighth place sounds like a great reward for Villeneuve. “ Finishing in the top 10 despite a difficult day shows that we work well with the team He concludes.