- 11 Sep 11, 17:22#274198
"I knew I had been beaten by the best driver in the world." Rene Arnoux.
I was a fan of Villeneuve when he was in F1. His career unfortunately fell apart when he joined the ill fated BAR team run by his manager. It was a real shame as at the time he had some good offers from other teams after the decline of Williams. To think he may well have won the last title Williams will ever win.
Its a shame he couldnt have left F1 more gracefully and not kept trying to return. Its also a shame he has tried Le Mans and NASCAR with no real success, but then in his early career he was never much good in closed wheel racing cars. Lets not forget he is one of a few drivers who have won both the F1 and Indycar championships, including the Indy 500.
After all this he wont be remembered with as much affection as his father, but then his father had more raw talent. At least his legacy will have been to bring an F1 championship to the Villeneuve clan. Am sure his dad would have been proud of that.
Finally after everything else, he was an entertaining and colourful character in an often sterile F1 paddock!
Its a shame he couldnt have left F1 more gracefully and not kept trying to return. Its also a shame he has tried Le Mans and NASCAR with no real success, but then in his early career he was never much good in closed wheel racing cars. Lets not forget he is one of a few drivers who have won both the F1 and Indycar championships, including the Indy 500.
After all this he wont be remembered with as much affection as his father, but then his father had more raw talent. At least his legacy will have been to bring an F1 championship to the Villeneuve clan. Am sure his dad would have been proud of that.
Finally after everything else, he was an entertaining and colourful character in an often sterile F1 paddock!

"I knew I had been beaten by the best driver in the world." Rene Arnoux.