BMW Sauber confirm Jacques Villeneuve for 2006

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:09 am

Just been to Villeneuve's web site and he says on the confirmation

I am very happy, but it is what I have been expecting all along because there was a contract in place. I am still very motivated, which is why I signed the two-year deal with Sauber last year ... I came back to Formula One to be successful, unfortunately the Sauber was not as competitive this year as we all had thought it could be. I expect that, with the increased budget that BMW can offer, we can improve steadily, because Sauber is a very efficient team already. I'm really looking forward to working with the team in 2006, and really feel it is going to be a fantastic year

And about Heidfeld:

I didn?t really have any contacts with Nick apart from the usual business at the track but I like Nick?s personality and I thing that he is a good driver too. He has been quite impressive on a few occasions so I am looking forward to working with him

From jv-world.com

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:49 am

Oh, come on Jayvee ! The little guy who drives a red Bambino with no side mirrors.

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:57 am

Oh yeah the guy who's latest acheivements was running into a Minardi on his way to the grid and spinning off behind the safety car

Do I need to remember such drivers

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:17 am

JayVee wrote:Oh yeah the guy who's latest acheivements was running into a Minardi on his way to the grid and spinning off behind the safety car

Do I need to remember such drivers

Well, such drivers do provide a degree of mirth

Graham Ross · Post by **Graham Ross** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:42 pm

JV drove the BMW today ...... he was second last sandwiched between the 2 Midlands

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:04 pm

Graham Ross wrote:JV drove the BMW today ...... he was second last sandwiched between the 2 Midlands

Graham, have you no fear

Kapel · Post by **Kapel** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:15 pm

Graham Ross wrote:JV drove the BMW today ...... he was second last sandwiched between the 2 Midlands

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:46 am

Kapel wrote:
Graham Ross wrote:JV drove the BMW today ...... he was second last sandwiched between the 2 Midlands

what is this? A suicide pact ?

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:13 pm

Ed wrote:Fourth day of testing at Jerez.

BMW Sauber driver Jacques Villeneuve set the fastest time of the day ahead of McLaren's test driver Pedro de la Rosa and Toyota's test driver Ricardo Zonta.
5 Formula 1 teams and 10 Formula 1 drivers were present.

Jacques Villeneuve set a time of 1:18.752 in the V8 powered BMW Sauber interim car. His time was the fastest so far on this track by a V8 powered Formula 1 car.

Kapel · Post by **Kapel** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:19 pm

JayVee wrote:
Ed wrote:Fourth day of testing at Jerez.

BMW Sauber driver Jacques Villeneuve set the fastest time of the day ahead of McLaren's test driver Pedro de la Rosa and Toyota's test driver Ricardo Zonta.
5 Formula 1 teams and 10 Formula 1 drivers were present.

Jacques Villeneuve set a time of 1:18.752 in the V8 powered BMW Sauber interim car. His time was the fastest so far on this track by a V8 powered Formula 1 car.

rah · Post by **rah** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:22 am

Well I don't know about everyone else, but I am always happy to eat my words.

If he takes some of that speed into next year, then more power to him.

I still think he is soft though.

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:39 am

There are some who discount JV regardless

He has a great chance next season and I hope he makes the best of it.

Soft ? on the throttle you mean ???

rah · Post by **rah** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:34 am

JayVee wrote:There are some who discount JV regardless

He has a great chance next season and I hope he makes the best of it.

Soft ? on the throttle you mean ???

Can't help it. If it makes you feel any better, I have been discounting him since he started in F1.

Soft as a driver.

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:41 am

rah wrote:
JayVee wrote:There are some who discount JV regardless

He has a great chance next season and I hope he makes the best of it.

Soft ? on the throttle you mean ???
Can't help it. If it makes you feel any better, I have been discounting him since he started in F1.

Soft as a driver.

And the last driver to win the Championship for Williams was ?

Discount him then

rah · Post by **rah** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:58 pm

JayVee wrote:
And the last driver to win the Championship for Williams was ?

Discount him then

Lol Yeah I know, but thats just me isn't it. There are some drivers that people do not like for no reason. JV is mine. Although I still don't think he has done anything impressive. If its any consolation, I never thought that Mika was that great either, and he has a few more acheivements in his belt than JV.