BMW Sauber confirm Jacques Villeneuve for 2006

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:25 pm

The BMW Sauber F1 team have just confirmed that Jacques Villeneuve will partner Nick Heidfeld in 2006

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said:

We took a close look at Jacques' performance level at the end of last season. After an extremely tough first half of the year - which showed that even a former World Champion cannot come back after a period away and be competitive from day one - he got closer and closer to his team-mate over the second half of the season. We are in no doubt that Jacques will make the BMW Sauber F1 Team stronger

Jacques Villeneuve said:

Between 1999 and 2004 I experienced first-hand the difficulties and complexities involved in setting up a new team, but I've never been afraid of a challenge. Sauber was already a good team and now we also have the resources of BMW behind us. I will do everything I can to contribute to the success of the BMW Sauber F1 Team

Villeneuve will test the interim BMW Sauber car on the 8th of December in Jerez.

BMW Sauber Full Statement

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:23 am

I see a few surprised faces

Go Villeneuve

Go The Cute

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:06 pm

JayVee wrote:I see a few surprised faces

Go Villeneuve

Go The Cute

I expect he will make a handy no2

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:09 pm

You expect BMW to be a force to reckon with then ?????

But even then, don't dream too much, they don't have team orders as such.

I must admit, I am looking forward to the little battle between Williams and BMW next year not that it is going to mean much at the championship level!!

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:18 pm

JayVee wrote:You expect BMW to be a force to reckon with then ?????

But even then, don't dream too much, they don't have team orders as such.

I must admit, I am looking forward to the little battle between Williams and BMW next year not that it is going to mean much at the championship level!!

Ijust feel that he will be a handy No2 to Nick, regardless of team orders. A bit like having an extea test driver

rah · Post by **rah** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:47 pm

I agree, Nick will wipe the floor with JV, but the laps that JV will put in will be good development data.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:00 pm

rah wrote:I agree, Nick will wipe the floor with JV, but the laps that JV will put in will be good development data.

Now there are two of us not getting xmas cards from JV

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:30 pm

I see a sudden respect for Heidfeld.

I suppose when your reference is Webber then Heidfeld is World Championship material

JV has WON many races and is a WORLD CHAMPION in case you guys forgot

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:41 pm

JayVee wrote:I see a sudden respect for Heidfeld.

I suppose when your reference is Webber then Heidfeld is World Championship material

JV has WON many races and is a WORLD CHAMPION in case you guys forgot

And he nearly lost an unloseable title, and was promptly fired at the end of the season

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:49 pm

Julian Mayo wrote: And he nearly lost an unloseable title, and was promptly fired at the end of the season

FACT: He wasn't fired at the end of the season. Please don't try to twist the facts

FACT: He won the title despite Bambino driver trying to take him out
FACT: He lost the title the previous year (his rookie year) to his team-mate at the last race.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:53 pm

JayVee wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: And he nearly lost an unloseable title, and was promptly fired at the end of the season
FACT: He wasn't fired at the end of the season. Please don't try to twist the facts
FACT: He won the title despite Bambino driver trying to take him out
FACT: He lost the title the previous year (his rookie year) to his team-mate at the last race.

Come on JayVee admit it ! You have really missed me

rah · Post by **rah** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:39 am

JayVee wrote:I see a sudden respect for Heidfeld.

I suppose when your reference is Webber then Heidfeld is World Championship material

JV has WON many races and is a WORLD CHAMPION in case you guys forgot

You always forget about MS winning anything.

rah · Post by **rah** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:40 am

JayVee wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: And he nearly lost an unloseable title, and was promptly fired at the end of the season
FACT: He wasn't fired at the end of the season. Please don't try to twist the facts
FACT: He won the title despite Bambino driver trying to take him out
FACT: He lost the title the previous year (his rookie year) to his team-mate at the last race.

Nah he is soft. Thats a scientific explanation of course.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:57 am

my work here is done, hiho silver

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:03 am

rah wrote:
JayVee wrote:I see a sudden respect for Heidfeld.

I suppose when your reference is Webber then Heidfeld is World Championship material

JV has WON many races and is a WORLD CHAMPION in case you guys forgot
You always forget about MS winning anything.

M who