Former F1 world champion is NASCAR drive

Posted on 08-02-2016 at 19:05 by Dizono – 14 Comments”

No, it is not Pastor Maldonado.

The Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, son of the legendary Gilles. What are early died father never has been able to achieve, did Jaques in 1997: to be world champion in Formula 1. Admittedly, he was considerably helped by the might of Williams-Renault FW19 which he will send if hold.

In mid-2006, left Villeneuve the Formula 1 quite suddenly, halfway through the season. Just as it seemed that the flamboyant Canadaas in 2010, his return would make in the king’s class, but his intended team Stefan Grand Prix was the FIA not have a license to participate in F1. Not much later there are rumours that Villeneuve in 2011 with his own team at the start of the Formula 1, but that also turned out not to.

In the meantime, Jacques is racing in several classes of the Canadian and ‘global’ NASCAR series. Without much success by the way, the stage he never. Still has the now 44-year-old Villeneuve in all its wisdom decided a throw to the car to get to the medals. That he is going to do with a new team, Wingnut Racing. Incidentally, Villeneuve in the Sprint Cup, the highest possible class of NASCAR, but in the Xfinity Series. This class is actually intended as a opstapklasse, all of the graying heads and balding Villeneuve his step is already a big quarter-century behind the back. Through Motorsport.