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What others are saying:
Give him a better engine and we can judge
him. Honda engine never have close-up with McLaren-Ferrari-BMW. With
US20mil annual paycheck with BAR, why would he want to sit in Mika's
seat for US10mil. If monetary is the issue, the motivation to push
might not be there - Edmund - Malaysian
Villeneuve never WAS a great driver!!
He joined what was then the strongest, fastest team in F1,bar (no pun)
none!!
The reason he beat Hill the next year is 'cause Damon was no hell of a
driver either!
Jacques isn't washed up -he never REALLY was!! - Steyr - Canada
Well...I really think that Jacques has
lost his edge now that he's been driving for B.A.R. for three years
His past speaks for himself "CART Champ and F1 Champ" so he
has to be considered one of the best out there but his time has passed
Personally, I would prefer watching a young talent going to top teams
"Ferrari - McLaren- Williams" and believe me at this stage
we have enough
Raikkonen
Alonso
Sato
Davidson
Webber
Montoya
I think that Jacques has to accept that he will never get another shot
at the tittle and as far as he is concerned he better remain at B.A.R.
at least he has a Honda engine and a car managed by Pollock - Rob -
Australia
It's been a hard stretch for Jacques. But
as far as I can see, he's not a quitter. I believe that he has such a
competitive nature and a will to win, that if he had lost "the
edge", he'd be the first one to say so and would not be competing
in F1 any longer! - Charles B - Canada
I think that Jacques Villeneuve does
appear to be less competitive than he has in the past, but I'm not
sure about the reasons for this. He did have a big accident at the
start of the year, which most likely has contributed to his lack of
pace, but I don't think that that is all it is. I think observers are
having hard time accepting that Olivier Panis is just getting on top
of Villeneuve a bit. I don't think that Panis is faster than
Villeneuve, but it has been a while since his dominance has been
threatened. Being a threat as Panis is, does make you ask questions
about yourself and put you on the back foot a bit. I think he is
simply experiencing a range of pressures combined with not having a
super competitive motorcar. If the BAR turns out to be really fast
next year I expect to see Villeneuve's performance come back at
Olivier a little but not as much as everyone seems to assume - Kris
- Australia
Lets not forget that F1 in particular is a race between teams. The
pilot, the car, the technical team and the strategy in and out of
races all count.
Those who would say that JV is too much this and not enough of that
make incomplete statements. To say that JV's driving style maybe
incompatible with the BAR car, this can be considered a valid
statement amongst others. To say that Michael can win in any car, this
perhaps could simply just allow him to be more mobile between teams.
Jacques gave all he had to BAR. Jacques was not just hired by BAR, he
was part of the initial team strategy. Therefore, it would seemed
normal for Jacques to expect a car designed for is driving style in
this case.
There is a simple fact. All 4 pilots from both BAR and Jordan are
excellent drivers. Both teams enjoy the Honda engine and technical
commitment. Non of the 4 pilots deserve the BAR. With Jacque's unique
relationship with BAR and Craig Pollock, I can understand a certain disappointment
on his part.
Jacques does seem a bit less aggressive this year, he is fitting with
a machine that does not work instead of fitting a race. In his place,
many would be fed-up.
He needs to move on - Marc - Quebec, Canada
I think that Jacques Villeneuve is a great driver and if he was with a
good team he could beat Michael like he did in '97 - Jim
I don't think Jacques was a good driver to start with he just happened
to join a Williams team at the peak of performance, he is no Michael
who can win races in any car. If he was going to get anything out of
BAR he would have got it by now with the Honda engine. Lets put it
this way chuck him in a Minardi and its Tarso Marques - Chris -
Australia
As everyone that has followed him over the years knows there is only
one place Jacques is comfortable and that is up front. I think
in the case of the BAR he then tends to overdrive what is inferior
equipment in comparison to the Ferraris and McLarens. His desire to
try and make the car go faster then it is capable of leads to lost
time on the track, especially in qualifying. I could see a situation
where a driver like Panis might be faster driving the car within it's
limitations. I would be interested to see how they compare with
on-track overtaking during the actually races. In fact it would be
interesting to see those stats for all of the drivers - Stan -
Canada
No way, he has not lost his edge. no-body really can. you only look to
have lost your edge when others improve - N O'C - Ireland
He needs to go to McLaren or Jaguar if he wants success a second time
around
I don't like his method of handling things and I truly prefer Mika
"personality"
This does not have anything to do with the topic but I think he drives
the car similar to the way Montoya does very different from let's say
Frentzen or Heidfeld - Rob - Australia
Testing JV's competence by comparing him to (team-mate) Panis in
qualifying is one of those statistics which is less revealing than it
seems. In the first place, when he was out-qualifying his team
mate at Williams in 97, he had not only a competitive piece of
machinery to drive; he had a different team-mate (compare R.B.'s
record in "so-called" identical machinery to Michael's this
year). What I mean is that the machine of a contender for the
title is always different from his team mates. Without
suggesting in any way that Heinz is an inferior pilot to O.P., they
still are not the same drivers (don't even have similar styles).
J.V. is not losing any edge; if he were Ralph's team mate, he'd have
more finishes and probably one victory.
Thanks for a provocative question! - Jim W - USA
VILLENEUVE NEEDS TO GO TO MCLAREN FOR 2002. BOTTOM #$%^& LINE - Tommy
- Canada
I do not think that Jacques has lost the edge, in my view the
confidence in the car takes away the one tenth here and there. Those
who have followed Jacques career know he is constantly on the limit
especially in Qualifying, I am not sure he has the level of confidence
in the BAR entry, but I am convinced that with the proper equipment he
is capable of top performances - Ray D - Quebec - Canada
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