Jacques Villeneuve submits Formula One team entry for next season
• 1997 world champion may return as owner, driver – or both• Hispania team’s financial struggles may free up place Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 world champion, has submitted an entry for Villeneuve Racing to become the 13th team on the Formula One grid next season, although it is unclear whether the 39-year-old Canadian intends to [...]
Jacques Villeneuve joins forces with Durango for Formula One bid
• Italian team to seek entry as 13th team on grid• Former champion aims to return after five-year gap The former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve is linking up with Italy’s Durango in a bid to return to Formula One next season, according to the team’s owner, Ivone Pinton. Pinton told the 422race.com website [...]
Silverstone’s F1 revival places it among Britain’s sporting cathedrals
Over 300,000 packed into the circuit for last weekend’s British Grand Prix 12 months after the track seemed on its last lags For many years the British Grand Prix has been the embarrassing uncle in the familiar line-up of our “great summer of sport” (© BBC). Shabby old Silverstone was not Lord’s or Wimbledon, or even [...]
