Jacques Villeneuve hopes to race in the Australian V8 series next year
Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has decided to move his sights from a full-time return to Formula 1 or a seat in the American NASCAR series to the Australian domestic touring car series V8 Supercars apparently.
The Canadian driver was hoping of returning to the Formula 1 after buying one of the existing teams or introducing his own team to the grid but it seems that it will not be possible anymore since Bernie Ecclestone stated that there will be no new teams on
the grid in 2011 and Jacques could not buy any of the existing teams since all of them have already planned their decisions for the 2011 Formula 1 season.
Villeneuve is currently 39 years old and will be one of the international drivers in this weekend’s one-off Gold Coast 600 event. He said that he is prepared to move his family’s legacy to Australia if he lands a full-time ride for the coming year.
“I wouldn't mind coming and doing it full-time because it could be a lot of fun,” he said.
The former world champion admitted to an Australian newspaper that his efforts to return to the F1 next year with a Durango collaboration have no chance left and he will have to move on in order to excel his career.
“We were working hard on F1, but we are looking towards other things like NASCAR now. We had everything in place for the 13th team, but the FIA did a back flip. There was obviously something we didn't know about,” he said.
The Canadian driver was extremely disappointed with FIA’s decision as he had everything in place for the return and his fans were disappointed as well. One cannot disagree with FIA’s decision though as there are already 24 cars on the grid and it gets quite
crowded. Imagine a season with 26 cars. That would be a nightmare for the team and the sport. Therefore, Jacques decided to move on and made the right decision.
Villeneuve tested his Ford Falcon for the Gold Coast 600 at Queensland Raceway a couple of days ago and is ready to race once again but this time, in Australia.
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