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It looks like there may be another team to go for an entry into the paddock .

Apparently , reports say he's got everything in place , and an official announcement will come soon .

I hope this is true .

Flav , Pat Symmonds and crew made up from the old Arrows and Super Aguri mechanics have been rumoured .

Is the old boy that desperate for a race seat that he'll start his own team? I guess nobody else was going to hire him anytime soon... http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...ies/tongue.gif

I'd like to add to the rumour, that Kimi will be his #2 driver (after all - #2's are taking the wins these days)

How many WDC's on the grid then?

Is Pat Symonds allowed back? Flabio too?

They won't be once the FIA introduce their system of licencing team personnel.

I knew you'd be first in , Davey .

Good job .

Essentially , you're right , albeit in a typically as cynical a tone as possible .

It's second time around for both driving , essentially , after a few years out , and for starting up a team .

From the sound of it , he's already farther ahead than USGP ever got , with the infrastructure in place , in England .

Whether Flav and Pat are involved or not remains to be seen .
And whether either name attached would be good for the team is also in question .

I sure hope this is all true , and that he is granted entry , as you would expect , I'm sure .
I truly believe you will be impressed enough with JV back at the wheel that you will need to write good things .
You'll see , Dave . You'll see .

Probably wont get kimi too soon though:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85282


though, this is a 'believe it when i see it' thing, it all sounds ridiculous....

Apparently those two aren't involved , and the team will be based in Italy .

I read earlier that the rumour was that Ferrari would supply the power so this fits .

Also involved , I have read , is Durango from GP2 , with whom JV raced in the Speedcar series .


On a side note , he's also just been announced as running the #32 Dollar General car in the Sprint cup Indy race , making him the second , after Montoya , to have run the track in Cart , Nascar , and F1 .

As you'll note , the team is named "Villeneuve Racing" , not "Villeneuve F1" , so I expect , after he's done this time with F1 , he'll take it to Nascar .

But , he'll make some waves in F1 first if this all pans out , as it sounds it may .

They are. This has all to do with Rob Lowe's new plans on world domination, he's a backer of the team and a buddy of Flav's http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...ies/tongue.gif

Well if it doesn't go off, I don't think he will leave the toxic mess USf1 did...what a joke THEY were...

Team Villeneuve? I LIKE IT! http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...es/biggrin.gif

I dont think he'll get it realistically (I still think it'll be Epsilon Euskadi that gets the 13th place) but its one ambitious gamble on Jacques part if this is indeed true and it could help boost interest further of Formula 1 in Canada if he can pull this off.

A Villeneuve racing team in F1 would be something that his late father would have loved! Such a pity that Gilles is not around - he was not only a special racing driver but also someone that was a real fan as well.

brockman this will be a business for JV and probably a very profitable one.
If he is quick he will probably drive one of the cars - if not he won't.
Are you jealous or what

I wouldn't read too much into the name if I were you. Bernie doesn't take kindly to any company using the F1 brand. USF1 got a slap on the wrist for the same thing if I recall correctly and had to change their name to USGP

JV starting and driving for his own team? Wow, that's a novel idea. Now, if he could only get Adrian Reynard, Craig Pollock and British American Tobacco on board, he might be on to something good http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...es/biggrin.gif

I've actually read that there were rumours around just before the time of his death that Gilles was planning his own team too for 1983, although apparently some prospective backers dropped out and that a return to McLaren was more likely at the time.

If he starts his own team, he should start by sacking himself as a driver and getting someone whose days aren't well past him. As an owner/manager, though, it would be good to see him back in the paddock and I wish him the best of luck.

Villeneuve told BBC Sport:
"I've never made it a secret that I'm working hard on an F1 project.
But I've not discussed the details or what my plans were and I won't be drawn on it now. I'm not commenting."


This sounds good .

Nobody saw this coming .


Last year , we had rumours of Jacques driving just about everything on the damn grid , and then the demise of the StefanGP project .
We JV fans were hanging on every word , with all around us rolling thier eyes at the very possibility of Jacques getting a drive .

This year it's been pretty quiet , with most doors closed before they opened .

Now we know why it's been quiet .
He's not been knocking on team doors all over this time .
He's been putting his name on a door .


I fully expect a really serious outfit here .
He will not go half-way , with his name on that door .
And he will not make the same mistakes he made in starting the BAR effort .


I am loving this . Can ya tell ?

Years ago here on the forum , some will remember the debates , before my favourite driver was sent to the showers in the History and Nostalgia section .
We're gonna have some fun now , kids .


Here comes "Black Jacques" in his own car .

You know I never really liked the guy but the paddock could do with someone like Jacques and a new upstart team. Good luck to him - would prefer this to Hispania/HRT.