48 Quotes by Jacques Villeneuve

  • Author Jacques Villeneuve
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    I love a lot of high speed turns, turns where you have to push yourself, force yourself to go fast. Then there's something telling your foot to lift off, because it's so fast, and it's impressive when you get that feeling and just drive on.

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    I don't understand the concept of always trying to make F1 go slower and slower and slower and have less and less power.

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    He doesn't seem to have the personality for a No. 2: He is a fighter. He's not one who will just accept being behind. He is still progressing, and Ferrari can only be good for him.

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    Starting from 19th place with a full tank and finishing sixth is obviously a lot better than I expected, so it was a very good race for me. The only problem I had was warming up the tires after the numerous safety car phases. We have to have a look at this to improve the situation but otherwise our pace was good.

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  • Author Jacques Villeneuve
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    I was happy to ski and play a lot of ice hockey. But I've come back because I was - and am - a racing driver. This is what I do.

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  • Author Jacques Villeneuve
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    I think it was wrong to take the decision to slow F1 down. It was much better in my day, when it was already a lot safer than it had been in the '70s and '80s, but you could still drive crazy fast.

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