Today's Great Read looks at a 2023 Hall of Fame nominee – Jacques Villeneuve. He was the golden boy of racing whose career never matched its early promise: there were mistakes, he says, but no regrets
Jacques Villeneuve has experienced one of the most unusual careers in the history of motor sport. By the age of 26 he had won the world championship, 11 Grands Prix, the Indy 500 and the CART Indycar title. He had also proved the sceptics wrong by demonstrating that he had inherited the ability and drive of his late father Gilles, even if their personalities were somewhat different. At the height of his success, in 1998, his profile was high enough to convince a global tobacco giant to bankroll the formation of a brand-new F1 team that was built around him.
But then the golden boy lost his Midas touch...
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario