Jacques Villeneuve - Team owner??
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Surprised nobody has commented.
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/853...
Who want's to predict what happens? USGP take 2?
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/853...
Who want's to predict what happens? USGP take 2?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
It has already been discussed, but dropped off page 1.
I was surprised that it didn't get much discussion, but I guess people didn't take it seriously.
It has already been discussed, but dropped off page 1.
I was surprised that it didn't get much discussion, but I guess people didn't take it seriously.
hypothetically they would get the number 27 if they were successful.it wasnt an attitude problem at all. he simply had it written into his contract htat he would do no more than 4 promo days unless he decided otherwise. someone agreed to it and he signed. a lot of sponsors these days will go for his personality. when something different comes along in f1 it gets taken up quickly. look at red bull in the early days, no one really gave them much notice because they turned up in the paddock with things like the red bulletin doing things a bit different.
F1 is an untapped market for a lot of sponsors who are usually lurking in and around the fringes of the extreme sports events. they like the riders (potentially now drivers) to have a personality and an opinion. match the right sponsor with the right team/driver and you are laughing.
F1 is an untapped market for a lot of sponsors who are usually lurking in and around the fringes of the extreme sports events. they like the riders (potentially now drivers) to have a personality and an opinion. match the right sponsor with the right team/driver and you are laughing.
pablo said:
it wasnt an attitude problem at all. he simply had it written into his contract htat he would do no more than 4 promo days unless he decided otherwise. someone agreed to it and he signed.
True, absolutely and you’re right about the extreme sports and peripheral sponsorship being quite realistic. But he has no credibility in the paddock. He achieved little else than his one championship, proved a hugely disruptive influence in all the teams he drove for after (apart from Renault), and showed time and again he would get lost setting up and developing cars.He claimed his 2006 BMW was a dog of a car, yet RK got in the same car and was on it right away.
From people I know who met him a lot and worked with him during promo days, Villeneuve felt he was owed a living from F1 and was very vociferous about being asked to actually work for his salary. In the car or out. Not the attitude you want from somebody who is looking to become a team boss long term. I’ve even heard stories of his ex colleagues who still work in the sport trying to avoid him these days!
spunkytherabbit said:
pablo said:
it wasnt an attitude problem at all. he simply had it written into his contract htat he would do no more than 4 promo days unless he decided otherwise. someone agreed to it and he signed.
True, absolutely and you’re right about the extreme sports and peripheral sponsorship being quite realistic. But he has no credibility in the paddock. He achieved little else than his one championship, proved a hugely disruptive influence in all the teams he drove for after (apart from Renault), and showed time and again he would get lost setting up and developing cars.He claimed his 2006 BMW was a dog of a car, yet RK got in the same car and was on it right away.
From people I know who met him a lot and worked with him during promo days, Villeneuve felt he was owed a living from F1 and was very vociferous about being asked to actually work for his salary. In the car or out. Not the attitude you want from somebody who is looking to become a team boss long term. I’ve even heard stories of his ex colleagues who still work in the sport trying to avoid him these days!
bobbylondonuk said:
spunkytherabbit said:
pablo said:
it wasnt an attitude problem at all. he simply had it written into his contract htat he would do no more than 4 promo days unless he decided otherwise. someone agreed to it and he signed.
True, absolutely and you’re right about the extreme sports and peripheral sponsorship being quite realistic. But he has no credibility in the paddock. He achieved little else than his one championship, proved a hugely disruptive influence in all the teams he drove for after (apart from Renault), and showed time and again he would get lost setting up and developing cars.He claimed his 2006 BMW was a dog of a car, yet RK got in the same car and was on it right away.
From people I know who met him a lot and worked with him during promo days, Villeneuve felt he was owed a living from F1 and was very vociferous about being asked to actually work for his salary. In the car or out. Not the attitude you want from somebody who is looking to become a team boss long term. I’ve even heard stories of his ex colleagues who still work in the sport trying to avoid him these days!
I see Jacques will be busy this weekend coming.....................
Villeneuve to attempt Brickyard 400: Braun Racing announced that former Formula One World Champion and Indy 500 winner, Jacques Villeneuve, will attempt to qualify the #32 Dollar General Toyota for the upcoming Brickyard 400 (NSCS) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The veteran driver has found success in racing that can be rivaled by very few. Villeneuve has captured world championships in both the Indy Car World Series and Formula One and was the winner of the 1995 Indianapolis 500, a feat accomplished only by two other drivers. Qualifying for the Brickyard 400, he will join Juan Pablo Montoya as the only two drivers in history to compete in all three of the historic speedway's premier motorsports events: the Indianapolis 500, the U.S. Grand Prix and the Brickyard 400.
"I am very excited to join with Braun Racing and Dollar General at Indianapolis," said Villeneuve. "We had a very exciting and solid race last month at Elkhart Lake. I had hoped it would result in additional opportunities to drive for the organization. I have a lot of good memories at the Brickyard. Winning the Indy 500 was a very big highlight in my career. This will be my first venture in a stock car there, but I am confident that we will do well."
Villeneuve has made two starts in the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After a runner-up finish in 1994, he returned the following season to win the world-famous Memorial Day weekend race. Qualifying for this year's Brickyard 400 will mark his third career NSCS start and his first in the series with Braun Racing. Villeneuve has made three previous starts with the Mooresville-based team, most recently behind the wheel of the #32 Dollar General Toyota at the NASCAR Nationwide Series' inaugural event at Elkhart Lake's Road America. Narrowly missing the pole, he started from the second position and was a contender for the win until an electrical issue ended his race on the final lap.(Braun Racing)(7-16-2010)
Villeneuve to attempt Brickyard 400: Braun Racing announced that former Formula One World Champion and Indy 500 winner, Jacques Villeneuve, will attempt to qualify the #32 Dollar General Toyota for the upcoming Brickyard 400 (NSCS) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The veteran driver has found success in racing that can be rivaled by very few. Villeneuve has captured world championships in both the Indy Car World Series and Formula One and was the winner of the 1995 Indianapolis 500, a feat accomplished only by two other drivers. Qualifying for the Brickyard 400, he will join Juan Pablo Montoya as the only two drivers in history to compete in all three of the historic speedway's premier motorsports events: the Indianapolis 500, the U.S. Grand Prix and the Brickyard 400.
"I am very excited to join with Braun Racing and Dollar General at Indianapolis," said Villeneuve. "We had a very exciting and solid race last month at Elkhart Lake. I had hoped it would result in additional opportunities to drive for the organization. I have a lot of good memories at the Brickyard. Winning the Indy 500 was a very big highlight in my career. This will be my first venture in a stock car there, but I am confident that we will do well."
Villeneuve has made two starts in the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After a runner-up finish in 1994, he returned the following season to win the world-famous Memorial Day weekend race. Qualifying for this year's Brickyard 400 will mark his third career NSCS start and his first in the series with Braun Racing. Villeneuve has made three previous starts with the Mooresville-based team, most recently behind the wheel of the #32 Dollar General Toyota at the NASCAR Nationwide Series' inaugural event at Elkhart Lake's Road America. Narrowly missing the pole, he started from the second position and was a contender for the win until an electrical issue ended his race on the final lap.(Braun Racing)(7-16-2010)
JV's contract was signed by Craig Pollock who was also one of his old school teachers who knows so little about management that a lowly shelf stacker has more skill about managing people and what customers require.
JV rarely bothered with the media, did not help much with team morale regardless of who he drove for and is a petulant adult, trying to be a child.
I have had in my past had dealings with BAR....the BAT investors were wonderful and really knew how to leverage the relationship....the BAR people were lost in a small bathroom.
JV is not a manager, he has few commercial skills and I for one would not give him either the time nor the money to invest in a team.
JV rarely bothered with the media, did not help much with team morale regardless of who he drove for and is a petulant adult, trying to be a child.
I have had in my past had dealings with BAR....the BAT investors were wonderful and really knew how to leverage the relationship....the BAR people were lost in a small bathroom.
JV is not a manager, he has few commercial skills and I for one would not give him either the time nor the money to invest in a team.
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