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Autoblog gets schooled at the Jacques Villeneuve Academy

There's nothing like a Montreal summer. Once the sun starts to shine on the island metropolis after a long winter, the city transforms into a burgeoning oasis of festivals, street cafes and exotic sports cars. And grand prix or no grand prix, the world's second largest francophone city stands as one of the greatest motor sport destinations in North America, easily on par with anything Daytona or Indianapolis can throw at it. You'd expect to hear a lot about racing drivers hailing from this capital of motorsport, but while the likes of ... Read more →

Best Buy to follow YouTube into USF1 sponsorship? Noah Joseph

Preparations are well underway for the debut of the new USF1 team, which is set to join the Formula One grid next season. The car's been designed, the manufacturing facility is in the process of ...

YouTube and Villeneuve rumored on board as USF1 gears up for October launch Noah Joseph

Now that the USF1 team has received the go-ahead from the FIA as one of the three new teams to join the grid next year, the boys in Charlotte are working away in preparation of an anticipated launch ...

FOLLOW-UP: Jacques Villeneuve to race at Spa 24 Hours Noah Joseph

Jacques Villeneuve may have his eyes set on a return to Formula One, but he isn't about to sit around waiting for it. The former world champion has announced plans to contest the upcoming Spa 24 ...

Comeback Kid? Jacques Villeneuve reportedly wants back into F1 Noah Joseph

Jacques Villeneuve knows what it's like to win. After emerging victorious in the Indianapolis 500, the CART title, the Formula One World Championship and narrowly missing the chance to score the ...

Jacques Villeneuve opens racing school near Montreal 7 months ago on Autoblog

What do you do when your racing career is reaching its end? Well, if you were high-profile enough at the height of your career, you open a racing school. That's what former Indy and Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve has done, following various attempts to remain in F1, switch to NASCAR, ...

Comeback Special: Grand Prix Masters series to return this fall 1 year ago on Autoblog

While the irony of a comeback for a racing series of retired drivers themselves making a comeback has not escaped us, we're actually excited by the prospect of the Grand Prix Masters resuming its race schedule. The racing league ran a few races back in 2005-2006, when big names like Nigel Mansell ...

Not quite NASCAR: Villeneuve signs on for Speedcar races 1 year ago on Autoblog

Jacques Villeneuve will be back behind the wheel next week when the F1 circus heads to Bahrain, but he won't be competing in the grand prix. Instead, Villeneuve will be piloting a stock car in the Speedcar Series race that will support the main event. We initially brought you news of the Speedcar ...

Villeneuve and manager Pollock split after 15 years 1 year ago on Autoblog

Jacques Villeneuve may get a lot of flack lately, but push comes to shove, he's one of the world's most accomplished drivers. Villeneuve and the man behind his career are splitting ways, however, after fifteen years in partnership. The news comes shortly after fellow F1 refugee Ralf Schumacher ...

Jacques Villeneuve wrecks truck; qualifies 6th for today's 'Dega race 2 years ago on Autoblog

Photo: Christina Tutor for Autoblog.com While Jacques Villeneuve's first taste of the Talladega Superspeedway Saturday didn't involve the "big one," it did involve a smaller 3-truck wreck on Lap 54. That put the former CART and F1 champion in the garage for part of the race, but the Canadian's ...

Villeneuve may begin NASCAR career with trucks 2 years ago on Autoblog

Earlier in the year, Jacques Villeneuve made a failed attempt at following in the footsteps of Juan Pablo Montoya with a switch from racing F1 cars to NASCAR. While Montoya cut his teeth in the Busch Series before entering the Nextel Cup, Villeneuve couldn't cut a deal and was left holding nobody's ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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