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    Villeneuve and Durango looking to buy out an existing F1 team?
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    The FIA may have rejected their bid to field a new team, but don't count Jacques Villeneuve and Durango out for the count just yet. According to reports from the paddock, the joint venture composed of a former world champion and an Italian racing team is going old-school in its campaign to own ...

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    Jacques Villeneuve reportedly lodging his own F1 team entry for 2011
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    Jacques Villeneuve (left) is rumored to be supported in his F1 bid by Flavio Briatore (right)
    There are two ways to land an F1 seat: pay or get paid. The latter is largely reserved for the top drivers in the sport. The former involves raising enough sponsorship dough to pay both your salary and a ...

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    One More Time: Villeneuve taking last shot at getting back into F1
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    They say it's best to quit while you're ahead. But then, Jacques Villeneuve hasn't been ahead in quite some time. The former World Champion hasn't been on the grid – at least, not the Formula One grid – in four years. But even when he was, his performance had slipped drastically since ...

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    Autoblog gets schooled at the Jacques Villeneuve Academy
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    Jacques Villeneuve Academy at ICAR – Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    Best Buy to follow YouTube into USF1 sponsorship?
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    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 ramping up for production, and the team has staffed up. But while the nascent squad focuses on building ...

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    YouTube and Villeneuve rumored on board as USF1 gears up for October launch
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    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 of their first chassis before the end of October. According to team principal Ken Anderson, the ...

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    FOLLOW-UP: Jacques Villeneuve to race at Spa 24 Hours
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    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 Hours in Belgium later this month.In preparation, Villeneuve raced touring cars at the Spa 12 Hours, ...

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    Comeback Kid? Jacques Villeneuve reportedly wants back into F1
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    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 triple crown with Peugeot at Le Mans this year, the son of legendary racer Gilles Villeneuve finds ...

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    Jacques Villeneuve opens racing school near Montreal
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    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, ...

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    Comeback Special: Grand Prix Masters series to return this fall
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    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 ...

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