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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, ...

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 ...

Jacques Villeneuve makes his NASCAR debut 2 years ago on Autoblog

For any Villeneuve fans, it appears that Mr. New City is back, and what's more he's happy. He made his NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series round in Las Vegas last weekend, at the Smith's Las Vegas 350. Though he didn't hoist a trophy, he did wear a smile. Coming in 21st after clipping ...

Villeneuve down but not out - still hopeful for hometown NASCAR debut 2 years ago on Autoblog

Poor Jacques is all washed up. Where this writer was born and raised, JV was a homegrown hero who lived up to his family name by taking the checkered flag at the Indy 500 (and the CART championship) and going on to win the Formula One title only two years later. But when you've reached the top, ...

French Connection: Villeneuve to drive Peugeot 908 at Le Mans 2 years ago on Autoblog

Having unveiled the 908 LM racing car at the Paris show this past September, Peugeot is gearing up to race their new car in the European Le Mans Series. The French company is serious about competing at Le Mans and in the entire series, and they've signed on some key drivers to get them to victory ...

Audi DTM wants Villeneuve and Montoya 2 years ago on Autoblog

Used to be there were known routes for washed-out F1 drivers to go. Couldn't make it in the big leagues, you could always go to Le Mans-style endurance sportscar racing or to touring cars, for example. But as the story we've been following has unfolded, the latest refugees from the top-level series ...

Anyone got $18 million for Jacques? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Evidently undeterred by the breakdown in negotiations to get himself into the Busch series, and ever-determined to make it into NASCAR one way or another, Jacques Villeneuve is making some fine progress in starting up his own team. The former world champion has reportedly reached an agreement with ...

Not coming for you, Ricky Bobby: NASCAR sans Villeneuve in 07 3 years ago on Autoblog

The latest reports in the saga of Jacques Villeneuve's impending switch to stock cars say it won't be happening just yet. As we reported earlier, the former world champion was talking with Roush Racing, one of the biggest outfits in stock cars, to race in the second-tier Busch series for 2007 in ...

Villeneuve headed for the Busch leagues 3 years ago on Autoblog

Rumors and speculation have been circulating (partially self-fueled) of Jacques Villeneuve moving to NASCAR since the former world champion lost his race seat with BMW-Sauber that put the final nail in the proverbial coffin of his atrophying F1 career. The latest reports place Villeneuve in a stock ...

Canadian race shuffle: NASCAR comes to Montreal, CART moves to Tremblant 3 years ago on Autoblog

To battle its image as a form of motorsport exclusive to the South, NASCAR is going North – to Canada: "the True North, Strong and Free" (at least that's how the anthem goes). So with F1 drivers coming to NASCAR, NASCAR is going to an F1 track: it's been confirmed that next season's Busch ...

Reports: Villeneuve signed NASCAR deal with Roush 3 years ago on Autoblog

It's surely a credit to stock car racing that F1 drivers have been migrating to NASCAR. In the new parody movie Talladega Nights, it seems like a joke that the antagonist (pictured) is a French F1 driver come over to America to race stock cars, but that's looking less and less like a joke as it ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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