'Sympathetic' Jacques Villeneuve says Michael Schumacher's 'freakish' accident was 'bad luck'


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Michelle Foster 09 Apr 2021 11:30 PM Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve Jerez 1997 Jacques Villeneuve says he "can't be angry" with Michael Schumacher, after all the German's.


Michael Schumacher gegen Jacques Villeneuve Rammstoß im Duell um F1WM 1997 in Jerez schrieb

At the FIA hearing at the end of the 1997 Formula 1 season, Michael Schumacher finally admitted that the collision with Jacques Villeneuve was a mistake and.


Michael Schumacher chasing Jacques Villeneuve at Melbourne 1997

Michael Schumacher, driving for Ferrari, had led the championship by a single point ahead of Villeneuve going into the race. During the race, Villeneuve and Schumacher collided while battling for the lead and the resulting damage to Schumacher's car forced him to retire.


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The championship was decided under highly controversial circumstances as championship leader Michael Schumacher deliberately rammed Villeneuve whilst trying to defend his race lead in the final round of the championship at the European Grand Prix at Jerez, Spain. [1]


The night Schumacher tried to make friends with Villeneuve, 25 years on

One of the limits he pushed landed him in big, big trouble at the end of 1997 - enough to get him a major punishment from the FIA, and even had the police poring over his behaviour. Michael.


Jacques Villeneuve leads Michael Schumacher on his way to setting ninth quickest time in

1997 European Grand Prix flashback. Jacques Villeneuve won the world championship 20 years ago today after surviving a controversial attack from rival Michael Schumacher in the 1997 European Grand Prix. Third place on the road was enough for Villeneuve to win the championship which eluded his late father Gilles Villeneuve.


The night Schumacher tried to make friends with Villeneuve, 25 years on

Jacques Villeneuve describes how Jerez 1997 unfolded through his eyes as he beat Michael Schumacher in the final race of the season to become world champion.more.more Michael.


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A new Netflix documentary on Michael Schumacher has shown his ruthless nature when it came to competition. The Formula One legend was once asked if he had ever been wrong and he said "not that I.


When Michael Schumacher embraced Jacques Villeneuve's championship win at a bar following their

Friday 13 October 2023 15:57. Jacques Villeneuve has revealed that, despite his fantastic world championship win in 1997 at the expense of Michae Schumacher, he only really felt like he was in a battle with the German during one race. Canadian driver Villeneuve drove magnificently in his Williams car throughout the season, taking seven race.


When Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve and Harald Frentzen fetched pole position together

Created using YouTube Video Editor Fast-forward to better TV Skip the cable setup & start watching YouTube TV today - for free. Then save $10/month for 3 months. The crash at the European Grand.


Michael Schumacher's racing incident that almost landed him with

Jacques Villeneuve in the Williams, Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari, and Heinz Harold Frentzen in the Williams, set the same qualifying time of 1:21.072 down to the thousandth of a second. Based on the order of achievement of the pole time, P1, P2 and P3 were ascertained. The 1997 European GP Qualifying


Jacques Villeneuve ranks Lewis Hamilton over Michael Schumacher as the greatest F1 driver of all

Schumacher, worried about losing his lead (and his chance at the drivers' championship) to Villeneuve who was passing him on the inside of turn six of the track, known as Curva Dry Sack.


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Jacques Villeneuve gives himself a champagne facial after finishing third at the Spanish Grand Prix on April 29, 2001 on the podium in front of Michael Schumacher, who won the race. Photo by Allen.


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Updated Oct 26, 2022, 7:52 AM That day, Michael Schumacher ended up in the gravel after a clumsy blocking move on Villeneuve backfired, leaving the Canadian free and clear to secure the.


World Championship rivals Michael Schumacher (left) and Jacques Villeneuve (right) shake hands

Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schmacher's great rival in 1997 when the Frenchman won his sole Drivers Championship, has spoken of his "shock" at Schumacher's accident.


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Jacques Villeneuve's bold and savage quotes: Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton targeted Oliver Harden 03 Aug 2023 1:30 PM Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 F1 World Champion, looks on at the 2022.