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July 24, 2010
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Michael Schumacher wrested the Canadian Grand Prix pole from Jacques Villeneuve, leaving the 26-year-old Canadian to take the outside spot on the front row for today’s race on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve--the course named after Jacques’ late father.
June 15, 1997
The abiding memory of Jacques Villeneuve is of him ramming his car into Hiro Matsushita’s--T-boning, they call it--apparently at top speed, as Matsushita and Paul Tracy sat in their disabled vehicles along the wall at Phoenix International Raceway.
May 28, 1994
The world’s governing body for auto racing has called Formula One teams to a meeting in the wake of a report that two of them fixed the European Grand Prix and helped Jacques Villeneuve win the series title.
Nov. 9, 1997
Two precocious 24-year-olds--stock car champion Jeff Gordon and Indy 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve--gave a breath of fresh air to major motor racing in 1995 with yearlong performances that unseated older, more experienced drivers.
Dec. 28, 1995
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve won his first world drivers’ championship Sunday in the European Grand Prix in Jerez, Spain, after German Michael Schumacher--who led from the start--ricocheted off the track when he collided with the challenger.
Oct. 27, 1997
Jacques Villeneuve has been bitten so many times that he almost turned a hard-charging victory into a conservative loss.
Aug. 5, 1985
The euphoria that should have engulfed Jacques Villeneuve for winning Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 was blunted somewhat by his thoughts of fellow driver Stan Fox.
May 30, 1995
The rookie finished second.
May 30, 1994