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Jacques Villeneuve feels modern F1 drivers lack respect
Jacques Villeneuve says modern Formula 1 drivers lack the on-track respect of the era his father Gilles raced in. The 1997 F1 world champion’s father Gilles competed in the series from 1977 to 1982, during a time where F1 was much more dangerous. Villeneuve feels the higher risk led to more respect on track between racers while battling wheel-to-wheel and believes this is missing from the current grid. “Because the cars were dangerous and it was difficult to overtake there was a lot more respect between drivers,” he said at the Autosport International Show, when talking about his father’s era in F1. “You never saw drivers weave down a straight line. You never,...
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