Formula 1 no longer extreme claims Villeneuve 30 June, 2013 Jacques Villeneuve at Silverstone Jacques Villeneuve, 1997 world champion with Williams, is not a big fan of the current era of Formula 1. These days, the French-Canadian still earns his living in the paddock as an expert television pundit, but he makes no secret that the sport has moved away from his passion. 'Formula 1 has ceased to be extreme,' he told the Russian website Formula 1news.ru. 'Engines lasting only one race (is extreme), you know? Tyres wearing out quickly because they're so fast, not because they're not strong enough. 'Sometimes, now, a Formula 1 car in the race is slower than a GP2 car in qualifying — that...
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