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Villeneuve to compete in Indy500

Ex-Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve will compete at the Indianapolis 500   on 25 May. Villeneuve, 42, has not raced in IndyCar since winning the Indianapolis 500 and the CART championship in 1995. The Canadian will drive for the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team  in the race at the historic 2.5-mile oval. 'If you have to win one race in the whole of your career, the Indy500 is the one in any form of motorsports,' said 1997 F1 champion Villeneuve. Villeneuve, who currently works as an F1 commentator and races in World Rallycross, said that watching the IndyCars series last year reignited his enthusiasm for racing in a single-seater car. 'The discussions happened at the...
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