News Details
Villeneuve backs Stroll ability
acques Villeneuve has backed Lance Stroll's abilities to race in F1 ahead of his debut with Williams this season. Stroll will be the first Canadian to start a grand prix since Villeneuve retired in 2006, but his appointment has been derided by some due to the financial backing he brings. However, Villeneuve believes his compatriot is worthy of an F1 seat having proved himself in the junior formulas. 'Definitely he will have to prove himself even more and he knows that. It is just a general attitude that in people's minds that if you have money you cannot have talent which is not true. The two are not linked, the money gives you the opportunity, but it then depends what you are made...
Full Story »
Full Story »
9y ago from SkySports.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Stroll worthy of F1, but 'rich kid' image a burden -...
XPB Images
Jacques Villeneuve doesn't doubt Lance Stroll's...
9y ago from F1i.com
JV: Stroll having money doesn't mean he has no talent
Former Formula 1 driver Jacques Villeneuve explained that Lance Stroll...
9y ago from PlanetF1.com
Lance Stroll : « Williams won't make it easy on...
With just a few weeks to go before his Grand Prix debut, Lance Stroll...
9y ago from F1i.com
Felipe Massa set for Formula E test with Jaguar Racing
Panasonic Jaguar Racing has confirmed that Williams Formula 1 racer...
9y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Fabio Quartararo and Honda “a match made in...
No description available...
48m ago from Motorsport.com
Liberty Media reaffirms Ezpeleta family’s leadership...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Enea Bastianini completes 2027 Trackhouse MotoGP lineup
Trackhouse has confirmed the signing of Enea Bastianini on a two-year...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
KTM finally gets to 'revitalize' its MotoGP engines
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal spars with politicians...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Lundgaard ‘Happy to not see Palou win for once’ en...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Andretti and Will Power hitting stride after rough...
Will Power earned his third consecutive IndyCar podium on Sunday while...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Official race results: 2026 IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Could qualifying resolve the WRC’s 2027 road order...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Ogier ready for WRC return after Finland...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Esapekka Lappi to rejoin Hyundai for WRC Rally Chile
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Champion rally driver Alex Fiorio dies aged 61
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Italian club make late push to sign 29-year-old...
Gabriel Jesus’ Arsenal future remains uncertain heading into the final...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
What the 20 Premier League clubs still need to do in...
Sky Sports' Rob Dorsett and Anton Toloui go round the clubs with details...
18m ago from SkySports.com
Romano: Arsenal wait for signal from world class...
Julian Alvarez's move to Barcelona isn't happening – but given the...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Romano confirms ‘internal feeling' at Arsenal...
Arsenal remain firmly interested in signing Atletico Madrid striker Julian...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Mercedes confirms Antonelli grid penalty for Italian GP
Kimi Antonelli’s homecoming at Monza is set to... Read More »
58m ago from F1i.com
Max Verstappen reveals bleak Red Bull diagnosis after Dutch...
Max Verstappen has admitted that his Red Bull... Read More »
58m ago from GPFans.com
Adrian Newey's wife takes down Aston Martin critic with...
Adrian Newey's wife had the perfect one-word... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
