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April 2002
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Villeneuve: cutting costs wishful thinking
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2002.04.29 Jacques Villeneuve believes the idea that cutting costs in Formula One
will help bridge the competitive gap between teams is just wishful
thinking.
"Formula One will spend as much money as it gets," said
Villeneuve. "Why should they spend less." >>>>
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JV to stay at BAR in '03
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2002.04.28 Jacques Villeneuve has clarified his stance on his future
with BAR, insisting that he will stay with the team in 2003.
The Canadian told the BBC's Andrew Benson in Spain that
he was misquoted earlier this year in an English publication when he
was asked about whether he would leave the team at the end of the
season. >>>>
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Geoff Willis: "We've got quite a lot of work to do"
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2002.04.24 BAR's new technical director Geoff Willis made his first
appearance at the San Marino GP, and was not slow to point out that
the team has got a long way to go. >>>>
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Renault, Toyota snub Jacques
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2002.04.24 Renault boss Flavio Briatore would rather sign Olivier
Panis than Jacques Villeneuve. >>>>
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JV: 'There Comes A Point When Enough Is Enough'
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2002.04.18 Jacques Villeneuve has hinted strongly that 2002
could be his last season with BAR Honda.
"I hate being uncompetitive," he told London's
Evening Standard today.
"Nobody likes it. It is frustrating and it's very tiring. You
have to push people to work harder, to make sure it gets better in the
long term.
"But the long term is getting shorter and shorter." >>>>
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Positive three-day test at Silverstone
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2002.04.18 Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda completed a three-day, three-car
test at Silverstone today in preparation for next weekend's Spanish
Grand Prix. Jacques Villeneuve, Olivier Panis and Anthony Davidson
worked their way through a comprehensive programme of engine, gearbox,
brake, tyre and general set-up work. >>>>
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Richards: Villeneuve may have to go
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2002.04.17 British American Racing boss David Richards
says Jacques Villeneuve may not be the right driver for the team at
this time.
Richards tells Motorsport News that BAR may be paying the former
Canadian champion too much, given the performance to date of the
team. He'd like to see more money directed towards development of
the car rather than a driver's salary. >>>>
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BAT will remain with BAR
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2002.04.15 British American Racing (BAR) has strongly denied
speculation that British American Tobacco (BAT) will withdraw its
interests in the Brackley team, confirming the tobacco giant's
promise of a five-year sponsorship agreement.
Reports emerged late last week that Canadian transport giant
Bombardier was gearing up for a buyout of BAT's majority shares and
taking over the title sponsorship. A team spokesperson however said
the claims were false. >>>>
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Geoff Willis' verdict: "BAR is behind the times"
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2002.04.12 Q & A with Geoff Willis and David
Richards. >>>>
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Villeneuve looking to 'salvage season'
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2002.04.12 Jacques Villeneuve has warned his British American Racing team that
it faces a huge task in trying to salvage the 2002 Formula One
season.
Villeneuve has set finishing seventh in the drivers' standings as
his goal for the season, a lofty expectation given he has yet to
register a point through the first three races of the year. >>>>
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Villeneuve rules out a strong 2002 for BAR
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2002.04.11
With three races down, results are still far from coming, the outfit
still to open their scorecard as they head into the first European
race of the season, however their Honda powered rivals at Jordan are
in a similar boat. According to star driver at BAR, Jacques
Villeneuve, salvaging anything in the top five this year is going to
be a huge task for all concerned. >>>>
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Craig Pollock Backs Richards' Cuts
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2002.04.11 Former BAR boss Craig Pollock has said that present incumbent Dave
Richards was right to axe around 15% of the BAR team - and says that
he wished he could have made a similar move last year.
Pollock, who remains Jacques Villeneuve's manager, was replaced
by Richards as BAR's team boss at the end of 2001. >>>>
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Foray into F-1 racing rumoured
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2002.04.09 The Formula One world is buzzing with reports that the Montreal
transport company could take over sponsorship of the BAR-Honda team -
piloted by another Quebec icon, Jacques Villeneuve.
The current BAR-Honda team owner, British American Tobacco, whose
investment in 1999 for the first three years was in the $400-million
range, is said to be looking at unloading the team. The cigarette
giant has reportedly hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to explore a
possible sale. >>>>
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Pollock says Richards has more freedom
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2002.04.04 Ex-BAR boss Craig Pollock believes that new principal David Richards
is making changes that Pollock himself would have done a long time ago
if he'd had the chance. >>>>
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Villeneuve praises new boss Richards
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2002.04.01 Jacques Villeneuve has praised new BAR boss David Richards
as "a racer".
The relationship between the duo was believed to be frosty when
Richards arrived before the start of the season after his close friend
Craig Pollock quit as Managing Director. >>>>
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