Jacques Villeneuve Quotes

Canada, Racecar Driver
April 9, 1971

Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, OQ (French pronunciation: [ʒɑk vilnœv]; born April 9, 1971), is a Canadian professional auto racing driver and amateur musician. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle, who was also a racer. Villeneuve won the 1995 CART Championship, the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1997 Formula One World Championship, making him only the third driver after Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi to achieve such a feat. As of 2017, no other Canadian has won the Indianapolis 500 or the Formula One Drivers' title.

Ask me about the challenge of becoming as good at music as I am at motorsport, and I have to say: my career has been racing, and I don't plan on music becoming my next career.

Jacques Villeneuve
- Good
- Music
- Career
I'm a racer at heart more than anything else, and that will always be my priority: competing. But ultimately, if you can't drive, you can still have the competitive spirit outside of a car.

Jacques Villeneuve
- Heart
- Car
- Priority

I would rather have racing without computers. The human side is forgotten, and instead of talking over what's happening and just trusting the feel of the driver, the data becomes almost more important.

Jacques Villeneuve
- Important
Both Indy Car and Formula 1 work in the same way, although there is a greater emphasis on development and technology in Formula 1.

Jacques Villeneuve
- Work
- Technology
- Car
I was happy to ski and play a lot of ice hockey. But I've come back because I was - and am - a racing driver. This is what I do.

Jacques Villeneuve
- Happy
- Hockey
All these corporations don't want their drivers to ruin their image, so you can't say what you think. You're basically not allowed to have a personality. How can you have any heroes if you don't allow personalities?

Jacques Villeneuve
- Personality