“It wasn’t F1, but go-kart racing. Everything was wrong. I don’t know exactly what to say. It’s hard to stay neutral and comment on what’s always happened and stay neutral. They’ll always see you as biased for one side, this has been too much,” states Villeneuve.
“Do we want sports and good F1? Or do we prefer a Hollywood show? If you like a Hollywood show, it was amazing. But is F1 all about it? I don’t know. I think Frank would [Williams] he turned in the grave if he saw the race, “ The Canadian, who won the world title with Williams in 1997, continues.
“And when you see those team bosses – everyone shouts and puts pressure on the commissioners and so on, it gets ridiculous. It was really ridiculous. It was great for the fans, maybe it will increase viewership, which is great for F1. But we’re starting “It’s ultimately whether you are a Puritan or not.” contemplates the former racer.
Frank Williams, who died shortly before the race, would turn in his grave as he watched, according to Villeneuv. | foto: Williams F1 Team
As for the collision on the plane between Lewis Hamilton and the decelerating Max Verstappen, the resistance reduction system (DRS) is to blame, he said: “Someone in front of you will slow down and you’re overtaking. The problem is the stupid DRS lines.”
“And Lewis didn’t want to cross her before Max. He knew Max was letting him go, he just didn’t want Max on the next DRS plane because he would overtake him, so they both made fools of them there,” Villeneuve criticizes the two main candidates for the title, who go to the final in Abu Dhabi with the same number of 369.5 points.
There was a spark between Verstappen and Hamilton | foto: Red Bull Content Pool
The 50-year-old Canadian, who now works as a television commentator, also didn’t like the way FIA race director Michael Masi negotiated with Red Bull and Mercedes: “Trying to reach an agreement? I’ve never heard of it. This isn’t in the rules. I just didn’t take it!”
And what does he expect in the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi? “It’s a Red Bull circuit. But with Lewis’s engine, every track now becomes a Lewis track. I just hope we get a clean race. And let the best one win, and not like it was today, not like Hollywood – at least not in that last race. We’ve had enough of our Hollywood this year! “
