Villeneuve Expecting Tough Weekend
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve has predicted that his British American Racing team will have a difficult time at this weekend's French Grand Prix.
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve has predicted that his British American Racing team will have a difficult time at this weekend's French Grand Prix.
The Brackley-based squad were boosted by their first points of the season at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago, with Villeneuve finishing in fourth place while teammate Olivier Panis was fifth.
On Friday, however, both BAR drivers failed to shine, and while Panis posting the 14th quickest time, Villeneuve was down in 17th position. The 1997 World Champion, who spun off the track at the end of the second session, said he is expecting to have a tough weekend.
"We've had a hard time today finding the right set-up so it hasn't been the best start to the weekend," said Villeneuve. "We still need to do a lot of work with the tyre options because we haven't been able to get the best from them yet.
"We're basically looking for more grip so we have to come up with a solution for that but it looks like it could be tougher for us this weekend."
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