Villeneuve: the Memorable Moments
The remarkable F1 debut in 1996, that famous pass in Estoril, taking Eau Rouge flat out at Spa, as well as the nightmare time in BAR and the painful comeback with Renault - Will Gray outlines Jacques Villeneuve's timeline in Formula One
THE DEBUT
March 10, 1996
Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia
Despite Jacques Villeneuve's arrival from the United States as the reigning IndyCar champion, many observers scoffed at his chances of winning in an altogether different world - Michael Andretti, after all, had proved in his efforts with McLaren just three years earlier that the step up was too tough to make.
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