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Villeneuve: modern drivers show no respect
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Never one to mince his words, 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has lashed out at today's F1 drivers, accusing the current generation of a lack of respect. Villeneuve believes that today's safe and sanitized racing environment has negatively impacted mentalities and the way drivers deal with each other out on the race track. The contrast with the period in which his father Gilles raced is stark, says Villeneuve. "Because the cars were dangerous and it was difficult to overtake there was a lot more respect between drivers," he explained while visiting Autosport International. "You never saw drivers weave down a straight line. You never saw a driver...
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